New Chest Journal Antithrombotic Guidelines

Dr. Marisa B. Marques, director of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital Special Coagulation Laboratory reports the American College of Chest Physicians Eighth ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy has released “Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy: 8th Edition Guidelines.” The guidelines are available free online to non-subscribers at Chest 2008:133 (6 suppl) . This replaces the 7th Conference Guidelines published in September of 2004.