Copyright © 2004 by the European Society of Cardiology.
Letter to the Editor
Risk reduction with long-term clopidogrel following percutaneous coronary intervention
a Division of Cardiology, University of Kentucky, Lexington KY, USA
b Division of Cardiology Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
Received July 30, 2004; revised July 30, 2004; accepted August 6, 2004 * Corresponding author. Present address: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Kentucky, 900 S. Limestone Strret, 326 Charles T. Weddington Bulding, Lexington, KY 40536-0284, USA. Tel.: +859 323 8040; fax: +859 323 6475 (E-mail: Steinhubl@uky.edu).
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Only recently have we begun to appreciate that the mechanical treatment of a haemodynamically significant coronary lesion does not represent conclusive therapy for atherosclerotic disease, but rather serves as a warning for a heightened risk of future events and the need for aggressive preventative therapies. A recently published analysis attempted to quantify
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