Serial changes in platelet activation in patients with unstable angina following coronary stenting: Evaluation of the effect of clopidogrel loading dose in inhibiting platelet activation

Circulation Journal

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1208-1211

  Yip, Hon Kan ^a   Wu, Chiung Jen ^a   Hang, Chi Ling ^a   Chang, Hsueh Wen ^b   Hung, Wei Chin ^a   Yeh, Kuo Ho ^a   Yang, Cheng Hsu ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Clopidogrel therapy; Platelet activity; Unstable angina

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PADGEM PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY STENT; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; MALE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; THROMBOCYTE ACTIVATION; THROMBOSIS; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

AGED; ANGINA, UNSTABLE; DRUG EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; P-SELECTIN; PLATELET ACTIVATION; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; STENTS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; THROMBOSIS; TICLOPIDINE;

EID: 25644453509     PISSN: 13469843     EISSN: 13474820     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1253/circj.69.1208     Document Type: Article

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