ADMINISTRATION OF ENOXOPARIN SODIUM TO PATIENTS 75 YEARS AND OLDER WITH ST-SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
Methods for treating ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in a human patient 75 years of age or older. The methods comprise administering a dose of less than 1 mg per kg body weight, about 0.75 mg per kg of body weight, or 0.75 mg per kg of body weight of enoxaparin sodium by subcutaneous inje...
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Zusammenfassung: | Methods for treating ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in a human patient 75 years of age or older. The methods comprise administering a dose of less than 1 mg per kg body weight, about 0.75 mg per kg of body weight, or 0.75 mg per kg of body weight of enoxaparin sodium by subcutaneous injection approximately every twelve hours for a therapeutic dosing period. The methods may include fibrinolytic therapy. The treatment methods may be used to prevent one or more of, mortality, myocardial re-infarction, myocardial ischemia, stroke, or severe congestive heart failure. Articles of manufacture for use in connection with treating ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in a human patient 75 years of age or older are also disclosed. |
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