Comparison of double (360 mg) ticagrelor loading dose with standard (60 mg) prasugrel loading dose in ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients: The Rapid Activity of Platelet Inhibitor Drugs (RAPID) primary PCI 2 study - Parodi, Guido; Bellandi, Benedetta; Valenti, Renato; Migliorini, Angela; Marcucci, Rossella; Carrabba, Nazario; Giurlani, Letizia; Gensini, Gian Franco; Abbate, Rosanna; Antoniucci, David (The American heart journal, 2014)
Keywords: Adenosine - analogs & derivatives; Adenosine - therapeutic use; Aged; Aspirin; Aspirin - therapeutic use; Blood platelets; Body mass index; Cardiovascular; Cardiovascular disease; Combined Modality Therapy; Coronary vessels; Diabetes; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; Drug dosages; Drug therapy; Fees & charges; Female; Heart attacks; Humans; Intubation; Male; Middle Aged; Myocardial Infarction - drug therapy; Myocardial Infarction - therapy; Percutaneous Coronary Intervention - methods; Piperazines - therapeutic use; Platelet Activation; Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors - therapeutic use; Prasugrel Hydrochloride; Premedication - methods; Purinergic P2Y Receptor Antagonists - therapeutic use; Thiophenes - therapeutic use; Thrombosis; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Variables