Impact of continued hospitalization in patients pre-treated with clopidogrel prior to coronary angiography and undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting

Pramod Kuchulakanti; Emmanouil I. Kapetanakis; Robert Lew; Seung Woon Rha; Edouard Cheneau; Lowell F. Satler; William O. Suddath; Augusto D. Pichard; Kenneth M. Kent; Rajbabu Pakala; Elizabeth Haile; Paul Corso; Ron Waksman

Impact of continued hospitalization in patients pre-treated with clopidogrel prior to coronary angiography and undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting

Pramod Kuchulakanti, Emmanouil I. Kapetanakis, Robert Lew, Seung Woon Rha, Edouard Cheneau, Lowell F. Satler, William O. Suddath, Augusto D. Pichard, Kenneth M. Kent, Rajbabu Pakala, Elizabeth Haile, Paul Corso, Ron Waksman

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Abstract

Pre-treatment of patients with clopidogrel prior to coronary angiography (CAG) and possible percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a standard practice. Candidates for coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG) are discharged or remain in the hospital until CABG after clopidogrel is discontinued. We investigated whether any differences exist in the rates of surgical complications and outcomes between these two groups of patients. We conclude that continued hospitalization of clopidogrel pre-treated patients does not confer any safety benefit with regard to post-operative complications and 30-day mortality. Discharging these patients after CAG may reduce hospitalization costs.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5-7
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Invasive Cardiology
Volume	17
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 2005 Jan

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Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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Kuchulakanti, P., Kapetanakis, E. I., Lew, R., Rha, S. W., Cheneau, E., Satler, L. F., Suddath, W. O., Pichard, A. D., Kent, K. M., Pakala, R., Haile, E., Corso, P., & Waksman, R. (2005). Impact of continued hospitalization in patients pre-treated with clopidogrel prior to coronary angiography and undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. Journal of Invasive Cardiology, 17(1), 5-7.

Kuchulakanti, P, Kapetanakis, EI, Lew, R, Rha, SW, Cheneau, E, Satler, LF, Suddath, WO, Pichard, AD, Kent, KM, Pakala, R, Haile, E, Corso, P & Waksman, R 2005, 'Impact of continued hospitalization in patients pre-treated with clopidogrel prior to coronary angiography and undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting', Journal of Invasive Cardiology, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 5-7.

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