Journal article
Usefulness of Heparin in Initial Management of Patients With Recent Transient Ischemic Attacks
Archives of neurology (Chicago), Vol.42(10), pp.960-962
10/01/1985
DOI: 10.1001/archneur.1985.04060090042011
PMID: 4038103
Abstract
• We evaluated the efficacy of short-term intravenous heparin therapy in 74 patients with recent transient ischemic attacks (TIAs). The patients were treated after hospitalization until operation or long-term medical treatment was instituted. Heparin was given in a continuous infusion to maintain an activated partial thromboplastin time of 11/2 to 21/2 times control values. During the treatment period, 12 patients (16.2%) had recurrent TIAs and five (6.8%) had cerebral infarction. Bleeding complications occurred in nine patients (12.2%). In this limited series, heparin did not prevent recurrent TIAs or cerebral infarction among high-risk patients with recent TIAs.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Usefulness of Heparin in Initial Management of Patients With Recent Transient Ischemic Attacks
- Creators
- Steven F PutmanHarold P Adams
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Archives of neurology (Chicago), Vol.42(10), pp.960-962
- DOI
- 10.1001/archneur.1985.04060090042011
- PMID
- 4038103
- NLM abbreviation
- Arch Neurol
- ISSN
- 0003-9942
- eISSN
- 1538-3687
- Publisher
- American Medical Association
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/01/1985
- Academic Unit
- Neurology; Iowa Neuroscience Institute
- Record Identifier
- 9984020891702771
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