The direct thrombin inhibitor melagatran followed by oral ximelagatran compared with enoxaparin for the prevention of venous thromboembolism after total hip or knee replacement: The EXPRESS study

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 1, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2490-2496

  Eriksson, B I ^a,i,i,i   Agnelli, G ^b,i   Cohen, A T ^c,i   Dahl, O E ^d,i,i   Lassen, M R ^e,i,i   Mouret, P ^f,i,i,i   Rosencher, N ^g,i,i,i   Kalebo P ^a,i,i,i   Panfilov, S ^h,i,i   Eskilson, C ^h,i,i   Andersson, M ^h,i,i,i   Freij, A ^i,i   Planes, A ⁱ   Svardsudd K ⁱ   Wedel, H ⁱ   Zachrisson, B ^i,i   Angeras U ⁱ   Eriksson, H ⁱ   Sandgren, G ⁱ   Wallin, J ⁱ   Wurmig, C ⁱ   Niessner, H ⁱ   Zhuber, K ⁱ   Bellemans, J ⁱ   Simon, J P ⁱ   Seest Jorgensen P ⁱ   Ronno B ⁱ   Duus, W ⁱ   Borgwardt, A ⁱ   Rud Lassen, M ⁱ   Horlyck E ⁱ   Schwarz Lausten, H ⁱ   von Bonsdorff, H ⁱ   Suomalainen, O ⁱ   Hamalainen M ⁱ   Souron, V ⁱ   Baylot, D ⁱ   Gaertner, E ⁱ   Vochelle, N ⁱ   Delecroix, M ⁱ   Pinson, J J ⁱ   Birkner, W ⁱ   Schmelz, H ⁱ   Salzman, G ⁱ   Halder, A ⁱ   Schietsch, U ⁱ   Kurth, A ⁱ   Hendrich, C ⁱ   Fritsche, H M ⁱ   Meszaros T ⁱ   Toth K ⁱ   Sarvary A ⁱ   Santha E ⁱ   Dosa G ⁱ   Sonaglia, F ⁱ   Parize, P ⁱ   Silingardi, M ⁱ   Piovella, F ⁱ   Biagini, D ⁱ   Mera, V ⁱ   Dahl, O ⁱ   Solhaug, J H ⁱ   Finsen, V ⁱ   Borgen, P ⁱ   Punsvik, V ⁱ   Bjorang T ⁱ   Stahl P ⁱ   Nesse, E ⁱ   Midjord, J ⁱ   Modrzewski, K ⁱ   Synder, M ⁱ   Czyrny, S ⁱ   Skowronski, J ⁱ   Zygmunt, A ⁱ   Widawski, A ⁱ   Tkaczyk, S ⁱ   McLennan Smith, R ⁱ   Cunningham, S ⁱ   Adler, D ⁱ   Edshage, B ⁱ   Folestad, A ⁱ   Ponzer, S ⁱ   Lind, S ⁱ   Hansson, P ⁱ   Tropp, H ⁱ   Ahnfelt, L ⁱ   Andersson, C ⁱ   Petersson, L G ⁱ   Grigoris, P ⁱ   Miligan, K ⁱ   more..

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Buskerud Central Hospital   (Norway)

^e Illinois   (Denmark)

^f Frankfurt Höchst City Hospital   (Germany)

^g Université Paris Descartes   (France)

^h ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

ⁱ NONE

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Oral direct thrombin inhibition; Ximelagatran

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; AZETIDINE DERIVATIVE; BENZYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ENOXAPARIN; GLYCINE; MELAGATRAN; THROMBIN; XIMELAGATRAN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FEMALE; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHARMACOKINETICS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; AZETIDINES; BENZYLAMINES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENOXAPARIN; FEMALE; GLYCINE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; THERAPEUTIC EQUIVALENCY; THROMBIN; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 0742284689     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2003.00494.x     Document Type: Article

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