Is clopidogrel beneficial following coronary bypass surgery?

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 311-313

  Nagarajan, Darbhamulla V ^a   Lewis, Philip S ^a   Dunning, Joel ^a,b  

^a STEPPING HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Platelet aggregation inhibitors; Postoperative complications; Thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; TICLOPIDINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; DRUG SCREENING; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL PATIENT; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

EID: 2442473808     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icvts.2004.01.004     Document Type: Article

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