Ticagrelor immediately prior to stenting is associated with smaller residual thrombus in patients with acute coronary syndrome

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 3;168(3):3099-101. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.04.076. Epub 2013 Apr 30.

Authors

Farhad Abtahian¹, Taishi Yonetsu, Rocco Vergallo, Haibo Jia, Koji Kato, Jinwei Tian, Sining Hu, Iris McNulty, Ik-Kyung Jang

Affiliation

¹ Cardiology Division, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.

PMID: 23642594
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.04.076

No abstract available

Keywords: Optical coherence tomography; P2Y12; Percutaneous coronary intervention; Platelet.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acute Coronary Syndrome / complications*
Acute Coronary Syndrome / surgery*
Adenosine / analogs & derivatives*
Adenosine / therapeutic use
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications / prevention & control*
Preoperative Care*
Purinergic P2Y Receptor Antagonists / therapeutic use*
Retrospective Studies
Stents*
Thrombosis / prevention & control*
Ticagrelor

Substances

Purinergic P2Y Receptor Antagonists
Ticagrelor
Adenosine