title: Safety and efficacy of low-dose clopidogrel in Japanese patients undergoing coronary stenting: preliminary 30-day clinical outcome.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A lower maintenance dose of clopidogrel may be appropriate in Japanese patients because the maintenance dose of ticlopidine is lower in Japan than that used in the United States.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 126 patients with 153 lesions who consented to take 50-mg clopidogrel to prevent stent thrombosis were enrolled. There was 1 case of early stent thrombosis (0.65%). Side-effects of clopidogrel occurred in 5 patients (4.0%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This preliminary study shows that 50 mg clopidogrel may be acceptable in Japanese patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Tatsuhiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Asano
authors.forename: Yoshio
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fukushima
authors.forename: Yo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Iwata
authors.forename: Hideki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kitahara
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishio
authors.forename: Nakabumi
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kuroda
authors.forename: Issei
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Komuro