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Cost-effectiveness of genotype-guided and dual antiplatelet therapies in acute coronary syndrome.
Annals of internal medicine - 18 Feb 2014
Kazi Dhruv S, Garber Alan M, Shah Rashmee U, Dudley R Adams, Mell Matthew W, Rhee Ceron, Moshkevich Solomon, Boothroyd Derek B, Owens Douglas K, Hlatky Mark A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The choice of antiplatelet therapy after acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is complicated: Ticagrelor and prasugrel are novel alternatives to clopidogrel, patients with some genotypes may not respond to clopidogrel, and low-cost generic formulations of clopidogrel are available. OBJECTIVE: To determine the most cost-effective strategy for dual antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention...
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