Abstract:IntroductionAntiplatelet therapy after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) has been used.
Little is known about the predictors and efficacy of clopidogrel in this
scenario.ObjectiveIdentify predictors of clopidogrel following CABG.MethodsWe evaluated 5404 patients who underwent CABG between 2000 and 2009 at Duke
University Medical Center. We excluded patients undergoing concomitant valve
surgery, those who had postoperative bleeding or death before discharge.
Postoperative clopidogrel was left to the discretio… Show more
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