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Thromb Haemost 2015; 113(03): 664-667
DOI: 10.1160/TH14-09-0751
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Tailored antiplatelet therapy in a patient with ITP and clopidogrel resistance

Grazia Loredana Mendolicchio
1   Laboratori di Ricerca Emostasi e Trombosi, International Center for Global Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Milan, Italy
,
Dennis Zavalloni
2   Department of Invasive Cardiology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Milan, Italy
,
Monica Bacci
1   Laboratori di Ricerca Emostasi e Trombosi, International Center for Global Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Milan, Italy
,
Matteo Roveda
1   Laboratori di Ricerca Emostasi e Trombosi, International Center for Global Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Milan, Italy
,
Vittorio Quagliuolo
3   Department of Oncological Surgery, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Milan, Italy
,
Chiara Viviani Anselmi
4   Institute of Genetics and Biomedical Research, Milan Unit, and Laboratorio di Infiammazione e Immunologia, Patologie Cardiovascolari, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Milan, Italy
,
Lidia L. Rota
1   Laboratori di Ricerca Emostasi e Trombosi, International Center for Global Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Milan, Italy
,
Zaverio M. Ruggeri
5   Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA
› Author Affiliations Financial support: Dr. Mendolicchio reports two Grants by The Italian Ministry of Health during the conduct of the study : 1) Project RF-2010 2316198 and 2) Project RF-2010–w2317993.
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Received: 10 September 2014

Accepted after major revision: 25 September 2014

Publication Date:
29 November 2017 (online)

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