Efficacy of dual antiplatelet therapy in cerebrovascular disease as demonstrated by a decline in microembolic signals: A report of eight cases

Cerebrovascular Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 242-246

  Esagunde, Romulo Urgel ^a,c   Ka, Sing Wong ^b   Moi, Pin Lee ^a   Hui, Yee Gan ^a   Meng, Cheong Wong ^a   Hui, Meng Chang ^a   Chen, Christopher Li Hsian ^a  

^a NATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Jose R Reyes Memorial Medical Center   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Antiplatelet therapy; Aspirin; Clopidogrel; Microembolic signals

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AGED; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MALE; MICROEMBOLISM; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

AGED; ASPIRIN; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CHINA; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; EMBOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISCHEMIC ATTACK, TRANSIENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; TICLOPIDINE; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, TRANSCRANIAL;

EID: 33644926409     PISSN: 10159770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000091221     Document Type: Article

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