What is the optimal timing of clopidogrel in acute coronary syndromes?

Critical Pathways in Cardiology

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 46-50

  Cannon, Christopher P ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndromes; Antiplatelet agents; Cardiac catheterization; Coronary artery bypass surgery; Myocardial infarction; Unstable angina

Indexed keywords

ABCIXIMAB; CLOPIDOGREL; PLACEBO; TICLOPIDINE;

BLEEDING; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DRUG ELUTING STENT; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; THROMBOCYTE; THROMBOSIS;

EID: 14844346739     PISSN: 1535282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.hpc.0000155972.10085.27     Document Type: Review

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