A Balanced Approach to Medication Management

When you’re taking anticoagulation, or blood thinning, medication, you spend a lot of time and energy managing your heart disease and your medication. South Miami Heart Center is here to make life a little easier for anticoagulation patients. Located within our L. Austin Weeks Heart Rhythm Center is a state-of-the-art Anticoagulation Clinic. Anticoagulation Clinic specialists focus on maximizing the benefits of anticoagulation medication while minimizing possible side effects. It’s our way of helping heart disease patients achieve a healthy balance.

Conditions Treated with Anticoagulation Medication

Anticoagulation medication may be prescribed for the following conditions:

• Atrial Fibrillation
• Deep Vein Thrombosis
• Pulmonary Embolism
• Valvular Heart Disease

Your Care Team

The Anticoagulation Clinic’s physician director, nurse practitioner and expert nursing staff partner with your physician to effectively manage your medication, whether you’re taking Coumadin (generically known as Warfarin or Jantoven) or Heparin.

The Anticoagulation Clinic staff provides heart disease patients with:

• Immediate test results and medication adjustments
• Reduced wait time for appointments
• Individualized lifestyle recommendations
• Ongoing patient education

Our Location

The Anticoagulation Clinic is part of South Miami Heart Center’s L. Austin Weeks Heart Rhythm Center. The Center is located on the third floor of the South Miami Hospital Medical Arts Building, 6200 Sunset Drive. The Anticoagulation Clinic is open Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. For an appointment or for more information, call the Clinic at 786-662-8123.