The duration of pretreatment with ticlopidine prior to stenting is associated with the risk of procedure-related nonQ-wave myocardial infarctions
Steven R. Steinhubl, MD* ,
Michael S. Lauer, MD, FACC*,
Debabrata P. Mukherjee, MD*,
David J. Moliterno, MD, FACC*,
A. Michael Lincoff, MD, FACC*,
Stephen G. Ellis, MD, FACC* and
Eric J. Topol, MD, FACC*
* Department of Cardiology and Joseph J. Jacobs Center for Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Department of Medicine, Ohio State University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

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Figure 1 Incidence of procedure-related nonQ-wave MI in patient groups based on the duration of ticlopidine pretreatment. Chi-squared for trend, p = 0.002.
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