The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 4 , Pages 807-810.e7, October 2009

Antiplatelet agents used for early intervention in acute coronary syndrome: Myocardial salvage versus bleeding complications

  • Sary F. Aranki, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Sary Aranki, MD, Division of Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115.
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  • Simon C. Body, MBChB, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Mass

Received 6 January 2009; received in revised form 26 March 2009; accepted 11 April 2009.

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 This commentary was written and edited by the authors, who take full responsibility for its content. Editorial assistance with searching the literature, coordinating revisions, and creating the figure and tables in preparation of this manuscript was provided by Melanie Leiby, PhD, and funded by the Bristol-Myers Squibb/Sanofi Pharmaceutical Partnership. Drs Aranki and Brody did not receive any compensation for this work.

PII: S0022-5223(09)00870-8

doi:10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.04.052

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 138, Issue 4 , Pages 807-810.e7, October 2009

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