Ray Shuvanan
Chief of Interventional Cardiology, Fortis Hospitals Limited, 730 Anandapur, Beside Calcutta International School, EM Bypass, Kasba, East Kolkata Township, Kolkata 700107, India.
Indian Heart J. 2014 Sep-Oct;66(5):530-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ihj.2014.08.012. Epub 2014 Oct 7.
Clopidogrel, a second generation thienopyridine has been the mainstay of ACS (Acute Coronary Syndrome) treatment for more than a decade. Clopidogrel Resistance has been associated with increased mortality in ACS patients with an increase in number of Stent Thrombosis. This review article tries to find out the causes of Clopidogrel Resistance, the main factors involving it, Laboratory evaluation of Clopidogrel Resistance. The overall incidence of Clopidogrel Resistance across the Globe & India has also been considered. The article also discusses the clinical significance of Clopidogrel Resistance & its relationship with adverse cardiovascular events. This review ends with the probable solutions to Clopidogrel Resistance & the new generation of antiplatelets which can be used for the same.
氯吡格雷,一种第二代噻吩并吡啶,十多年来一直是急性冠状动脉综合征(ACS)治疗的主要药物。氯吡格雷抵抗与ACS患者死亡率增加及支架血栓形成数量增多有关。这篇综述文章试图找出氯吡格雷抵抗的原因、涉及的主要因素、氯吡格雷抵抗的实验室评估。还考虑了全球及印度氯吡格雷抵抗的总体发生率。文章还讨论了氯吡格雷抵抗的临床意义及其与不良心血管事件的关系。这篇综述最后提出了氯吡格雷抵抗可能的解决方案以及可用于此的新一代抗血小板药物。