Comparison of pre-hospital 600 mg or 900 mg vs. peri-interventional 300 mg clopidogrel in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary coronary angioplasty. The Load&Go randomized trial

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Oct 12;168(5):4814-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.012. Epub 2013 Aug 3.

Authors

Kenneth Ducci¹, Simone Grotti, Giovanni Falsini, Paolo Angioli, Francesco Liistro, Massimo Mandò, Italo Porto, Leonardo Bolognese

Affiliation

¹ Cardiovascular and Neurologic Department, San Donato Hospital, Arezzo, Italy.

PMID: 23916779
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.07.012

No abstract available

Keywords: Acute myocardial infarction; Clopidogrel loading dose; Clopidogrel pretreatment; Platelet reactivity.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Letter
Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

Aged
Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary
Clopidogrel
Coronary Angiography
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Electrocardiography*
Emergency Medical Services / methods*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / diagnosis
Myocardial Infarction / physiopathology
Myocardial Infarction / therapy*
Perioperative Care / methods*
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / administration & dosage
Ticlopidine / administration & dosage
Ticlopidine / analogs & derivatives*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
Clopidogrel
Ticlopidine