Journal article
Fish oils and low-molecular-weight heparin for the reduction of restenosis after percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty. The EMPAR Study.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) is complicated by restenosis within 6 months in > 40% of patients. Theoretical, animal experimental, and human epidemiological and clinical trial findings have suggested that fish oils (n-3) might reduce restenosis. Low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH) has reduced cellular proliferation and restenosis in several experimental systems.
METHODS AND RESULTS: We randomized 814 patients …
Authors
Cairns JA; Gill J; Morton B; Roberts R; Gent M; Hirsh J; Holder D; Finnie K; Marquis JFO; Naqvi S
Journal
Circulation, Vol. 94, No. 7, pp. 1553–1560
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
10 1996
DOI
10.1161/01.cir.94.7.1553
ISSN
0009-7322