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Review of an article: Protamine does not increase risk of stroke in patients with elective carotid stenting by Jennifer S. McDonald, PhD; David F. Kallmes, MD; Giuseppe Lanzino, MD; Harry J. Cloft, MD, PhD (Stroke 2013;44:2028-30)
The use of the heparin antagonist protamine after percutaneous intervention for carotid stenosis has been a topic of discussion in the literature as the safety of protamine after carotid angioplasty and stenting procedures has been called into question. Protamine sulfate is a cationic protein that binds with heparin to reverse the anticoagulant activity of unfractionated heparin. It is administered to reduce access site bleeding complications after femoral sheath removal, but its use must be balanced with the standard preprocedural anticoagulation undertaken to prevent thromboembolic complications. The purpose of this stu...
Source: Journal of Vascular Nursing - November 18, 2013 Category: Nursing Authors: Laura Nelson Kirk Tags: Research Column Source Type: research
