Antiplatelet therapy at the time of coronary artery surgery: can a personalized approach improve outcomes?

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2014 May;45(5):951-2. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt378. Epub 2013 Jul 29.

Authors

Mate Petricevic¹, Bojan Biocina, Ante Lekic, Rajka Gabelica

Affiliation

¹ Department of Cardiac Surgery, University of Zagreb School of Medicine, University Hospital Center Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia.

PMID: 23897989
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt378

No abstract available

Keywords: Aspirin; Blood transfusion; Clopidogrel; Coronary surgery; Platelet function.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Coronary Artery Bypass / methods*
Female
Humans
Male
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / adverse effects*
Postoperative Hemorrhage / chemically induced*

Substances

Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors