Is Preoperative Clopidogrel Resistance a Predictor of Bleeding and Risks in Patients Undergoing Emergency CABG Surgery?

Abstract Objective: The aims of this study were to determine whether the detection of preoperative clopidogrel resistance in patients undergoing cardiac surgery while using clopidogrel could play a guiding role in the prediction of postoperative excessive bleeding, transfusion requirements, and ris...

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Main Authors: Mehmet Kizilay, Zeynep Aslan, Unsal Vural, Ahmet Yavuz Balci, Ahmet Arif Aglar, Sahin Yilmaz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Cirurgia Cardiovascular
Series:Brazilian Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-76382018000400330&lng=en&tlng=en