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Comment
. 2016 Jul;8(7):E599.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.05.43.

Considerations about the Aspirin and Tranexamic Acid for Coronary Artery Surgery (ATACAS) trial

Antonino Di Franco  1 , Mario Gaudino  1 , Leonard N Girardi  1
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Comment

Considerations about the Aspirin and Tranexamic Acid for Coronary Artery Surgery (ATACAS) trial

Antonino Di Franco et al. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Jul.
No abstract available

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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  • Stopping vs. Continuing Aspirin before Coronary Artery Surgery.
    Myles PS, Smith JA, Forbes A, Silbert B, Jayarajah M, Painter T, Cooper DJ, Marasco S, McNeil J, Bussières JS, Wallace S; ATACAS Investigators of the ANZCA Clinical Trials Network. Myles PS, et al. N Engl J Med. 2016 Feb 25;374(8):728-37. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1507688. N Engl J Med. 2016. PMID: 26933848 Clinical Trial.

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