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Review of fondaparinux sodium injection for the prevention of venous thromboembolism in patients undergoing surgery

The antithrombin binding sequence of heparin, a pentasaccharide, has been synthesized as fondaparinux, an indirect, selective, and reversible factor Xa inhibitor. It can be administered subcutaneously, is well absorbed, and has a half-life of c. 17 hours permitting once-daily injection. It has been...

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Autor principal: Bergqvist, David
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1994024/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17323590