Effects of Ramadan fasting on platelet reactivity in diabetic patients treated with clopidogrel

Effects of Ramadan fasting on platelet reactivity in diabetic patients treated with clopidogrel

Abstract Background The effects of Ramadan fasting (RF) on clopidogrel antiplatelet inhibition were not previously investigated. The present study evaluated the influence of RF on platelet reactivity in patients with high cardiovascular risk (CVR) in particular those with type 2 diabetes mellitus (D...

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Main Authors: W. Bouida, H. Baccouche, M. Sassi, Z. Dridi, T. Chakroun, I. Hellara, R. Boukef, M. Hassine, F. Added, R. Razgallah, I. Khochtali, S. Nouira, On behalf of the Ramadan Research Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-06-01
Series:Thrombosis Journal
Subjects:
Fasting
Platelet aggregation inhibitors
Diabetes mellitus
Platelet activation
Clopidogrel
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12959-017-0138-0

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