Standard versus high loading doses of clopidogrel in Asian patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: Insights from the Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry

American Heart Journal

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Lin, Gen Min ^a   Li, Yi Hwei ^b   Chu, Kai Min ^c   Han, Chih Lu ^d  

^a HUALIEN ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CILOSTAZOL; CLOPIDOGREL; FIBRINOGEN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ASIAN; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE REGISTRY; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; LETTER; LOADING DRUG DOSE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

ANGIOPLASTY, BALLOON, CORONARY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; REGISTRIES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; TICLOPIDINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960175398     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.04.023     Document Type: Letter

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