Fondaparinux versus enoxaparin in the management of acute coronary syndromes in Switzerland

QUESTION UNDER STUDY: Anticoagulation therapy is routinely used in cases of non ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE-ACS). The most commonly used drug in such events is enoxaparin, a low molecular weight heparin. Fondaparinux, a synthetic pentasaccharide, is as effective as enox...

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Main Authors: Michel Pierre Kossovsky, Pierre- Fréderic Keller, François Mach, Jean-Michel Gaspoz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMW supporting association (Trägerverein Swiss Medical Weekly SMW) 2012-03-01
Series:Swiss Medical Weekly
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Online Access:https://www.smw.ch/index.php/smw/article/view/1449