Results for heparin

With regard to heparin treatment:

• the heparin group suffered non-significantly fewer deaths within 14 days:
  • 9.0% heparin vs. 9.3% no heparin
  • corresponding to 3 fewer deaths per 1000 patients
    
    
• the percentage dead or dependent at 6 months was identical in both groups, at 62.9%
  
  
• heparin treatment significantly reduced recurrent ischaemic events:
  • 2.9% vs 3.8%
    
    
• heparin treatment resulted in more haemorrhagic strokes:
  • 1.2% vs. 0.4%
    
    
• 125000 IU bd resulted in significantly more transfused or fatal extracranial bleeds, more haemorrhagic strokes, and more deaths or non-fatal strokes within 14 days:
  • 12.6% vs 10.8%