Randomized trial comparing the effects of ticagrelor versus clopidogrel on myocardial perfusion in patients with coronary artery disease

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Background- Ticagrelor is a P2Y12 receptor inhibitor used in acute coronary syndromes to reduce platelet activity and to decrease thrombus formation. Ticagrelor is associated with a reduction in mortality incremental to that observed with clopidogrel, potentially related to its non-antiplatelet effects. Evidence from animal models indicates that ticagrelor potentiates adenosine-induced myocardial blood flow (MBF) increases. We investigated MBF at rest and during adenosine-induced hyperemia in patients with stable coronary artery disease treated with ticagrelor versus clopidogrel. Methods and Results- This randomized double-blinded crossover study included 22 patients who received therapeutic interventions of ticagrelor 90 mg orally twice a day for 10 days and clopidogrel 75 mg orally once a day for 10 days, with a washout period of at least 10 days between the treatments. Global and regional MBF and myocardial flow reserve were measured using rubidium 82 positron emission tomography/computed tomography at baseline and during intermediate- and high-dose adenosine. Global MBF was significantly greater with ticagrelor versus clopidogrel (1.28±0.55 versus 1.13±0.47 mL/min per gram, P=0.002) at intermediate-dose adenosine and not different at baseline (0.65±0.19 versus 0.60±0.15 mL/min per gram, P=0.084) and at high-dose adenosine (1.64±0.40 versus 1.61±0.19 mL/min per gram, P=0.53). In regions with impaired myocardial flow reserve ( < 2.5), MBF was greater with ticagrelor compared with clopidogrel during intermediate and high doses of adenosine (P < 0.0001), whereas the differences were not significant at baseline. Conclusions- Ticagrelor potentiates global and regional adenosine-induced MBF increases in patients with stable coronary artery disease. This effect may contribute to the incremental mortality benefit compared with clopidogrel.

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Pelletier-Galarneau, M., Hunter, C. R. R. N., Ascah, K. J., Beanlands, R. S. B., Dwivedi, G., deKemp, R. A., … Ruddy, T. D. (2017). Randomized trial comparing the effects of ticagrelor versus clopidogrel on myocardial perfusion in patients with coronary artery disease. Journal of the American Heart Association, 6(5). https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.117.005894

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