title: Should proton pump inhibitors be withheld from patients taking clopidogrel? The issue that has been giving me heartburn!
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Cardiology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA. pbberger@geisinger.edu.
authors.forename: Peter B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Berger
mesh_terms: D000789:Angina, Unstable / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000188:drug therapy*; D064887:Observational Studies as Topic; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects*; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
chemical_list: D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D054328:Proton Pump Inhibitors
keywords: Editorials; clopidogrel