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Role of genetic factors on the effect of additional loading doses and two maintenance doses used to overcome clopidogrel hyporesponsiveness.
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) - 1 Jan 2014
Latkovskis Gustavs, Urtane Inga, Knipse Agnese, Peculis Raitis, Cakstina Inese, Klovins Janis, Erglis Andrejs
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Additional loading doses and higher maintenance doses (MDs) have been used to overcome hyporesponsiveness of clopidogrel. We aimed to investigate whether genetic polymorphisms of two cytochromes (CYP2C19 and CYP2C9) and ABCB1 modify effect of such dose-adjustment strategy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We enrolled 118 patients undergoing elective or acute percutaneous coronary intervention...
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