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SUBMITTER: Adamski P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6408477 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Adamski Piotr P Buszko Katarzyna K Sikora Joanna J Niezgoda Piotr P Fabiszak Tomasz T Ostrowska Małgorzata M Barańska Malwina M Karczmarska-Wódzka Aleksandra A Navarese Eliano Pio EP Kubica Jacek J
Scientific reports 20190308 1
High platelet reactivity (HPR) is a risk factor for stent thrombosis, a potentially lethal complication of percutaneous coronary intervention. HPR is also associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction and death in invasively-treated patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). HPR occurs even in ACS patients treated with ticagrelor, a state-of-the-art antiplatelet agent, especially during the first hours of treatment. Patient-level pharmacodynamic data obtained from 102 ACS subjects en ...[more]