Increased Risk of Bleeding in Patients on Clopidogrel Therapy After Drug-Eluting Stents Implantation
Author(s) -
Thomas T. Tsai,
P. Michael Ho,
Stanley Xu,
J. David Powers,
Nikki M. Carroll,
Susan Shetterly,
Thomas M. Maddox,
John S. Rumsfeld,
Karen L. Margolis,
Alan S. Go,
David J. Magid
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
circulation cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.621
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1941-7632
pISSN - 1941-7640
DOI - 10.1161/circinterventions.109.919001
Subject(s) - clopidogrel , medicine , drug eluting stent , myocardial infarction , relative risk , cardiology , lower risk , surgery , confidence interval , percutaneous coronary intervention
Studies suggest that extended clopidogrel use after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation may decrease the risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and death. Little is known about the competing risk of bleeding from clopidogrel in "real world" clinical practice.
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