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A practical approach to prescribing antiplatelet therapy in patients with acute coronary syndromes

Mohammad Alkhalil, Michał Kuzemczak, Alan Bell, Sol Stern, Michelle Welsford, Warren J Cantor and Shaun G Goodman
CMAJ February 14, 2022 194 (6) E205-E215; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.202863
Mohammad Alkhalil
Division of Cardiology (Alkhalil, Kuzemczak), Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Cardiothroacic Centre, Freeman Hospital (Alkhalil); Translational and Clinical Research Institute (Alkhalil), Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Division of Emergency Medicine (Kuzemczak), Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland; Department of Interventional Cardiology (Kuzemczak), Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Interior and Administration, Warsaw, Poland; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Bell), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Argus Medical Centre Family Health Organization (Stern), Oakville, Ont.; Division of Emergency Medicine (Welsford), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Division of Cardiology (Cantor), University of Toronto and Southlake Regional Health Centre; Division of Cardiology (Goodman), St. Michael’s Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Michał Kuzemczak
Division of Cardiology (Alkhalil, Kuzemczak), Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Cardiothroacic Centre, Freeman Hospital (Alkhalil); Translational and Clinical Research Institute (Alkhalil), Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Division of Emergency Medicine (Kuzemczak), Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland; Department of Interventional Cardiology (Kuzemczak), Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Interior and Administration, Warsaw, Poland; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Bell), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Argus Medical Centre Family Health Organization (Stern), Oakville, Ont.; Division of Emergency Medicine (Welsford), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Division of Cardiology (Cantor), University of Toronto and Southlake Regional Health Centre; Division of Cardiology (Goodman), St. Michael’s Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Alan Bell
Division of Cardiology (Alkhalil, Kuzemczak), Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Cardiothroacic Centre, Freeman Hospital (Alkhalil); Translational and Clinical Research Institute (Alkhalil), Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Division of Emergency Medicine (Kuzemczak), Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland; Department of Interventional Cardiology (Kuzemczak), Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Interior and Administration, Warsaw, Poland; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Bell), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Argus Medical Centre Family Health Organization (Stern), Oakville, Ont.; Division of Emergency Medicine (Welsford), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Division of Cardiology (Cantor), University of Toronto and Southlake Regional Health Centre; Division of Cardiology (Goodman), St. Michael’s Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Sol Stern
Division of Cardiology (Alkhalil, Kuzemczak), Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Cardiothroacic Centre, Freeman Hospital (Alkhalil); Translational and Clinical Research Institute (Alkhalil), Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Division of Emergency Medicine (Kuzemczak), Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland; Department of Interventional Cardiology (Kuzemczak), Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Interior and Administration, Warsaw, Poland; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Bell), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Argus Medical Centre Family Health Organization (Stern), Oakville, Ont.; Division of Emergency Medicine (Welsford), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Division of Cardiology (Cantor), University of Toronto and Southlake Regional Health Centre; Division of Cardiology (Goodman), St. Michael’s Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Michelle Welsford
Division of Cardiology (Alkhalil, Kuzemczak), Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Cardiothroacic Centre, Freeman Hospital (Alkhalil); Translational and Clinical Research Institute (Alkhalil), Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Division of Emergency Medicine (Kuzemczak), Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland; Department of Interventional Cardiology (Kuzemczak), Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Interior and Administration, Warsaw, Poland; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Bell), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Argus Medical Centre Family Health Organization (Stern), Oakville, Ont.; Division of Emergency Medicine (Welsford), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Division of Cardiology (Cantor), University of Toronto and Southlake Regional Health Centre; Division of Cardiology (Goodman), St. Michael’s Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Warren J Cantor
Division of Cardiology (Alkhalil, Kuzemczak), Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Cardiothroacic Centre, Freeman Hospital (Alkhalil); Translational and Clinical Research Institute (Alkhalil), Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Division of Emergency Medicine (Kuzemczak), Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland; Department of Interventional Cardiology (Kuzemczak), Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Interior and Administration, Warsaw, Poland; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Bell), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Argus Medical Centre Family Health Organization (Stern), Oakville, Ont.; Division of Emergency Medicine (Welsford), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Division of Cardiology (Cantor), University of Toronto and Southlake Regional Health Centre; Division of Cardiology (Goodman), St. Michael’s Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Shaun G Goodman
Division of Cardiology (Alkhalil, Kuzemczak), Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ont.; Cardiothroacic Centre, Freeman Hospital (Alkhalil); Translational and Clinical Research Institute (Alkhalil), Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Division of Emergency Medicine (Kuzemczak), Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznań, Poland; Department of Interventional Cardiology (Kuzemczak), Central Clinical Hospital of the Ministry of Interior and Administration, Warsaw, Poland; Department of Family and Community Medicine (Bell), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.; Argus Medical Centre Family Health Organization (Stern), Oakville, Ont.; Division of Emergency Medicine (Welsford), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; Division of Cardiology (Cantor), University of Toronto and Southlake Regional Health Centre; Division of Cardiology (Goodman), St. Michael’s Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Mohammad Alkhalil, Michał Kuzemczak, Alan Bell, Sol Stern, Michelle Welsford, Warren J Cantor, Shaun G Goodman
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