Use of Heparins in Non-ST-Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes

PURPOSE: We describe the use of antithrombotic therapy in the management of patients with acute coronary syndromes. METHODS: Patients from the Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events, a multinational coronary disease registry, were characterized according to the early and continued use of low-molecular-weight heparin, unfractionated heparin, any crossover of heparin therapy (change in early vs late heparin treatment), and no heparin treatment. …