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Nov 14 2025
george

Commentary: Laboratory Implications of Transitioning from DOACs to Heparin.

Click here for an 11-13-2025  open-access article, Arachchillage DJ, Vinayagam S, Parsons A, Karawitage N, Laffan M. Transitioning of patients from direct-acting oral anticoagulant to heparin: impact on laboratory testing. Semin Thromb Hemost. 2025. doi: 10.1055/a-2734-2293. PMID: 41232561. Abstract Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs), including direct thrombin inhibitors (dabigatran) and direct factor Xa inhibitors (apixaban, rivaroxaban, […]
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Anticoagulant Therapy
Nov 14 2025
george

Coag Conversation About Alternative Methods to Monitor Anticoagulant Therapy Part 2: Anticoagulation for Antiphospholipid Syndrome

Join me (Geo) and guest speaker Dr. Nicole Zantek, MD, PhD, Medical Director of the Special Coagulation Laboratory and Professor, Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota Medical School, as we discuss the pathophysiology of antiphospholipid antibodies and alternative methods to monitor warfarin and DOAC anticoagulation in patients diagnosed with APS. Click Anticoagulation […]
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Anticoagulant Therapy
Nov 12 2025
george

Alternate Functions of AT, PC, PS, and TFPI

Go to your medical library to download the meta-analysis Prouse T, Mast AE, Ignjatovic V, Kovac M, Bereczky Z, Majumder R. Alternate functions of physiological anticoagulants. J Thromb Haemost. 2025:S1538-7836(25)00540-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jtha.2025.08.014. PMID: 40907701. Abstract The anticoagulant proteins antithrombin, protein C, protein S, and tissue factor pathway inhibitor are physiological regulators of the blood coagulation […]
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Thrombophilia
Oct 31 2025
george

Analysis of Antiphospholipid Antibody Testing

Select an open-access article, Thirunavukarasu C, PasalicL, Favaloro EJ. A contemporary analysis of solid-phase antiphospholipid antibody testing: implications for classification or diagnosis of antiphospholipid syndrome, Pathology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pathol.2025.07.003   for a look at current ACL and anti β-2 glycoprotein 1 assays and their efficacy in diagnosing APS. Abstract Antiphospholipid antibody (aPL) testing is required for diagnosis of […]
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Thrombophilia
Oct 30 2025
george

Case Study: Measuring TAT Complex in LVAD Implantation

Check with your library for this article describing the TAT Assay in LVAD Implantation. Ling L, Liu C, Zhou J. Thrombin-antithrombin complex might be a promising parameter for monitoring anticoagulation in the early postoperative period after LVAD implantation. Lab Med. 2025 ;56:423–7. doi: 10.1093/labmed/lmae113. PMID: 40085520. Abstract Introduction: Appropriate bridging anticoagulation is critical in the […]
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Anticoagulant Therapy
Oct 29 2025
george

Two Cases of Brown Recluse Envenomation

Here is an open-access article that describes cases that illustrate the coagulopathy associated with brown recluse spider bites. Hart SA, Gailani D, Bibb LA, et al. Coagulation abnormalities following brown recluse spider (Loxosceles reclusa) envenomation: A description of 2 cases and review of the literature. Am J Clin Pathol. 2025;163:822–36. doi: 10.1093/ajcp/aqaf001. PMID: 39883062; PMCID: […]
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George Fritsma MS MLS

George Fritsma is a medical laboratory scientist, educator, and author. George  is a member of the International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis, the International Society for Laboratory Hematology, and the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science.

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