The effect of doubling the dose of clopidogrel on platelet aggregation in patients with clopidogrel resistance

Antiplatelet drugs play a pivotal role in the management of patients with acute coronary syndrome. Clopidogrel is an important antiplatelet drug commonly used in the treatment of those patients. However, the variability in patient response to clopidogrel is worrisome because a decreased response may...

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Main Authors: John I. Louca, George S. Mina, Bassem W. Habib, Sameh E. Sadek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2014-09-01
Series:The Egyptian Heart Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110260813000859