"Bridging" anticoagulation -- usually, interrupting chronic warfarin therapy, starting injectable or intravenous heparin, stopping just before an invasive procedure, restarting heparin and warfarin after, then stopping heparin -- is a cumbersome and common practice in medicine.
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Bridging anticoagulation for procedures after…
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"Bridging" anticoagulation -- usually, interrupting chronic warfarin therapy, starting injectable or intravenous heparin, stopping just before an invasive procedure, restarting heparin and warfarin after, then stopping heparin -- is a cumbersome and common practice in medicine.