title: The devastating power of platelets in COPD exacerbations: can aspirin save lives in COPD?
authors.affiliation: UBC James Hogg Research Center and The Institute for Heart and Lung Health, St Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Department of Medicine (Pulmonary Division), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
authors.forename: Don D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Sin
mesh_terms: D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000401:mortality*; D013922:Thrombocytosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality*; D013988:Ticlopidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D013988:Ticlopidine; D001241:Aspirin
keywords: Emphysema