Impact of clopidogrel on bleeding complications and survival in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting

Interactive Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 273-277

  Bittner, Hartmuth B ^a   Lehmann, Sven ^a   Rastan, Ardawan ^a   Mohr, Friedrich W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bleeding complications; Clopidogrel; Off pump coronary artery bypass grafting; Survival

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; APROTININ; CLOPIDOGREL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHI SQUARE TEST; DRUG EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; KRUSKAL WALLIS TEST; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OFF PUMP CORONARY SURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STUDENT T TEST; SURVIVAL;

AGED; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS, OFF-PUMP; CORONARY RESTENOSIS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TICLOPIDINE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84863426597     PISSN: 15699293     EISSN: 15699285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivr089     Document Type: Article

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