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Prevention of venous thromboembolism in patients with stroke—enoxaparin vs unfractionated heparin

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boxed-textSherman DG et al. on behalf of the PREVAIL Investigators (2007) The efficacy and safety of enoxaparin versus unfractionated heparin for the prevention of venous thromboembolism after acute ischaemic stroke (PREVAIL Study): an open-label randomised comparison. Lancet 369: 1347–1355

Enoxaparin is superior to unfractionated heparin for the prevention of venous thromboembolism in nonambulatory patients with acute ischemic stroke, but unfractionated heparin remains a reasonable option if cost is an issue

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