Comparison of thromboplastins used for oral anticoagulant control. 1980

T Exner, and K A Rickard, and H Kronenberg

Prothrombin ratio (PR) ranges of 1.5-2.5 based on clinical effect are used for oral anticoagulant control with most commercially available thromboplastins, whereas with Australasian Reference Thromboplastin (ART) 2.0-3.5 is recommended. Plasmas from patients taking oral anticoagulants were concurrently tested with various thromboplastins and interrelationships between these products were determined. Although PR's with ART appear higher, in fact therapy based on ART guidelines is considerably more conservative than that monitored with most commercial thromboplastins.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011517 Prothrombin Time Clotting time of PLASMA recalcified in the presence of excess TISSUE THROMBOPLASTIN. Factors measured are FIBRINOGEN; PROTHROMBIN; FACTOR V; FACTOR VII; and FACTOR X. It is used for monitoring anticoagulant therapy with COUMARINS. Quick Test,Russell's Viper Venom Time,Thrombotest,Russell Viper Venom Time,Russells Viper Venom Time,Prothrombin Times,Test, Quick,Time, Prothrombin,Times, Prothrombin
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000284 Administration, Oral The giving of drugs, chemicals, or other substances by mouth. Drug Administration, Oral,Administration, Oral Drug,Oral Administration,Oral Drug Administration,Administrations, Oral,Administrations, Oral Drug,Drug Administrations, Oral,Oral Administrations,Oral Drug Administrations
D000925 Anticoagulants Agents that prevent BLOOD CLOTTING. Anticoagulant Agent,Anticoagulant Drug,Anticoagulant,Anticoagulant Agents,Anticoagulant Drugs,Anticoagulation Agents,Indirect Thrombin Inhibitors,Agent, Anticoagulant,Agents, Anticoagulant,Agents, Anticoagulation,Drug, Anticoagulant,Drugs, Anticoagulant,Inhibitors, Indirect Thrombin,Thrombin Inhibitors, Indirect
D013925 Thromboplastin Constituent composed of protein and phospholipid that is widely distributed in many tissues. It serves as a cofactor with factor VIIa to activate factor X in the extrinsic pathway of blood coagulation. Antigens, CD142,CD142 Antigens,Coagulation Factor III,Factor III,Tissue Factor,Tissue Thromboplastin,Blood Coagulation Factor III,Coagulin,Glomerular Procoagulant Activity,Prothrombinase,Tissue Factor Procoagulant,Urothromboplastin,Activity, Glomerular Procoagulant,Factor III, Coagulation,Procoagulant Activity, Glomerular,Procoagulant, Tissue Factor,Thromboplastin, Tissue

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