title: Our experience of coronary angiography with and without heparin.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Coronary angiography is usually done with heparin. Our aim is to see whether it can be done without heparin through femoral route and its effect on local complications.
  
  
  METHODS
  We have studied 3780 patients from 2006 to 2010 using standard dose Heparin (5000 units), low dose heparin (2000 units) and no heparin. We have compared safety and complications in these three groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Local complications were lowest in no heparin group. Blood transfusion requirements and surgical interventions were lowest in no heparin group. Thrombosis rate did not increase in no heparin group.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Coronary angiography can be done safely without heparin through femoral route.
authors.affiliation: Burdwan Medical College, Kolkata, India. goutamdattadn@yahoo.in
authors.forename: Goutam
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Datta
authors.forename: Arup
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dasbiswas
authors.forename: Avijit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bannerjee
authors.forename: Biswakesh
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Majumder
authors.forename: Achyut
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sarkar
authors.forename: Dipankar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
mesh_terms: D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D006493:Heparin