American Heart Journal
Volume 157, Issue 3 , Pages 562.e1-562.e9 , March 2009

Assessment of P2Y12 inhibition with the point-of-care device VerifyNow P2Y12 in patients treated with prasugrel or clopidogrel coadministered with aspirin

  • Christoph Varenhorst, MD

      Affiliations

    • Uppsala Clinical Research Center and Department Medical Sciences and Cardiology, Uppsala University, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Christoph Varenhorst, MD, Uppsala Clinical Research Center and Department Medical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden.
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  • Stefan James, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Uppsala Clinical Research Center and Department Medical Sciences and Cardiology, Uppsala University, Sweden
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  • David Erlinge, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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  • Oscar Ö. Braun, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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  • John T. Brandt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN
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  • Kenneth J. Winters, MD

      Affiliations

    • Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN
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  • Joseph A. Jakubowski, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN
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  • Sylvia Olofsson, MSci

      Affiliations

    • Uppsala Clinical Research Center and Department Medical Sciences and Cardiology, Uppsala University, Sweden
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  • Lars Wallentin, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Uppsala Clinical Research Center and Department Medical Sciences and Cardiology, Uppsala University, Sweden
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  • Agneta Siegbahn, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Coagulation Laboratory, Department Medical Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden

Received 20 May 2008 ,Accepted 26 November 2008.

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PII: S0002-8703(08)01044-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.11.021

American Heart Journal
Volume 157, Issue 3 , Pages 562.e1-562.e9 , March 2009

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