Antiplatelet therapy discontinuation following drug-eluting stent placement: Dangers, reasons, and management recommendations

Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

Volumn 74, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1047-1054

  Moussa, Issam D ^a   Colombo, Antonio ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Centro Coure Columbus   (Italy)

Author keywords

Angioplasty; Coronary disease; Platelet aggregation inhibitors; Thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; CLOPIDOGREL; PLACEBO; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; THIENOPYRIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; BARE METAL STENT; BLEEDING; BLEEDING TENDENCY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DEATH; DENTAL SURGERY; DRUG ELUTING STENT; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INCIDENCE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; STENT THROMBOSIS; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANGIOPLASTY, TRANSLUMINAL, PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY; ASPIRIN; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DRUG-ELUTING STENTS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MEDICATION ADHERENCE; ORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOSIS; TICLOPIDINE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 72249088009     PISSN: 15221946     EISSN: 1522726X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.22167     Document Type: Article

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