New Orleans, LA - A 40-year-old drug made from salmon sperm and used in patients recovering from coronary artery bypass surgery to counteract heparin anticoagulation may have greater side effects than ...

Every day, surgeons are faced with the task of ensuring that their patients do not experience blood clotting during the invasive procedure. Clots can be potentially life-threatening, since they can ...

Lower doses of the drug protamine to reverse heparin after cardiopulmonary bypass are associated with shorter clotting times than traditional doses, according to a study reported in Anesthesiology ...