On the date of surgery, the patient would be brought to the operating room. The first blood sample would be drawn prior to heparinization. This would include analysis for Activated Clotting Time, Heparin Concentration/Heparin Dose Response, antithrombin and Thrombelastograph. During this first sampling interval, the patient's Heparin Sensitivity or Resistance is determined by Heparin Dose Response (slope). The following values would determine which one of the two study groups the patient would be assigned: