American Heart Journal
Volume 157, Issue 3 , Pages 562.e1-562.e9 , March 2009

Assessment of P2Y12 inhibition with the point-of-care device VerifyNow P2Y12 in patients treated with prasugrel or clopidogrel coadministered with aspirin

  • Christoph Varenhorst, MD

      Affiliations

    • Uppsala Clinical Research Center and Department Medical Sciences and Cardiology, Uppsala University, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Christoph Varenhorst, MD, Uppsala Clinical Research Center and Department Medical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, 751 85 Uppsala, Sweden.
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  • Stefan James, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Uppsala Clinical Research Center and Department Medical Sciences and Cardiology, Uppsala University, Sweden
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  • David Erlinge, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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  • Oscar Ö. Braun, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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  • John T. Brandt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN
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  • Kenneth J. Winters, MD

      Affiliations

    • Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN
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  • Joseph A. Jakubowski, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN
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  • Sylvia Olofsson, MSci

      Affiliations

    • Uppsala Clinical Research Center and Department Medical Sciences and Cardiology, Uppsala University, Sweden
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  • Lars Wallentin, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Uppsala Clinical Research Center and Department Medical Sciences and Cardiology, Uppsala University, Sweden
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  • Agneta Siegbahn, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Coagulation Laboratory, Department Medical Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden

Received 20 May 2008 ,Accepted 26 November 2008.

  • Image Result

    VerifyNow PRUs after administration of prasugrel 60 mg LD/10 mg MD and clopidogrel 600 mg LD/75 mg MD. ■ represents prasugrel; ▲, clopidogrel.

    VerifyNow PRUs after administration of prasugrel 60 mg LD/10 mg MD and clopidogrel 600 mg LD/75 mg MD. ■ represents prasugrel; ▲, clopidogrel.

  • Image Result

    Association of percent inhibition reported by VerifyNow P2Y12 and calculated percent inhibition with PRU at baseline (predose). Correlation coefficient (r) was calculated by Lin's concordance method.

    Association of percent inhibition reported by VerifyNow P2Y12 and calculated percent inhibition with PRU at baseline (predose). Correlation coefficient (r) was calculated by Lin's concordance method. ■ represents prasugrel; ▲, clopidogrel; filled line, unity line.

  • Image Result
    Association between PRU from VN-P2Y12 and percent PRI from VASP after prasugrel and clopidogrel LD (A) and MD (B) regimens. Symbols represent individual simultaneous measurements at baseline, 2 hours,

    Association between PRU from VN-P2Y12 and percent PRI from VASP after prasugrel and clopidogrel LD (A) and MD (B) regimens. Symbols represent individual simultaneous measurements at baseline, 2 hours, and 24 hours after LD and at predose at days 14 and 29. Correlation coefficients (r) were calculated by the Pearson method. ■ represents prasugrel; ▲, clopidogrel.

  • Image Result
    Association between PRU from VN-P2Y12 and RPA from LTA induced with 20 μmol/L ADP after prasugrel and clopidogrel LD (A) and MD (B) regimens. Symbols represent individual simultaneous measurements at

    Association between PRU from VN-P2Y12 and RPA from LTA induced with 20 μmol/L ADP after prasugrel and clopidogrel LD (A) and MD (B) regimens. Symbols represent individual simultaneous measurements at baseline, 2 hours, and 24 hours after LD and at predose at days 14 and 29. Correlation coefficients (r) were calculated by the Pearson method. ■ represents prasugrel; ▲, clopidogrel.

  • Image Result
    Scatter plot of PRU from VN-P2Y12 versus AUC (μmol/L · h) of active metabolite of prasugrel and clopidogrel. A, During prasugrel and clopidogrel LD regimens with AUC determined over the 24 hours post-

    Scatter plot of PRU from VN-P2Y12 versus AUC (μmol/L · h) of active metabolite of prasugrel and clopidogrel. A, During prasugrel and clopidogrel LD regimens with AUC determined over the 24 hours post-LD. B, During prasugrel and clopidogrel MD. Correlation coefficients (r) were calculated by the Pearson method. ■ represents prasugrel; ▲, clopidogrel.

PII: S0002-8703(08)01044-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2008.11.021

American Heart Journal
Volume 157, Issue 3 , Pages 562.e1-562.e9 , March 2009