title: Profound thrombocytopenia induced by clopidogrel with a prior history of long-term safe administration.
abstract: Clopidogrel has shown an excellent safety, tolerability and efficacy ever since its marketing. However, here we report a rare case with profound thrombocytopenia following clopidogrel administration previously safely exposed to this same drug. This reminds us that thrombocytopenia might be induced by clopidogrel even with a prior, safe history of long-term administration.
authors.affiliation: Yuan-Lin Guo, Jian-Jun Li, Jin-Qing Yuan, Xue-Wen Qin, Xin Zheng, Chao-Wei Mu, Yi-Hong Hua, Department of Cardiology, Fu Wai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100037, China.
authors.forename: Yuan-Lin
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Jian-Jun
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jin-Qing
authors.initials: JQ
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Xue-Wen
authors.initials: XW
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Chao-Wei
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Mu
authors.forename: Yi-Hong
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Hua