Chinese Journal of Practical Internal Medicine 2001;0(09):-

Effects and safety of low moleculer weight heparin on treatment of nephrotic syndrome

Hong REN ; Nan CHEN ; Wen ZHANG

Keywords

Nephrotic syndrome\ Low molecular weight heparin

Country

China

Language

Chinese

Abstract

Objective\ To investigate the effect and safety of LMWH on treatment of nephrotic syndrome(NS).Methods\ We randomized 43 patients with primary NS into 2 groups.Steroid and cyclophosphamide were given in control group.LMWH with the dosage of 3200~5000IU twice per day was added in the treated group.Results\ After 4 to 6 weeks of treatment,a significant increase in AT-Ⅲ,anti-Xa activity and serum albumin and decrease in fibrinogen and proteinuria were observed in LMWH.Conclusion\ LMWH should be recommended as a useful treatment of NS.