Clinical impact of early clopidogrel discontinuation following acute myocardial infarction hospitalization or stent implantation: Analysis in a single integrated health network

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2317-2325

  Wiederkehr, Daniel ^a   Berenson, Karina ^a   Casciano, Roman ^a   Stern, Lee S ^a,f   Makenbaeva, Dinara ^b   Mozaffari, Essy ^c   Lamerato, Lois ^d   Corbelli, John ^e  

^a Analytica International   (United States)

^b BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

^c SANOFI   (France)

^d HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Clopidogrel; Myocardial infarction; Stent

Indexed keywords

CLOPIDOGREL;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BARE METAL STENT; CORONARY RISK; CORONARY STENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG ELUTING STENT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANAGED CARE; MORTALITY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; ALGORITHMS; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; COHORT STUDIES; CORONARY DISEASE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE, INTEGRATED; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STENTS; TICLOPIDINE; TIME FACTORS; WITHHOLDING TREATMENT;

EID: 69849093564     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: 14734877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/03007990903156061     Document Type: Article

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