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MediumCardiologyNon-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromeau-amcau-racp

A 68-year-old man presents to the emergency department with 3 hours of central chest tightness radiating to his left arm. ECG shows ST depression and T-wave inversion in leads V4-V6. High-sensitivity troponin is elevated. He has no history of peptic ulcer disease and takes no antiplatelet therapy. In addition to aspirin, which antiplatelet agent should be commenced as part of initial management?

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