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To the Editor: A 57-year-old woman without hypertension or hypercholesterolemia who was receiving therapy with 75 mg of clopidogrel per day was admitted with transient dysarthria and diplopia. Initially, she had been treated with 100 mg of aspirin per day, but because of persistent transient ischemic attacks, that regimen had been changed to clopidogrel therapy. Duplex ultrasonography showed occlusion of the right vertebral artery and high-grade stenosis of the left vertebral artery, whereas both internal carotid arteries were normal. Angiography was performed with the intention to continue with dilation and stenting of the verified stenosis (Figure 1A). Three . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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