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Ticagrelor versus genotype-driven antiplatelet therapy for secondary prevention after acute coronary syndrome: a cost-effectiveness analysis.
Value in health : the journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research - 1 Jun 2011
Crespin Daniel J, Federspiel Jerome J, Biddle Andrea K, Jonas Daniel E, Rossi Joseph S
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BACKGROUND: Clopidogrel's effectiveness is likely reduced significantly for prevention of thrombotic events after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in patients exhibiting a decreased ability to metabolize clopidogrel into its active form. A genetic mutation responsible for this reduced effectiveness is detectable by genotyping. Ticagrelor is not dependent on gene-based metabolic activation and demonstrated greater...
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