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Clopidogrel High On-Treatment Platelet Reactivity in Patients with Carotid Artery Stenosis Undergoing Endarterectomy. A Pilot Study.
Current vascular pharmacology - 1 Jan 2016
Backovic Dragana, Ignjatovic Svetlana, Rakicevic Ljiljana, Novkovic Mirjana, Kusic-Tisma Jelena, Radojkovic Dragica, Strugarevic Evgenija, Calija Branko, Radak Djordje, Kovac Mirjana
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: A considerable number of patients do not achieve an adequate response to clopidogrel. Our study aimed to evaluate genetic and non-genetic factors as possible risks for clopidogrel high on-treatment platelet reactivity (HTPR) in patients (n=112) with carotid artery stenosis undergoing endarterectomy (CEA). METHODS: Using multiple-electrode impedance aggregometry (MEA) the antiplatelet effectiveness of...
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