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Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston
Data support routine clopidogrel pretreatment in patients undergoing PCI
November 4th, 2005
Researchers have investigated the effect of clopidogrel pretreatment before percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with fibrinolytics. According to investigators in the United States, "The benefit of clopidogrel pretreatment before percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains debated and its use has not been universally adopted. [Our objective was] to determine if clopidogrel pretreatment before PCI in patients with recent ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) is superior to clopidogrel treatment initiated at the time of PCI in preventing major adverse cardiovascular events." ...
Source: Biotech Law Weekly (2005-11-04)
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