A randomized clinical trial of high-intensity warfarin vs. conventional antithrombotic therapy for the prevention of recurrent thrombosis in patients with the antiphospholipid syndrome (WAPS)

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 848-853

  Finazzi, G ^a   Brancaccio, V ^c   Schinco, P ^d   Wisloff, F ^e   Musial, J ^f   Baudo, F ^g   Berrettini, M ^h   Testa, S ⁱ   D'Angelo, A ^j   Tognoni, G ^b   Barbui, T ^a   Marchioli, Roberto ^b  

^a OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^b Consorzio Mario Negri Sud ^*  (Italy)

^c CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^g OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

ⁱ CREMONA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^j SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Antiphospholipid syndrome; Oral anticoagulation; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; WARFARIN; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; THROMBOSIS; ALGORITHM; CHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATHOLOGY; RISK; STATISTICS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ANTIBODIES, ANTICARDIOLIPIN; ANTICOAGULANTS; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ASPIRIN; CLINICAL TRIALS; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; RECURRENCE; RISK; STATISTICS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; THROMBOSIS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WARFARIN;

EID: 23844437705     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2005.01340.x     Document Type: Article

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