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Optimal Duration for Clopidogrel Suspension Prior to Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

BACKGROUND: American College of Cardiology (ACC) guidelines suggest clopidogrel (Plavix) suspension for 5 days before non-emergent cardiac surgery (class IIa, level B). It puts the patients with recent angioplasty and ongoing ischemia at a higher risk of stent thrombosis. We sought to determine the...

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Autores principales: Ullah, Waqas, Cheema, Muhammad Arslan, Haq, Shujaul, Abdullah, Hafez Mohammad, Ahmad, Asrar, Cohen, Marc
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elmer Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6469912/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31019636
http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/cr842