The Comparison of the Initial TIMI Flow Grade in Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction Patients Receiving Ticagrelor vs. Clopidogrel before Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Amin ElahifarAli RafatiMohammad Javad Alemzadeh-AnsariYeganeh PasebaniBehshad NaghshtabriziYounes MohammadiSeyed Kianoosh HosseiniPublished in: Cardiology research and practice (2024)
In STEMI patients who were candidates for primary PCI, ticagrelor administration led to a better initial TIMI flow grade compared to clopidogrel.
Keyphrases
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- st elevation myocardial infarction
- acute coronary syndrome
- st segment elevation myocardial infarction
- antiplatelet therapy
- acute myocardial infarction
- coronary artery disease
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- coronary artery bypass
- atrial fibrillation
- liver failure
- respiratory failure
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- hepatitis b virus
- aortic dissection