Cardiac surgery is associated with perioperative blood loss and a high risk of allogeneic
blood transfusion. Patient blood management (PBM) in cardiac surgery contributes to the …

Abstract The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) 2012
survey of meeting attendees showed that existing ASRA anticoagulation guidelines for …

Document Reviewers: Moritz WV Wyler von Ballmoos (USA), Mate Petricevic (Croatia), Arie
Pieter Kappetein (Netherlands), Miguel Sousa-Uva (Portugal), Georg Trummer (Germany) …

Disclaimer 2017: The EACTS Guidelines represent the views of the EACTS and were
produced after careful consideration of the scientific and medical knowledge and the …

The story of the discovery of aspirin stretches back more than 3500 years to when bark from
the willow tree was used as a pain reliever and antipyretic. It involves an Oxfordshire …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the number one cause of morbidity and death
worldwide. As estimated by the WHO, the global death rate from CVD is 31% wherein, a …

This article discusses the prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and is part of the
Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy: American College of Chest Physicians Evidence …

This review of the role of platelets in atherothrombosis illuminates the surprisingly numerous
activities of these tiny, anucleate cells and stresses their participation in the inflammatory …

This article discusses the prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and is part of the
Seventh American College of Chest Physicians Conference on Antithrombotic and …

Background Atherosclerotic intracranial arterial stenosis is an important cause of stroke.
Warfarin is commonly used in preference to aspirin for this disorder, but these therapies …