bridging anticoagulation

Which Patients Should Receive Bridging Anticoagulation?

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Which Patients Should Receive Bridging Anticoagulation? Age ≥75 years, atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, or stroke or TIA. Deficiency of protein C, protein S, or antithrombin; antiphospholipid syndrome; homozygous factor V Leiden or prothrombin gene mutation. Who should receive bridging anticoagulation? Age ≥75 years, atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure, hypertension, diabetes mellitus,