PRESENT STATUS OF ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; THE USE AND MISUSE OF ANTICOAGULANTS; AN EVALUATION OF NEW ANTICOAGULANTS, THEIR INDICATIONS AND DOSAGE
Authors: I S WRIGHT
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1955)

Article1 November 1955PRESENT STATUS OF ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; THE USE AND MISUSE OF ANTICOAGULANTS; AN EVALUATION OF NEW ANTICOAGULANTS, THEIR INDICATIONS AND DOSAGEIRVING S. WRIGHT, M.D., F.A.C.P.IRVING S. WRIGHT, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-43-5-942 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe use of anticoagulant therapy in the treatment of myocardial infarction is rapidly becoming accepted in medical centers and leading hospitals throughout the civilized world.1It is also being used well in many small communities where there exists the fortunate combination of a well trained, conscientious physician and a good laboratory capable of performing accurate prothrombin time tests.2While the report of the Committee on Anticoagulants of The American Heart Association constitutes the most comprehensive and detailed evaluation of this therapy, reports from more than 40 institutions confirming this study have appeared from the United States and foreign countries. In...Bibliography1. Thrombosis and embolism. I. 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