LOW-DOSE HEPARIN COR ROUTINE CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY AND STENTING

Authors
VAINER J FLEISCH M GUNNES P RAMAMURTHY S GARACHEMANI A KAUFMANN UP MEYER BJ LUSCHER TF MEIER B
Citation
J. Vainer et al., LOW-DOSE HEPARIN COR ROUTINE CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY AND STENTING, The American journal of cardiology, 78(8), 1996, pp. 964
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Cardiac & Cardiovascular System
Journal title
The American journal of cardiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00029149
Volume
78
Issue
8
Year of publication
1996
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-9149(1996)78:8<964:LHCRCA>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
The use of 5,000 U of heparin bolus during elective coronary angioplas ty and stenting in the absence of acute coronary syndromes appears to be safe and associated with a lower incidence of puncture site complic ations than the use of 20,000 U of heparin.