Protamine usage following implantation of drug-eluting stents: A word of caution

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 71, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 913-914

  Cosgrave, John ^a   Qasim, Asif ^a   Latib, Azeem ^a   Aranzulla, Tiziana C ^a   Colombo, Antonio ^a,b  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b EMO GVM CENTRO CUORE COLUMBUS   (Italy)

Author keywords

Drug eluting stents; Heparin; Protamine; Stent thrombosis

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; PROTAMINE; HEPARIN ANTAGONIST;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CORONARY ARTERY THROMBOSIS; CORONARY STENT; DRUG ELUTING STENT; FATALITY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; THORAX PAIN; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; BLEEDING; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; INSTRUMENTATION; RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; DRUG-ELUTING STENTS; FATAL OUTCOME; HEMORRHAGE; HEPARIN ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; PROTAMINES;

EID: 45849137839     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: 1522726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.21439     Document Type: Article

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