Dominick J Angiolillo, Fabiana Rollini, Robert F Storey, Deepak L Bhatt, Stefan James, David J Schneider, Dirk Sibbing, Derek Y F So, Dietmar Trenk, Dimitrios Alexopoulos, Paul A Gurbel, Willibald Hochholzer, Leonardo De Luca, Laurent Bonello, Daniel Aradi, Thomas Cuisset, Udaya S Tantry, Tracy Y Wang, Marco Valgimigli, Ron Waksman, Roxana Mehran, Gilles Montalescot, Francesco Franchi, Matthew J Price
Dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and a P2Y12 inhibitor is the treatment of choice for the prevention of atherothrombotic events in patients with acute coronary syndromes and for those undergoing percutaneous coronary interventions. The availability of different oral P2Y12 inhibitors (clopidogrel, prasugrel, ticagrelor) has enabled physicians to contemplate switching among therapies because of specific clinical scenarios. The recent introduction of an intravenous P2Y12 inhibitor (cangrelor) further adds to the multitude of modalities and settings in which switching therapies may occur...
November 14, 2017: Circulation