Clopidogrel in a pediatric population: Prescribing practice and outcomes from a single center

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-105

  Maltz, Lily A ^a   Gauvreau, Kimberlee ^a   Connor, Jean A ^a   Jenkins, Kathy J ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anticoagulants; Antiplatelets; Clopidogrel; Congenital heart disease; Pediatric; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTUSION; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EPISTAXIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FONTAN PROCEDURE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCRIPTION; RASH; SHUNTING; THROMBOSIS; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORONARY THROMBOSIS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TICLOPIDINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 59449092470     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-008-9289-x     Document Type: Article

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