American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 104, Issue 6 , Pages 764-768, 15 September 2009

Effect of Blood Hematocrit and Erythrocyte Deformability on Adenosine 5′-Diphosphate Platelet Reactivity in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes on Dual Antiplatelet Therapy

  • Emanuele Cecchi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento di Area Critica Medico-Chirurgica, Centro Trombosi, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
    • Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus, Centro IRCCS “Santa Maria agli Ulivi”, Impruneta, Florence, Italy
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  • Rossella Marcucci, MD

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento di Area Critica Medico-Chirurgica, Centro Trombosi, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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  • Rita Paniccia, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento di Area Critica Medico-Chirurgica, Centro Trombosi, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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  • Brunella Bandinelli, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento di Area Critica Medico-Chirurgica, Centro Trombosi, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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  • Serafina Valente, MD

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento di Area Critica Medico-Chirurgica, Centro Trombosi, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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  • Cristina Giglioli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento di Area Critica Medico-Chirurgica, Centro Trombosi, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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  • Chiara Lazzeri, MD

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento di Area Critica Medico-Chirurgica, Centro Trombosi, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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  • Gian Franco Gensini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento di Area Critica Medico-Chirurgica, Centro Trombosi, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
    • Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi Onlus, Centro IRCCS “Santa Maria agli Ulivi”, Impruneta, Florence, Italy
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  • Rosanna Abbate, MD

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento di Area Critica Medico-Chirurgica, Centro Trombosi, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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  • Lucia Mannini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento di Area Critica Medico-Chirurgica, Centro Trombosi, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel: 39-055-7949582; fax: 39-055-7949418

Received 27 January 2009; received in revised form 2 May 2009; accepted 2 May 2009. published online 21 July 2009.

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 This work was supported by grants from Ente Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze to the Fiorgen Foundation, Florence, Italy.

PII: S0002-9149(09)01037-6

doi:10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.05.005

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 104, Issue 6 , Pages 764-768, 15 September 2009

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