Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage after clopidogrel use

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 535-537

  Kilaru, Prasad K ^a   Schweiger, Marc J ^a   Kozman, Hani A ^a   Weil, Thomas R ^a  

^a BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary angioplasty; Stents; Thienopyridines

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DRUG DERIVATIVE; TICLOPIDINE;

ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; CORONARY DISEASE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; TICLOPIDINE;

EID: 0035405574     PISSN: 10423931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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