Efficacy and safety of enoxaparin versus unfractionated heparin during percutaneous coronary intervention: Systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 344, Issue 7844, 2012, Pages 16-

  Silvain, Johanne ^a   Beygui, Farzin ^a   Barthélémy, Olivier ^a   Pollack, Charles ^b   Cohen, Marc ^c   Zeymer, Uwe ^d   Huber, Kurt ^e   Goldstein, Patrick ^f   Cayla, Guillaume ^g   Collet, Jean Philippe ^a   Vicaut, Eric ^h   Montalescot, Gilles ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NEWARK BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d KLINIKUM LUDWIGSHAFEN   (Germany)

^e WILHELMINEN HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^f LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^g DEPARTMENT OF NEUROLOGY   (France)

^h HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HEPARIN;

BLEEDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; FIBRINOLYSIS; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84857214255     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.e553     Document Type: Review

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