Coronary artery disease
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients with coronary artery disease including ACS , who will be or has been taking clopidgrel (75 mg/day) and a low dose of aspirin. 2) Patients undergoing possible percutaneous coronary intervention (stent implantation). 3) Patients whose clinical laboratory test results are within the following ranges; Ht: 25-52% Platelet:119000-502000 /ul 4) Patients who will voluntarily give written informed consent before participating in this study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients who will undergo an operation with bleeding. 2) Patients taking the following drugs; Warfarin, thrombolytics (tPA), etc. Other antiplatelet than Aspirin, Cilostazol, Clopidogrel (Dipyridamole, Sarpogrelate, Beraprost, etc.) 3) Patients of the taboo on the package of clopidogrel or aspirin.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Estimation of Cut-off value of clopidogrel low-responder using whole blood aggregometry | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| (1). to analyze the relationship between gene polymorphisms such as CYP2C19 or ABCB-1 and the responsivness to clopidogrel, (2). to analyze the patients characteristics associated with the responsiveness to Clopidgrel, and (3). to estimate the cut-off value of bleeding events (TIMI Classification: Major or Minor bleeding) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Mie University Hospital Clinical Research Support Center