OBJECTIVES The 30-day clinical outcomes with prasugrel or ticagrelor were compared using a US payer database in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). BACKGROUND Prasugrel and ticagrelor demonstrated superior efficacy with increased non-coronary artery bypass graft major bleeding compared with clopidogrel in randomized clinical trials....

OBJECTIVE Ticagrelor is a direct-acting, reversibly-binding, oral P2Y12 receptor antagonist. It demonstrates predictable, linear pharmacokinetics. Two studies were undertaken to further elucidate the absolute bioavailability of ticagrelor and its regional absorption in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. DESIGN AND METHODS In two open-label, randomized, cross-over studies, 12 volunteers received...

Ticagrelor is widely used to treat acute coronary syndrome. Hypersensitivity reaction of ticagrelor is rarely recognized. A low response to clopidogrel, which occurs in up to 23% of patients, is an independent risk factor for stent thrombosis. Management of patients with a low response to clopidogrel and ticagrelor hypersensitivity who are undergoing antithrombotic therapy remains to be a chall...

AIMS The influence of reticulated platelets (RPs) on platelet inhibition by ticagrelor when compared with prasugrel is unknown. We aimed to determine the influence of RPs on adenosine diphosphate- (ADP-) induced platelet aggregation in patients with acute coronary syndrome who were randomly assigned to receive either ticagrelor or prasugrel for P2Y12 receptor inhibition. METHODS AND RESULTS O...

BACKGROUND In the management of Asian patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), the comparative cost-effectiveness of ticagrelor and prasugrel, referenced to generic clopidogrel, is unknown. OBJECTIVE To assess the cost-effectiveness of ticagrelor and prasugrel as compared with generic clopidogrel in patients with ACS in Singapore. METHODS A Markov model simulating a typical cohort of 62...

Ticagrelor is a reversibly binding, noncompetitive, direct-acting, orally administered P2Y12-receptor antagonist and is a credible alternative to clopidogrel in the treatment of patients with acute coronary syndrome. Ticagrelor therapy has been associated with rapid onset and faster offset of actions and greater and consistent platelet inhibition. In the Study of Platelet Inhibition and Patient...

OBJECTIVES Ticagrelor reduces thrombotic events compared with clopidogrel in patients with acute coronary syndrome, but may also increase bleeding complications. Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG)-related bleeding complications have not previously been compared in clopidogrel and ticagrelor-treated patients outside the controlled environment of clinical trials. METHODS Four hundred and fi...

Ticagrelor is a new oral antiplatelet drug that has a strong proven benefit of reducing the rate of death from cardiovascular causes, myocardial infarction, and stroke compared with clopidogrel. Ticagrelor is widely used by patients with acute coronary syndrome. However, profound thrombocytopenia has never been previously reported in such patients. We herein present our experience with a case o...

The occurrence of dyspnoea in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients has always been considered a challenging diagnostic and therapeutic clinical scenario. P2Y12 platelet receptor inhibitors (i.e., clopidogrel, prasugrel and ticagrelor) are currently the cornerstone of treatment of ACS patients. Thus, in the last few years, the potential association between ACS and dyspnoea has also become more...

BACKGROUND The potential benefit of dual antiplatelet therapy beyond 1 year after a myocardial infarction has not been established. We investigated the efficacy and safety of ticagrelor, a P2Y12 receptor antagonist with established efficacy after an acute coronary syndrome, in this context. METHODS We randomly assigned, in a double-blind 1:1:1 fashion, 21,162 patients who had had a myocardial...