232 Comparative efficacy and safety of enoxaparin and fondaparinux in non-high risk acute pulmonary embolism: an adjusted propensity score analysis

Autor: Nicolas Meneveau, Vincent Descotes-Genon, Romain Chopard, Marie France Séronde, Paul Luporsi, Florent Briand, Alexandre Guignier, Yvette Bernard, Francois Schiele
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Archives of Cardiovascular Diseases Supplements. 3:76
ISSN: 1878-6480
DOI: 10.1016/s1878-6480(11)70234-8
Popis: BackgroundGuidelines recommend low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) and fondaparinux (fonda) over unfractionated heparin (UFH) for initial treatment of acute pulmonary embolism (PE), except in patients (pts) at high risk of bleeding & with severe renal dysfunction. No trial has assessed the comparative efficacy of enoxaparin (enox) and fonda in this setting.MethodsProspective, multicenter registry. Pts with proven recent PE (symptom onset
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