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Amlodipine, clopidogrel and CYP3A5 genetic variability: effects on platelet reactivity and clinical outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention.
Heart (British Cardiac Society) - 1 Sept 2012
Park Kyung Woo, Kang Jeehoon, Park Jin Joo, Yang Han-Mo, Lee Hae-Young, Kang Hyun-Jae, Koo Bon-Kwon, Oh Byung-Hee, Park Young-Bae, Kim Hyo-Soo
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: To test the effect of a loss-of-function variation of the cytochrome P450 (CYP) 3A5 on drug-drug interaction between amlodipine and clopidogrel. Amlodipine is a well-known inhibitor of CYP 3A4, an isoenzyme of CYP3A that activates clopidogrel. However, controversy exists regarding whet...
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