This book provides a practical guide to the use of novel and conventional anticoagulants for a variety of medical conditions and patients profiled. It reviews data for selecting the most appropriate medication for a given presentation based on a patient’s background while highlighting current best practices. Chapters discuss the choice of agents and optimum duration of therapy while including the relevant literature review and evidence. Specific sections focus on the use of anticoagulants in patients with cardiovascular disease, autoimmune and rheumatologic disorders, antiphospholipid syndrome, cancer, and in the surgical contexts. The book also examines anticoagulation in pregnant and lactating women, pediatric and elderly populations, and patients with extreme weights. Intended for use in daily practice, __Precision Anticoagulation Medicine - A Practical Guide__ is an essential resource for physicians and related professionals, residents, fellows, and graduate students in hematology, cardiology, rheumatology, oncology, surgery, anesthesiology, and intensive care. Front Matter ....Pages i-xv Coagulation and Anticoagulants (Hadi Goubran, Mark Bosch, Julie Stakiw)....Pages 1-53 Routine Anticoagulation for the Provoked and Unprovoked VTE (Mark Bosch)....Pages 55-75 Anticoagulation in Cardiac Patients (Haissam Haddad, Udoka Okpalauwaekwe, Nishant Sharma, Jay S. Shavadia, Alex Zhai, Tony Haddad)....Pages 77-102 Thrombosis and Anticoagulation in Children (Ahmed Maher Kaddah, Iman Fathy Iskander)....Pages 103-126 Cancer-Associated Thrombosis (CAT) (Mohamed Elemary, Otto Moodley, Derek Pearson, Hadi Goubran)....Pages 127-145 Anticoagulation in Pregnancy and Lactation (Otto Moodley, Derek Pearson, Hadi Goubran)....Pages 147-157 Anticoagulation in Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases (Gaafar Ragab, Mohamed Tharwat Hegazy, Veronica Codullo, Mervat Mattar, Jérôme Avouac)....Pages 159-179 Antiphospholipid Syndrome (Mervat Mattar, Hamdy M. A. Ahmed, Gaafar Ragab)....Pages 181-201 Anticoagulation in Patients with Renal Insufficiency (Rashad S. Barsoum, Hanaa Wanas, Tamer Shehab)....Pages 203-238 VTE Prophylaxis in General and Orthopedic Surgery (Ahmed Abdulgawad, Vinita Sundaram, Ibraheem Othman, Hadi Goubran)....Pages 239-254 Thromboprophylaxis for Hospitalized Medical Patients (Hany Guirguis, Mark Bosch, Kelsey Brose, Hadi Goubran)....Pages 255-266 Perioperative Management of Anticoagulation and Antiplatelet Therapy (Cherine El-Dabh, Joshua Nero, Hadi Goubran)....Pages 267-286 Anticoagulation Reversal Guide and Reversal Agents (Waleed Sabry, Caroline Hart, Hadi Goubran)....Pages 287-301 Back Matter ....Pages 303-308
