Do Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Benefit from Treatment with Clopidogrel?

Andrew Worster; Samuel M. Keim; Rajiv Vadera; Peter Rosen

doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.10.019

Do Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Benefit from Treatment with Clopidogrel?

Andrew Worster, Samuel M. Keim, Rajiv Vadera, Peter Rosen

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Abstract

Clopidogrel (Plavix), a platelet aggregation inhibitor, has been shown to be effective in certain patients undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions, but its use in patients with acute myocardial infarction who receive a fibrinolytic strategy instead has been controversial. The aim of the Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM) Section is to bring the readership clinically relevant and practical evidence-based medicine principles and topic reviews. This EBM - Therapy review focuses on a relatively new therapy option for Emergency Department patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	479-483
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Emergency Medicine
Volume	34
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.10.019
State	Published - May 2008

Keywords

EBM
clopidogrel
drug therapy
myocardial infarction
platelet aggregation inhibitors

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Emergency Medicine

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