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Platelet Reactivity After CABG

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01793597

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Official title

Platelet Activation, Reactivity, and Inflammation After Coronary Bypass Surgery In Patients Treated With Ticagrelor or Clopidogrel

Brief summary

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Patients who have a heart attack are regularly treated with either clopidogrel or ticagrelor. In a large clinical trial, treatment with ticagrelor before coronary bypass surgery (CABG) was associated with a lower risk of death than treatment with clopidogrel. The reason for this difference cannot be explained on the basis of the study. One possible explanation is that the reversible binding of ticagrelor is advantageous because when new platelets are released, they are inhibited by the drug. Because clopidogrel binds irreversibly it cannot redistribute. The investigators will recruit patients who are scheduled for surgery after an acute coronary syndrome who have been treated with either ticagrelor or clopidogrel. After the patient provides informed consent, the investigators will review their medical record,record information and on the day after surgery the investigators will take one sample of blood. That blood will be analyzed for evidence of platelet activation (platelet microparticles, and platelet-leukocyte aggregates), the reactivity of young platelets, and the concentration of inflammatory cytokines. The investigators hypothesize that the evidence of platelet activation (platelet microparticles and platelet-leukocyte aggregates) and the reactivity of young platelets will be less in patients who have been treated previously with ticagrelor.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT01793597
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Observational
Phase
Not listed
Lead sponsor
University of Vermont
Other
Enrollment
18 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

Not listed

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Apr 30, 2013
Primary completion
Aug 31, 2015
Completion
Aug 31, 2015
Last update posted
Sep 21, 2015

2013 – 2015

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
University of Vermont Medical Center Burlington Vermont 05401

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