ESSENCE

Authors: Mark Greener

Publish Date: 2013/02/11

Volume: 162, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-4

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Abstract

T he low molecular weight heparin enoxaparin sodium remains more effective than unfractionated heparin up to a year after treatment in patients with unstable angina pectoris or nonQ wave myocardial infarction according to new results from the ESSENCE study announced during the 47th Annual Scientific Sessions of the American College of Cardiology Atlanta US March 1998 Meanwhile a reanalysis of the original ESSENCE data highlighted marked variations in practice between countries even within the confines of a clinical trial

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