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Table 3

Outcome studies with different inhibition of platelet aggregation.

StudyStudy patientsClopidogrel dosePlatelet function assayPlatelet reactivity measureEnd-point prediction

Matetzky et al. [123]STEMI-PCI patients: 60300 mg post-PCILTA (ADP-induced aggregation)Patients stratified into 4 quartilesMACE at 6 months  
Gurbel et al. [124]ELECTIVE PCI, patients: 192300/600 mg post PCILTA and TEGPatients stratified in different quartilesMACE at 6 months  
Bliden et al. [125]ELECTIVE PCI, patients: 10075 mg for >1 monthLTA and TEGPreprocedural platelet aggregation in patients on clopidogrelMACE at 12 months  
Bonello et al. [96]ELECTIVE PCI, patients: 144300 mg, 24 hours prior to PCIVASP-PPRI > 50%MACE at 6 months  
Price et al. [73]ELECTIVE PCI, patients: 380600 mg, 12 hours prior to PCIVerifyNowPRU > 235MACE at 6 months  
Marcucci et al. [74]ACS-PCI patients: 683600 mg prior to PCIVerifyNowPRU > 240MACE at 12 months  
CV death P = 0.034  
MI
Migliorini et al. [126]PCI-unprotected LM, patients: 215600 mg prior to PCILTAPlatelet reactivity > 70%MACE at 19.3 months  
El Ghannudi et al. [127]ELECTIVE and URGENT PCI, patients: 461300 or 600 mgVASP-PPRI > 61%MACE at 9 months  
Breet et al. [79]ELECTIVE PCI, patients: 106975 mg >5 days or 300 mg >24 hours prior or 600 mg >4 hours prior to PCILTA, VerifyNow, Plateletworks, IMPACT, Innovance PFA and PFA-100Standard platelet function measurement valuesMACE at 12 months

ADP: adenosine diphosphate; LM: left main; LTA: light transmittance aggregometry; CV: cardiovascular; MACE: major adverse cardiovascular events; MI: myocardial infarction; PFA: platelet function assay; PRI: platelet reactivity index; PRU: P2Y12 reaction unit; TEG: thrombelastography; VASP-P: vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein phosphorylation. From [75].