low molecular weight heparin & unstable angina
Last reviewed 01/2018
At a dose of 100 U/kg/day low molecular weight heparin is more or equally effective as unfractionated heparin in the treatment of unstable angina.
LMWH should be combined with aspirin.
Reference:
- Fragmin during instability in coronary artery disease (FRISC) study group (1996). Low-molecular-weight heparin during instability in coronary artery disease. Lancet, 347, 561-8.
- Cohen, M et al. (1997). A comparison of low-molecular-weight heparin with unfractionated heparin for unstable coronary artery disease. NEJM, 337, 447-52.