A Single Bolus of a Long-acting Erythropoietin Analogue Darbepoetin Alfa in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Randomized Feasibility and Safety Study.

Autor: Erik Lipšic, Peter van der Meer, Adriaan Voors, B. Westenbrink, Ad van den Heuvel, Hetty de Boer, Anton van Zonneveld, Regien Schoemaker, Wiek van Gilst, Felix Zijlstra, Dirk van Veldhuisen
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Zdroj: Cardiovascular Drugs & Therapy; Apr2006, Vol. 20 Issue 2, p135-141, 7p
Abstrakt: Aims: Besides stimulating hematopoiesis, erythropoietin (EPO) protects against experimental ischemic injury in the heart. The present study evaluated the safety and tolerability of EPO treatment in non-anemic patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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