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Platelet inhibitor withdrawal and outcomes after coronary artery surgery: an individual patient data meta-analysis.

Michael SchoerghuberThomas KuenzerFausto BiancariMagnus DalénEmma C HanssonAnders JeppssonGeorg SchlachtenbergerMartin SiegemundAndreas VoetschGudrun PregartnerInes LindenauDaniel ZimpferAndrea BergholdElisabeth MahlaAndreas Zirlik
Published in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2024)
Guideline-conforming preoperative withdrawal of ticagrelor and clopidogrel was associated with a 50% reduced BARC-4 bleeding risk when corrected for EuroSCORE II and cardiopulmonary bypass time but was not associated with increased risk of 30-day mortality or postoperative ischaemic events.
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