Anticoagulant Therapy in the Relatively Young Male with Myocardial Infarction
Authors: John E. Myers, Frank L. Bauer
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1961)

Article1 November 1961Anticoagulant Therapy in the Relatively Young Male with Myocardial InfarctionJOHN E. MYERS JR., FRANK L. BAUERJOHN E. MYERS JR.Search for more papers by this author, FRANK L. BAUERSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-55-5-760 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAcute myocardial infarction represents a major cause of death in all medically advanced countries of the world. Its immediate mortality rate in this country ranges from 16 to 64%, with an average approaching 30% (1-4). During the past two decades anticoagulants have been added to the rather meager therapeutic program of rest, sedation, oxygen, and analgesics. The vast majority of reports concerning such therapy have been quite favorable, demonstrating a reduction in both mortality and morbidity (5-9). 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