Efficacy and safety of streptokinase in prosthetic valve thrombosis (total 5 years clinical registry)

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 330-331

  Sharma, Kamal H ^a   Mewada, Nishith M ^b  

^a Institute Cardiology Research Centre   (India)

^b Lifecare Institute of Life Sciences and Research   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACENOCOUMAROL; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEPARIN; STREPTOKINASE; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULATION; AORTA VALVE PROSTHESIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; ENDOCARDITIS; HEART FAILURE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LETTER; LUNG EDEMA; MITRAL VALVE PROSTHESIS; MORTALITY; PROSTHETIC VALVE THROMBOSIS; RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 77957729036     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.70403     Document Type: Letter

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