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    Anticoagulants for Heart Valve Disease

    Anticoagulants for Heart Valve Disease



    Examples

    Coumarins

    Brand NameGeneric NameChemical Name
    Coumadin warfarin

    Low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWH)

    Brand NameGeneric NameChemical Name
    Fragmin dalteparin
    Lovenox enoxaparin
    Innohep tinzaparin

    Direct thrombin inhibitor (only used in the hospital)

    Brand NameGeneric NameChemical Name
    Arixtra fondaparinux

    Unfractionated heparins (UH)

    Generic NameChemical Name
    heparin


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