Spontaneous intermuscular hematoma in a patient receiving ticagrelor and aspirin: A case report.

ABSTRACT: Dual antiplatelet therapy is a cornerstone treatment following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Ticagrelor, a direct-acting potent P2Y12 inhibitor, is superior to clopidogrel in the acute setting of ACS: due to its faster onset and potent antiplatelet inhibition. Thus, ticagrelor is becoming widely recommended as the as the initial treatment following PCI in current guidelines. However, due to its potency, the risk of bleeding is higher. Herein, a report of an unusual case of spontaneous intermuscular hematoma is described. Furthermore, single-nucleotide polymorphisms that may be related to bleeding in ticagrelor using population-based genome-wide association studies were also identified and are discussed. As there is a concern that patients of As

SUBMITTER: Yoon BW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7780748 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature