title: [Antithrombotic treatment following acute ischemic heart disease: acetylsalicylic acid and (or) oral anticoagulants?; ASPECT-II, a new study].
abstract: In order to compare the efficacy and safety of three regimens of long-term antithrombotic treatment in patients with acute ischaemic syndromes, a prospective, randomized, open-label, multicentre study is being conducted in which 60-70 Dutch hospitals will participate. Eligible patients discharged following hospitalization for acute myocardial infarction or unstable angina pectoris are randomly assigned to receive either (a) adjusted full intensity oral anticoagulation (target range: 3.0-4.0 International Normalised Ratio (INR), (b) low dose aspirin or (c) combined therapy of low dose aspirin and adjusted low intensity oral anticoagulation (target range INR: 2.0-2.5). It is planned to enroll 8,700 patients within three years. During an estimated mean follow-up of 2.5 years the evolutions of total mortality, non-fatal myocardial infarction, non-fatal stroke and major bleeding complication will be assessed.
authors.affiliation: ASPECT-II Coördinatiecentrum, Rotterdam.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: van Es
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Grobbee
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Deckers
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Bak
authors.forename: F W
authors.initials: FW
authors.lastname: Verheugt
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Jonker
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D017202:Myocardial Ischemia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D001241:Aspirin