What is the role of dual antiplatelet therapy with clopidogrel and aspirin?

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 289-295

  Bakhru, Mihir R ^a   Bhatt, Deepak L ^b,c,d  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Cardiovascular Imaging Center   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Clopidogrel High Atherothrom Risk/Ischemic Stabilization Mgmt/Avoidance ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; DRUG DERIVATIVE; TICLOPIDINE;

DRUG COMBINATION; HUMAN; REVIEW; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ASPIRIN; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HUMANS; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TICLOPIDINE;

EID: 45849122893     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.75.4.289     Document Type: Article

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