Angiology: Open Access

Angiology: Open Access
Open Access

ISSN: 2329-9495

Ingo Ahrens

Cardiology and Angiology Heart Center, Freiburg University, Germany

Biography

Oral anticoagulation has been limited to vitamin K antagonists (VKAs) for over 60 years. VKAs are effective and recommended for the prevention of venous and arterial thromboembolism in cardiovascular disease, but their pharmacodynamics are difficult to predict and the highly variable interindividual and intraindividual response to treatment accounts for the need of continuous monitoring. 

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