Relation between the degree of procedural anticoagulation and complications after coronary stent implantation

Dale T. Ashby, George Dangas, Eve A. Aymong, Michael E. Farkouh, Roxana Mehran, Alexandra J. Lansky, Jeffery W. Moses, Martin B. Leon, Gregg W. Stone

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Abstract

The impact of the degree of anticoagulation in patients who underwent stent implantation without glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors was examined in 1,020 patients. High levels of procedural anticoagulation with heparin were found to increase hemorrhagic complications without improving clinical or angiographic outcomes.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)319-322
Number of pages4
JournalAmerican Journal of Cardiology
Volume92
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Aug 2003
Externally publishedYes

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