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Microfluidics in Assessing Platelet Function
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Comparison of effects of clopidogrel versus ticlopidine on platelet function in patients undergoing coronary stent
M Gawaz1, M Seyfarth, I Müller
1Medizinische Klinik, Klinikum rechts der Isar und Deutsches Herzzentrum, Technische Universität München, Germany. gawaz@dhm.mhn.de
The American Journal of Cardiology
|February 13, 2001
Abstract:
Clopidogrel in combination with aspirin administered as a loading dose of 450 mg reveals an accelerated antiplatelet effect in the early hours after first administration in patients undergoing coronary stent placement.
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