title: The value of protamine following heparin-covered angiography: double-blind placebo-controlled study.
abstract: Routine postprocedural administration of protamine sulfate has been advocated to offset the anticoagulant effect of prophylactic heparin given during transfemoral catheter angiography. The value of protamine is shown in a double-blind, randomized, placebo controlled series of 257 cases.
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D006493:Heparin / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D010919:Placebos; D011479:Protamines / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D010919:Placebos; D011479:Protamines; D006493:Heparin