What is the recommended anti-platelet therapy for Class I NSTE-ACS patients?
ASA
What is the recommended anti-platelet therapy for Class IIa NSTE-ACS patients?
What is the recommended anti-platelet therapy for Class IIb NSTE-ACS patients?
Use a GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor in low risk pts when PCI NOT planned
What is the recommended anti-platelet therapy for Class III NSTE-ACS patients?
Use abciximab in pts when PCI is NOT planned
Why is anti-platelet therapy essential in ACS?
Prevents thrombosis from plaque rupture
Chewing aspirin tablets inhibits platelets ___ faster
50%
162 mg daily of aspirin completely inhibits:
COX-1
325 mg daily of aspirin is max effective dose for ____
TXA2 inhibition
Peak serum concentration of aspirin occurs within:
1-2 hours
How do NSAIDs and aspirin interact?
Why is aspirin held for 6 hours after CABG and 24 hours after thrombolytics?
Prolonged wound healing
What is clopidogrel and what does it do?
- Selective irreversible inhibition of ADP-mediated platelet activation (cold, shear stress)
Clopidogrel binds ___ but has no effect on ____
- No effects on TXA2, PGI2
Which anti-platelet has extensive hepatic metabolism?
Clopidogrel
Activity of clopidogrel is reduced by:
PPIs and other potent CYP219 inhibitors
Clopidogrel has reduced bioactivation in which population?
Persons of Chinese ancestry
How is clopidogrel used after coronary stent placement?
With ASA for up to 1 year
What is ticlopidine?
- Clopidogrel/prasugrel now replaces this
How does dipyridamole work?
- Allows cAMP and adenosine accumulation and vasodilation
How does cilostazol work?
How do GP IIb/IIIa inhibitors work?
How does eptifibatide work?
- Temporarily blocks fibrin cross-linking
When should you be cautious with eptifibatide?
- CrCl less than 50
When should you be cautious with tirofiban?