Genetic Find Shows Racial Differences a Factor in Mortality in Heart Attack Patients on Anti-clottin (IMAGE)

Washington University School of Medicine

Genetic Find Shows Racial Differences a Factor in Mortality in Heart Attack Patients on Anti-clottin

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Cardiologist Sharon Cresci, MD, led a genetic study showing that racial differences account for a higher risk of mortality in some patients taking clopidogrel (Plavix) after a heart attack.

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Robert Boston

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