Update on the Pharmacological Actions of Enoxaparin in Nonsurgical Patients

Medicina (Kaunas). 2024 Jan 15;60(1):156. doi: 10.3390/medicina60010156.

Abstract

Low-molecular-weight heparins are a class of drugs derived from the enzymatic depolymerization of unfractionated heparin that includes enoxaparin. Several studies have been performed on enoxaparin in recent years, in particular for the prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism and for the treatment of acute coronary syndrome. Furthermore, the use of enoxaparin has been extended to other clinical situations that require antithrombotic pharmacological prevention, such as hemodialysis and recurrent abortion. In this review, we report the main clinical experiences of using enoxaparin in the prevention of VTE in nonsurgical patients.

Keywords: acute coronary syndrome; enoxaparin; low-molecular-weight heparins; venous thromboembolism.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acute Coronary Syndrome*
  • Enoxaparin* / pharmacology
  • Enoxaparin* / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Heparin
  • Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight
  • Humans
  • Patients
  • Pregnancy

Substances

  • Enoxaparin
  • Heparin
  • Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight

Grants and funding

This research received no external funding.