The value of protamine following heparin-covered angiography: double-blind placebo-controlled study.
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.
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
D010919:Placebos; D011479:Protamines; D006493:Heparin