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Evaluating the risk-benefit profile of the direct-acting P2Y(12) inhibitor ticagrelor in acute coronary syndromes.
Postgraduate medicine - 1 Nov 2011
Husted Steen
Abstract excerpt
Ticagrelor is a direct-acting, oral, reversibly binding P2Y(12) receptor antagonist. As a cyclopentyltriazolopyrimidine, ticagrelor represents a new chemical class of agents that do not require metabolic activation and have consistent ability to inhibit platelet aggregation. The phase 3 PLATelet Inhibition and Patient Outcomes (PLATO) trial (NCT00391872) evaluated ticagrelor compared with clopidogrel in 18 624...
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