Low-Molecular-Weight Heparin in Patients with Deep-Vein Thrombosis

• Published in: The New England journal of medicine Vol. 345; no. 4; pp. 292 - 293
• Main Authors: Stricker, H, Mombelli, G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Massachusetts Medical Society 26.07.2001
• Subjects: Anticoagulants - administration & dosage; Heparin - administration & dosage; Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight - administration & dosage; Humans; Partial Thromboplastin Time; Secondary Prevention; Thromboembolism - prevention & control; Thrombosis - drug therapy

To the Editor: The clinical importance of rapidly achieving a therapeutic activated partial-thromboplastin time with respect to the treatment of venous thromboembolism with unfractionated heparin has been underscored in various studies 1 and reviews. 2 Breddin et al. (March 1 issue) 3 compared intra...