Impact of aspirin and clopidogrel interruption on platelet function in patients undergoing major vascular surgery.

AIMS: To investigate functional platelet recovery after preoperative withdrawal of aspirin and clopidogrel and platelet function 5 days after treatment resumption. METHODS/RESULTS: We conducted an observational study, which prospectively included consecutive patients taking aspirin, taking clopidogr...

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Main Authors: Yannick Le Manach, David Kahn, Christilla Bachelot-Loza, Frederic Le Sache, David M Smadja, Veronique Remones, Marie-Anne Loriot, Pierre Coriat, Pascale Gaussem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4139277?pdf=render