Pretreatment with Aspirin and Ticlopidine Confers Lower Thrombogenic Potential of Radiofrequency Catheter Ablation

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 494-497

  Manolis, Antonis S ^a   Vassilikos, Vassilis ^a   Maounis, Themos N ^a   Psarros, Lefteris ^a   Melita Manolis, Helen ^a   Papatheou, Despina ^a   Haliassos, Alex ^a   Christopoulou Cokkinou, Vassiliki ^a   Cokkinos, Dennis V ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; TICLOPIDINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARRHYTHMIA; ASPIRIN; CATHETER ABLATION; CHILD; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TICLOPIDINE;

EID: 0031568687     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9149(96)00792-8     Document Type: Article

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