"Heparin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A highly acidic mucopolysaccharide formed of equal parts of sulfated D-glucosamine and D-glucuronic acid with sulfaminic bridges. The molecular weight ranges from six to twenty thousand. Heparin occurs in and is obtained from liver, lung, mast cells, etc., of vertebrates. Its function is unknown, but it is used to prevent blood clotting in vivo and vitro, in the form of many different salts.
| Descriptor ID |
D006493
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D09.698.373.400
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| Concept/Terms |
Heparin- Heparin
- Unfractionated Heparin
- Heparin, Unfractionated
- Heparinic Acid
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Heparin" by people in Profiles.
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North American Physician Practice Patterns in the Management of Anticoagulation in Pregnancy. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2021 06; 30(6):829-836.
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Heparin reversal with protamine sulfate is not required in atrial fibrillation ablation with suture hemostasis. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol. 2019 12; 30(12):2811-2817.
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A comparison of low and standard anti-coagulation regimens in extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2019 04; 38(4):433-439.
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Incidence and predictors of definite stent thrombosis after coronary stent implantation. Chin Med J (Engl). 2012 May; 125(9):1547-51.
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Anticoagulants: therapeutics, risks, and toxicity--special emphasis on heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT). J Pharm Pract. 2012 Feb; 25(1):22-9.
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Serratia marcescens bacteremia because of contaminated prefilled heparin and saline syringes: a multi-state report. Am J Infect Control. 2011 Aug; 39(6):521-4.
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Intraarticular injection of heparin-binding insulin-like growth factor 1 sustains delivery of insulin-like growth factor 1 to cartilage through binding to chondroitin sulfate. Arthritis Rheum. 2010 Dec; 62(12):3686-94.
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Multistate outbreak of Serratia marcescens bloodstream infections caused by contamination of prefilled heparin and isotonic sodium chloride solution syringes. Arch Intern Med. 2009 Oct 12; 169(18):1705-11.
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Argatroban use in heparin-induced thrombocytopenia. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2008 Aug; 9(11):1963-7.
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Engineering insulin-like growth factor-1 for local delivery. FASEB J. 2008 Jun; 22(6):1886-93.