Switching from aspirin to clopidogrel in patients with aspirin resistance after an ischemic stroke. Is it a good solution?

Eur J Intern Med. 2014 Mar;25(3):e40-1. doi: 10.1016/j.ejim.2014.01.007. Epub 2014 Jan 29.

Authors

Luis Castilla-Guerra¹, Maria del Carmen Fernandez-Moreno², María Sierra Navas-Alcantara³, Francisco Jimenez-Gonzalo⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital de la Merced, Osuna, Seville, Spain. Electronic address: castillafernandez@hotmail.com.
² Department of Neurology, Hospital de Valme, University of Seville, Seville, Spain.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital de la Merced, Osuna, Seville, Spain.
⁴ Department of Hematology, Hospital de la Merced, Osuna, Seville, Spain.

PMID: 24484620
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2014.01.007

No abstract available

Keywords: Antiagregants; Aspirin; Aspirin resistance; Clopidogrel; Ischemic stroke; Stroke prevention.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aspirin / therapeutic use*
Brain Ischemia / complications
Brain Ischemia / prevention & control*
Clopidogrel
Drug Resistance
Drug Substitution*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
Secondary Prevention
Stroke / etiology
Stroke / prevention & control*
Ticlopidine / analogs & derivatives*
Ticlopidine / therapeutic use

Substances

Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
Clopidogrel
Ticlopidine
Aspirin