A randomized, controlled, dose-guiding study of the oral direct thrombin inhibitor ximelagatran compared with standard therapy for the treatment of acute deep vein thrombosis: THRIVE I

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-47

  Eriksson, H ^a,d   WaHlander K ^a,b,c   Gustafsson, D ^b   Welin, L T ^a,b   Frison, L ^b   Schulman, S ^a,c,d   Stigendal, L ^d   Carlsson, H ^d   Johansson, P ^d   Svensson, E ^d   Jonson, T ^d   Tryselius, M ^d   Hjorth, M ^d   Carlsson, M ^d   Carlsson, A ^d   Leijd, B ^d   Olsson, C G ^d   Nicol, P ^d   Hagg A ^d   Wallen T ^d   Wallvik, J ^d   Brehme, St ^e   Hofs T ^e   Horacek, T ^e   Lawall, H ^e   Nissler, G ^e   Schlotterbeck, K ^e   Schmidt Lucke, J A ^e   Schulte, K L ^e   Sehnert, W ^e   Hasslacher, Ch ^e   Kunze, M ^e   Mayer, O ^f   Scudlova M ^f   Prochazka V ^f   Karetova D ^f   Hulek, P ^f   Chochola, J ^f   Soucek, M ^f   Sandset, P M ^g   Waage, A ^g   Nilsen, D W T ^g   Gruber, F ^g   Grotum K A ^g   Brudevold, R ^g   Wedel, Hans ^b   Svärdsudd, Kurt ^b   Lockner, Dieter ^b   Wallin, Jan ^b   Jarneborn, Lennart ^b   Palmertz, Bo ^b   Sareyko Elvander, Christine ^b   Thorsén, Mona ^b   more..

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d The THRIVE I Study Group   (Sweden)

^e The THRIVE I Study Group   (Germany)

^f The THRIVE I Study Group   (Czech Republic)

^g NONE

Author keywords

Dalteparin; Deep vein thrombosis; Hemorrhage; Oral direct thrombin inhibitor; Ximelagatran

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; AZETIDINE DERIVATIVE; BENZYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; DALTEPARIN; PRODRUG; WARFARIN; XIMELAGATRAN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHLEBOGRAPHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCINTISCANNING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; AZETIDINES; BENZYLAMINES; DALTEPARIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRODRUGS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; WARFARIN;

EID: 0141636587     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1538-7836.2003.00034.x     Document Type: Article

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