Dabigatran etexilate: a direct thrombin inhibitor
BACKGROUND Direct Thrombin Inhibitors (DTIs) represent a new and promising class of anticoagulants. Unlike heparin, they directly interact with thrombin and block fibrinogen binding. Dabigatran etexilate is becoming the most representative of the DTIs administered orally. <br />AIM OF THE REVI...
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| Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2013-05-01
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| Series: | Italian Journal of Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.italjmed.org/index.php/ijm/article/view/350 |