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CURRENT OASIS-7: Doubling the clopidogrel dose in ACS patients undergoing PCI

Oct 22, 2009 09:30 EDT


The CURRENT OASIS-7 trial published during ESC showed a remarkable reduction in myocardial infarction and in-stent thrombosis for patients whose loading dose of clopidogrel was doubled. With a dataset of over 17,000 patients, the results are remarkable and uptake in cath labs has been rapid. With time, how will the OASIS-7 regimen compare with novel antiplatelet agents and approaches to antiplatelet testing?

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CURRENT OASIS-7: Benefit to doubling clopidogrel dose in ACS patients undergoing PCI








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CURRENT OASIS-7: Doubling the clopidogrel dose in ACS patients undergoing PCI
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October 28, 2009 10:47 (EDT)
asuwaidi
What I think that doubling the dose may causes unavoidable bleeding in the responder. Because still you need some platelet function, for those who are not responding it is wasting of money. So what I suggest, is ,the dose should be platelet -function guided

 


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Samuel Z Goldhaber, MD
Professor of Medicine
Harvard Medical School
Director, Venous Thromboembolism Research Group
Co-Director, Anticoagulation Management Service
Cardiovascular Division
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA