Effect of high dose platelet inhibitor treatment on thromboembolism in Novacor patients

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 331-335

  Schmid, Christof ^a   Wilhelm, Markus ^a   Rothenburger, Markus ^a   Nabavi, Darius ^a   Deng, Mario C ^a   Hammel, Dieter ^a   Scheld, Hans H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aspirin; Stroke; Ventricular assist system

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; DEXTRAN; DIPYRIDAMOLE; HEPARIN; PHENPROCOUMON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ASSIST DEVICE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCLUSIVE CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STROKE; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANTS; FEMALE; HEART-ASSIST DEVICES; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 0034163778     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(00)00334-1     Document Type: Article

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