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Abciximab following clopidogrel reduces post-PCI complications in patients with acute coronary syndromes

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boxed-textKastrati A et al. (2006) Abciximab in patients with acute coronary syndromes undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention after clopidogrel pretreatment: the ISAR-REACT 2 randomized trial. JAMA 295: 1531–1538

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