Anticoagulation management strategies for patients on warfarin who need surgery

Amir K. Jaffer, MD
IMPACT (Internal Medicine Preoperative Assessment, Consultation, and Treatment) Center and Anticoagulation Clinic, Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH

Correspondence: Amir K. Jaffer, MD, Medical Director, IMPACT Center and Anticoagulation Clinic, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, A13, Cleveland, OH 44195; jaffera@ccf.org

Dr. Jaffer reported that he is a consultant to the Sanofi-Aventis and AstraZeneca corporations, receives grant support from AstraZeneca, and is on the Sanofi-Aventis speakers’ bureau.

Amir K. Jaffer, MD
IMPACT (Internal Medicine Preoperative Assessment, Consultation, and Treatment) Center and Anticoagulation Clinic, Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH

Correspondence: Amir K. Jaffer, MD, Medical Director, IMPACT Center and Anticoagulation Clinic, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, A13, Cleveland, OH 44195; jaffera@ccf.org

Dr. Jaffer reported that he is a consultant to the Sanofi-Aventis and AstraZeneca corporations, receives grant support from AstraZeneca, and is on the Sanofi-Aventis speakers’ bureau.

Amir K. Jaffer, MD
IMPACT (Internal Medicine Preoperative Assessment, Consultation, and Treatment) Center and Anticoagulation Clinic, Department of General Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH

Correspondence: Amir K. Jaffer, MD, Medical Director, IMPACT Center and Anticoagulation Clinic, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, A13, Cleveland, OH 44195; jaffera@ccf.org

Dr. Jaffer reported that he is a consultant to the Sanofi-Aventis and AstraZeneca corporations, receives grant support from AstraZeneca, and is on the Sanofi-Aventis speakers’ bureau.