2004
Efficacy and safety of two unfractionated heparin dosing strategies with tenecteplase in acute myocardial infarction (results from Assessment of the Safety and Efficacy of a New Thrombolytic Regimens 2 and 3)
Curtis JP, Alexander JH, Huang Y, Wallentin L, Verheugt FW, Armstrong PW, Krumholz HM, Van de Werf F, Danays T, Cheeks M, Granger CB, Investigators A. Efficacy and safety of two unfractionated heparin dosing strategies with tenecteplase in acute myocardial infarction (results from Assessment of the Safety and Efficacy of a New Thrombolytic Regimens 2 and 3). The American Journal Of Cardiology 2004, 94: 279-283. PMID: 15276088, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.04.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedConfidence IntervalsDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Administration ScheduleDrug Therapy, CombinationElectrocardiographyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHeparin, Low-Molecular-WeightHumansIncidenceIntracranial HemorrhagesMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial IschemiaPartial Thromboplastin TimeProbabilityRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicRisk AssessmentSeverity of Illness IndexSurvival RateTenecteplaseThrombolytic TherapyTissue Plasminogen ActivatorTreatment OutcomeConceptsWeight-adjusted heparinST-elevation myocardial infarctionASSENT-3Myocardial infarctionASSENT-2Major bleedingIntracranial hemorrhageSmall doseFull-dose tenecteplaseLess major bleedingNew thrombolytic regimenOutcomes of patientsAcute myocardial infarctionPartial thromboplastin timeSimilar ratesRefractory ischemiaThrombolytic regimenRecurrent infarctionBaseline characteristicsHemorrhagic complicationsUnfractionated heparinThromboplastin timePatientsInfarctionTenecteplase
2000
Utilization and effectiveness of a weight-based heparin nomogram at a large academic medical center.
Balcezak TJ, Krumholz HM, Getnick GS, Vaccarino V, Lin ZQ, Cadman EC. Utilization and effectiveness of a weight-based heparin nomogram at a large academic medical center. The American Journal Of Managed Care 2000, 6: 329-38. PMID: 10977433.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcademic Medical CentersAgedCohort StudiesFemaleHeparinHumansMaleMiddle AgedPartial Thromboplastin TimeProspective StudiesThromboembolismConceptsWeight-based nomogramWeight-based heparin nomogramTherapeutic rangeTherapeutic thresholdHeparin nomogramIntravenous heparin therapyProportion of patientsProspective cohort analysisLarge academic medical centerInternal medicine serviceComputerized order entry systemAcademic medical centerEffective patient careSupratherapeutic aPTTsHeparin therapyConsecutive patientsOrder entry systemEfficacious therapyMedical CenterCohort analysisMedicine servicePatient carePhysician behaviorNomogramPatients