Certoparin versus unfractionated heparin to prevent venous thromboembolic events in patients hospitalized because of heart failure: A subgroup analysis of the randomized, controlled CERTIFY study.

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Certoparin versus unfractionated heparin to prevent venous thromboembolic events in patients hospitalized because of heart failure: A subgroup analysis of the randomized, controlled CERTIFY study.

Am Heart J. 2011 Feb;161(2):322-8

Authors: Tebbe U, Schellong SM, Haas S, Gerlach HE, Abletshauser C, Sieder C, Bramlage P, Riess H

Despite the elevated risk for developing venous thromboembolic events in patients with heart failure, there are no randomized, double-blind, controlled trial data on the comparison of low-molecular-weight heparin with unfractionated heparin (UFH) in this patient population.

PMID: 21315215 [PubMed - in process]

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