Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema associated with clopidogrel: A serious but unexpected side effect of clopidogrel

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 478-480

  Erdinler, Izzet Celal ^a   Ucer, Ekrem ^a,b   Eksik, Abdurrahman ^a   Akyol, Ahmet ^a   Yazici, Selcuk ^a  

^a DR SIYAMI ERSEK THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Kazlm Karabekir Pasa Sokak Erenkoy Mah   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Clopidogrel; Coronary intervention; Hypersensitivity reaction

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ATORVASTATIN; CLOPIDOGREL; DIPYRIDAMOLE; ENOXAPARIN; FUROSEMIDE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; SALBUTAMOL; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; TICLOPIDINE;

ABNORMAL LABORATORY RESULT; ACUTE HEART FAILURE; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ANGIOPLASTY; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; NONCARDIOGENIC LUNG EDEMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OXYGEN THERAPY; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SWAN GANZ CATHETER; SYSTOLIC HEART MURMUR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; LUNG EDEMA; RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ANGIOPLASTY; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CAROTID STENOSIS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; PULMONARY EDEMA; TICLOPIDINE;

EID: 34250615939     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0828-282X(07)70788-2     Document Type: Letter

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