Why the study?
Are acute complications related to the level of heparin anticoagulation (ACT values) in patients undergoing elective PTCA?
Population
189 patients undergoing 201 elective PTCA procedures
Comparison
Standard heparin doses with serial ACT monitoring vs Different levels of ACT
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
periprocedural
Authors
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May support omitting routine ACT monitoring in elective PTCA; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation.
Are acute complications related to the level of heparin anticoagulation (ACT values) in patients undergoing elective PTCA?
Routine monitoring of ACT values is unnecessary during elective PTCA when standard heparin doses are used.
Frierson et al. (1993) studied this question.
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