Unfractionated and low-molecular-weight heparin as adjuncts to thrombolysis in aspirin-treated patients with ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction: A meta-analysis of the randomized trials

Circulation

Volumn 112, Issue 25, 2005, Pages 3855-3867

  Eikelboom, John W ^a,b   Quinlan, Daniel J ^c   Mehta, Shamir R ^b,d   Turpie, Alexander G ^a   Menown, Ian B ^e   Yusuf, Salim ^b,d  

^a HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d HAMILTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e CRAIGAVON AREA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heparin; Meta analysis; Myocardial infarction; Thrombolysis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANISTREPLASE; DALTEPARIN; ENOXAPARIN; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PLACEBO; REVIPARIN; STREPTOKINASE; TENECTEPLASE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; UROKINASE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HEART REINFARCTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; STROKE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; DRUG COMBINATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEART INFARCTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASPIRIN; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEPARIN; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RECURRENCE; SURVIVAL RATE; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644877317     PISSN: 00097322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.105.573550     Document Type: Article

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