학술논문
Evaluation of prolonged antithrombotic pretreatment ('cooling-off' strategy) before intervention in patients with unstable coronary syndromes: a randomized controlled trial
Document Type
Academic Journal
Author
Source
JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association. Sept 24, 2003, Vol. 290 Issue 12, p1593, 7 p.
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
0098-7484
Abstract
Giving patients with unstable angina or a heart attack anticoagulant drugs three to five days before angioplasty may not reduce their risk of complications from the procedure, according to a study of 410 patients. Unstable angina and heart attacks are both caused by blood clots that prevent blood flow to the heart. Angioplasty is a procedure used to break up blood clots and other obstructions in the coronary arteries.