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Effect of 150-mg vs 300-mg loading doses of clopidogrel on platelet function in Japanese patients undergoing coronary stent placement.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18654014     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: The loading dose of ticlopidine is 500 mg in both the US and Europe and 200 mg in Japan. A lower loading dose of clopidogrel might achieve adequate platelet inhibition in Japanese patients. METHODS AND RESULTS: Platelet aggregation was serially measured at baseline, and 2, 4, 6, and 8 h after 150-mg (n=20) and 300-mg (n=20) clopidogrel loading. Platelets were stimulated with 5 and 20 micromol/L adenosine diphosphate (ADP) and aggregation was assessed by optical aggregometry. Pretreatment ADP-induced platelet aggregation in the 150-mg clopidogrel group did not differ from that of the 300-mg group. The administration of 300-mg clopidogrel loading dose resulted in lower platelet aggregation 2 h after the administration (5 micromol/L ADP: 53+/-9% vs 61+/-12%, p<0.05 and 20 micromol/L ADP: 61+/-10% vs 68+/-9%, p<0.05). A lower platelet aggregation induced with 20 micromol/L ADP was still observed 4 h after the 300-mg clopidogrel loading (58+/-10% vs 65+/-9%, p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The 150-mg clopidogrel loading does not achieve rapid platelet inhibition. The 300-mg loading dose should be used to suppress platelet function rapidly even in Japanese patients undergoing coronary stent placement.
Authors:
Kenichi Fukushima; Yoshio Kobayashi; Hideki Kitahara; Yo Iwata; Takashi Nakayama; Nakabumi Kuroda; Masayuki Ooyama; Fumio Nomura; Issei Komuro
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Clinical Trial; Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Circulation journal : official journal of the Japanese Circulation Society     Volume:  72     ISSN:  1346-9843     ISO Abbreviation:  Circ. J.     Publication Date:  2008 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-07-25     Completed Date:  2008-10-03     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101137683     Medline TA:  Circ J     Country:  Japan    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1282-4     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adenosine Diphosphate / diagnostic use
Aged
Angioplasty, Transluminal, Percutaneous Coronary* / adverse effects,  instrumentation
Asian Continental Ancestry Group
Coronary Artery Disease / blood,  ethnology,  therapy*
Coronary Thrombosis / blood,  etiology,  prevention & control*
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Female
Humans
Japan
Male
Middle Aged
Platelet Aggregation / drug effects*
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / administration & dosage*
Platelet Function Tests
Stents*
Ticlopidine / administration & dosage,  analogs & derivatives*
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; 55142-85-3/Ticlopidine; 58-64-0/Adenosine Diphosphate; 90055-48-4/clopidogrel

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