European Heart Journal Advance Access originally published online on February 16, 2005
European Heart Journal 2005 26(7):740-741; doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehi158
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Raising the loading dose of clopidogrel: aiming at the proper target?: reply
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Cardiovascular Institute, San Carlos University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
Cardiovascular Institute, San Carlos University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
Cardiovascular Institute, San Carlos University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
Cardiovascular Institute, San Carlos University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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We acknowledge the interest of Komocsi et al. in our manuscript.1 In their letter, the rationale for the use of a high clopidogrel loading dose (LD) regimen in all patients undergoing coronary intervention is questioned. The reasons leading to such perplexity are based on the authors' perception