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The Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time in the Control of Heparin Treatment

Abstract

Summary The effect of heparin on the activated partial thromboplastin time and whole blood clotting time was measured in 30 patients with thrombo‐embolic disease. In 27 of these patients there was good correlation between the results of the two tests. Three patients showed little change of the activated partial thromboplastin time, although the clotting time was prolonged by heparin. It is uncertain at present which of these two tests provides …

Authors

Hirsh J; O'Sullivan EF; Gallus AS; Martin M

Journal

Internal Medicine Journal, Vol. 19, No. 4, pp. 334–337

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

November 1970

DOI

10.1111/imj.1970.19.4.334

ISSN

1444-0903