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Применение эноксапарина при сердечно-сосудистых заболеваниях: как сделать лечение наиболее эффективным и безопасным

Enoxaparin in cardiovascular disease: how to improve effectiveness and safety?

Явелов

И. С.

Yavelov

I. S.

кафедра клинической фармакологии ФУВ

Москва

Moscow

yavelov@yahoo.com

ГОУ ВПО Российский государственный медицинский университетRussian State Medical University

2011

20122011

106112123

2011

Явелов И.С.

Yavelov I.S.

Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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В обзоре анализируются особенности использования эноксапарина при наиболее распространенных сердечно-сосудистых заболеваниях: острый коронарный синдром, венозные тромбоэмболические осложнения, фибрилляция предсердий. Представлены основания для принятия решения в сложных и нестандартных клинических ситуациях: нарушенная функция почек, пожилой возраст, смена препарата гепарина в процессе лечения, необычная масса тела, когда для обеспечения наилучшего соотношения эффективности и безопасности может потребоваться изменение стандартного подхода к применению препарата.

The review analyses the specifics of enoxaparin therapy in the most prevalent cardiovascular diseases, such as acute coronary syndrome, venous thromboembolism, and atrial fibrillation. The decision strategy is presented for difficult and non-standard clinical situations (renal dysfunction, elderly age, heparin medication change, or abnormal body weight), when the optimal balance between effectiveness and safety requires modifying the standard treatment protocols.

острый коронарный синдромвенозные тромбоэмболические осложненияфибрилляция предсердийэноксапарин

Acute coronary syndromevenous thromboembolismatrial fibrillationenoxaparin

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