PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Centeno, Erika Hutt
AU  - Militello, Michael
AU  - Gomes, Marcelo P.
TI  - Anti-Xa assays: What is their role today in antithrombotic therapy?
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.86a.18029
DP  - 2019 Jun 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 417--425
VI  - 86
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/86/6/417.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/86/6/417.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2019 Jun 01; 86
AB  - Although some suggest anti-Xa assays should be the preferred method for monitoring intravenous unfractionated heparin therapy, which method is best is unknown owing to the lack of large randomized controlled trials correlating different assays with clinical outcomes. This article provides an overview of heparin monitoring and the pros, cons, and clinical applications of anti-Xa assays.