Differences between ACC/AHA and ESC Guidelines on antiplatelet therapy in patients with acute coronary syndromes

Kurt Huber; Gregory Y. H. Lip

doi:10.1160/TH13-06-0453

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Thromb Haemost 2013; 110(01): 11-13
DOI: 10.1160/TH13-06-0453

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Differences between ACC/AHA and ESC Guidelines on antiplatelet therapy in patients with acute coronary syndromes

Kurt Huber

¹3^rd Department of Medicine, Cardiology and Emergency Medicine, Wilhelminenhospital, Vienna, Austria

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Gregory Y. H. Lip

²University of Birmingham Centre for Cardiovascular Sciences, City Hospital, Birmingham, England UK

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Note: The review process for this Editorial was fully handled by Christian Weber, Editor in Chief.

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