The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 5 , Pages 970-976 , November 2010

General thoracic surgery is safe in patients taking clopidogrel (Plavix)

Read at the 90th Annual Meeting of The American Association for Thoracic Surgery, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 1–5, 2010.

  • Robert James Cerfolio, MD, FACS, FCCP

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Section of Thoracic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Robert J. Cerfolio, MD, Professor of Surgery, Chief of Thoracic Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 703 19th St S, ZRB 739, Birmingham, AL 35294.
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  • Douglas J. Minnich, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala
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  • Ayesha S. Bryant, MSPH, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Ala

Received 3 May 2010 ,Revised 12 July 2010 ,Accepted 19 July 2010.

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 Disclosures: Robert J. Cerfolio: E plus health care, speaker; Ethicon, speaker/consultant; Neomend, consultant; Millicore, speaker/consultant; Medela, speaker/consultant; Closure/J&J, consultant; OSI Pharm, speaker; Atrium, consultant/speaker; Oncotech, speaker; Covidien, speaker; Precision, consultant/speaker. Douglas J. Minnich and Ayesha S. Bryant have no financial disclosures to report.

PII: S0022-5223(10)00777-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.07.051

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 140, Issue 5 , Pages 970-976 , November 2010

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