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SUBMITTER: Cerrato E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5438565 | biostudies-literature | 2017 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cerrato Enrico E Quirós Alicia A Echavarría-Pinto Mauro M Mejia-Renteria Hernan H Aldazabal Andres A Ryan Nicola N Gonzalo Nieves N Jimenez-Quevedo Pilar P Nombela-Franco Luis L Salinas Pablo P Núñez-Gil Iván J IJ Rumoroso José Ramón JR Fernández-Ortiz Antonio A Macaya Carlos C Escaned Javier J
Cardiovascular diabetology 20170519 1
<h4>Background</h4>In diabetic patients a predisposed coronary microcirculation along with a higher risk of distal particulate embolization during primary percutaneous intervention (PCI) increases the risk of peri-procedural microcirculatory damage. However, new antiplatelet agents, in particular Ticagrelor, may protect the microcirculation through its adenosine-mediated vasodilatory effects.<h4>Methods</h4>PREDICT is an original, prospective, randomized, multicenter controlled study designed to ...[more]