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SUBMITTER: Kumbhani DJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4382012 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kumbhani Dharam J DJ Marso Steven P SP Alvarez Carlos A CA McGuire Darren K DK
Current cardiovascular risk reports 20150101
Diabetes mellitus is a global pandemic, associated with a high burden of cardiovascular disease. There are multiple platelet derangements in patients with diabetes, and antiplatelet drugs remain the first-line agents for secondary prevention as well as for high-risk primary prevention among patients with diabetes. This review provides a summary of oral antiplatelet drug hypo-responsiveness in patients with diabetes, specifically aspirin and Clopidogrel resistance. Topics discussed include antipl ...[more]