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2006 Abstracts

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Levine RL, Hursting MJ, McCollum D. Argatroban Therapy in Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia With Hepatic Dysfunction.
Society of Critical Care Medicine, February 2006.

Jang IK, Baron SJ, Hursting MJ, Anglade E. Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia and Argatroban Therapy in Women.
14th Annual Congress on Women's Health, June 2006.

Gray T, Wallis DE, Katz E, Hursting MJ, Lewis BE. Argatroban Therapy for Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia in Acutely Ill Patients.
American College of Clinical Pharmacy, October 2006.

Levine RL, Hergenroeder GW, Francis JL. Prevalence of Heparin-Platelet Factor 4 Antibodies in Surgical and Medical Intensive Care Units.
American College of Chest Physicians, October 2006.

Czyz Y, Hoffman WD, Gay SR, Hursting MJ. Argatroban Therapy for Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia After Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery.
American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, December 2006.

Rice L, Hursting MJ, McCollum DA. Argatroban Anticoagulation for Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia in Obese, Versus Non-obese, Patients.
Blood 2006;108 (11 part 1 of 2):431a. (Presented at American Society of Hematology, December 2006).

Alexy T, Tucker S, Boyle S, Rochanda L, Hood D, Rowe VL, Weaver FA, Liebman HA. Heparin-PF4 Antibodies Are Frequent After Vascular Surgery, but Not a Frequent Cause of Graft Thrombosis or Thrombocytopenia.
Blood 2006;108 (11 part 1 of 2):430a. (Presented at American Society of Hematology, December 2006).

Bartholomew JR, Pietrangeli CE, Hursting MJ. Argatroban Anticoagulation for Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia in Elderly Patients.
Blood 2006;108 (11 part 2 of 2):106b.

Guzzi L, Hursting MJ, McCollum D. Argatroban Treatment for Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia With Renal Impairment.
Society of Critical Care Medicine, February 2007.

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Important Safety Information

As with all anticoagulants, bleeding is a serious concern. Argatroban is contraindicated in patients with overt major bleeding or those with hypersensitivity to the product or any of its components. Argatroban should be used with extreme caution in disease states or other circumstances in which there is an increased risk of hemorrhage. Overall major bleeding was reported in 5.3% of Argatroban-treated patients with HIT versus 6.7% of the historical controls. Overall major bleeding was reported in 1.8% of Argatroban-treated patients undergoing PCI versus 3.1% of the historical controls. Intracranial bleeding was not observed in the 568 patients treated with Argatroban for HIT (with or without thrombosis) or in the 91 patients who underwent PCI. The most common nonhemorrhagic side effects in HIT patients, regardless of the relationship to treatment, were dyspnea, hypotension, and fever. In patients undergoing PCI, the nonhemorrhagic side effects, regardless of the relationship to treatment, included chest pain, hypotension, and back pain. Please see full Prescribing Information for additional safety information on Argatroban.


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