Thromb Haemost 2011; 106(01): 174-176
DOI: 10.1160/TH10-11-0764
Letters to the Editor
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Absence of "rebound" platelet hyperreactivity following cessation of prasugrel

Joseph A. Jakubowski
1   Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
,
Ying G. Li
1   Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
,
Christopher D. Payne
2   Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Windlesham, Surrey, UK
,
David S. Small
1   Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
,
Kenneth J. Winters
1   Lilly Research Laboratories, Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
› Author Affiliations
Financial support: This work was sponsored by Daiichi Sankyo Company, Ltd. and Eli Lilly and Company. Received: November 30, 2010 Accepted after major revision: April 8, 2011
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Publication History

Received: 30 November 2010

Accepted after major revision: 08 April 2011

Publication Date:
24 November 2017 (online)

 

 
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