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Nature Clinical Practice Cardiovascular Medicine (2005) 2, 229-230
doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0178  
| Published online: 5 May 2005

High-risk acute coronary syndromes: cost-effectiveness of clopidogrel plus aspirin

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Combination therapy with clopidogrel and aspirin has been shown to be more effective than aspirin alone in reducing the risk of myocardial infarction, stroke or cardiovascular death in patients with unstable angina. Information is lacking, however, on the relative cost-effectiveness of these two strategies. Schleinitz et al. have addressed this question in their recent cost–utility analysis, using data from the Clopidogrel in Unstable Angina to Prevent Recurrent Events (CURE) trial.

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