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Steven F. Putman, MD; Harold P. Adams, Jr, MD

Arch Neurol. 1985;42(10):960-962.

Abstract
• We evaluated the efficacy of short-term intravenous heparin therapy in 74 patients with recent transient ischemic attacks (TIAs). The patients were treated after hospitalization until operation or long-term medical treatment was instituted. Heparin was given in a continuous infusion to maintain an activated partial thromboplastin time of 11/2 to 21/2 times control values. During the treatment period, 12 patients (16.2%) had recurrent TIAs and five (6.8%) had cerebral infarction. Bleeding complications occurred in nine patients (12.2%). In this limited series, heparin did not prevent recurrent TIAs or cerebral infarction among high-risk patients with recent TIAs.

Author Affiliations
From the Department of Neurology, University of Iowa, Iowa City.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Oct 1, 1984.

Presented in part at the 108th annual meeting of the American Neurological Association, New Orleans, Oct 3, 1983.

Reprint requests to Department of Neurology, University of Iowa Hospitals, Iowa City, IA 52242 (Dr Adams).

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