Professional paper

Antiplatelet therapy: focus on evidence-based therapy with clopidogrel.

Veronika Ljevar ; Krka, d. d., Novo mesto, Slovenia
Breda Barbič-Žagar orcid.org/0000-0002-1173-7361 ; Krka, d. d., Novo mesto, Slovenia

Abstract

Acute coronary syndromes are the leading cause of mortality and one of the main reasons for hospital admissions in the developed nations. Due to high rates of mortality and reinfarction, acute coronary syndromes represent a major public health concern. Clopidogrel has a strong evidence base supporting its use as an effective and well-tolerated antiplatelet agent for the secondary prevention of ischemic events in patients with various cardiovascular conditions, including acute coronary syndrome, and is ubiquitous in cardiology practice. Landmark studies have established the importance of clopidogrel in the treatment of non-ST and ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction and in percutaneous coronary interventions, where it was shown to reduce death, reinfarction, and adverse cardiac events. Zyllt® (Krka’s clopidogrel) also has an established evidence base from many post-authorisation clinical studies demonstrating its efficacy and safety. These studies yielded important results and an extensive database, which is not available for any other generic clopidogrel.

Keywords

evidence-based medicine; secondary prevention; acute coronary syndrome; clopidogrel

Hrčak ID:

97782

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/97782

Publication date:

11.2.2013.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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