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November 01, 1999; Volume 66,Issue 10
Tan, Walter A.
- You have accessAspirin, ticlopidine, and clopidogrel in acute coronary syndromes: Underused treatments could save thousands of livesWalter A. Tan, MD, MS and David J. Moliterno, MDCleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine November 1999, 66 (10) 615-628;
Aspirin is the cornerstone of therapy for unstable angina and acute myocardial infarction. Yet, in spite of clear data, it is often not given or given late. An accompanying illustration shows how antiplatelet drugs block the cascade of platelet aggregation.