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Microfluidics in Assessing Platelet Function
Published on: November 8, 2024
[Nonplatelet Effects of Ticagrelor]
1Myasnikov Clinical Cardiology Institute, Russian Cardiology Research Complex, Moscow, Russia.
Abstract:
This review summarizes current knowledge concerning "nonplatelet effects of P2Y12 receptor antagonist ticagrelor. We show the experimental and clinical evidence that ticagrelor increases plasma concentration of adenosine as a potential mechanism of additive effects of ticagrelor. In addition, we sought to compare the clinical profile of ticagrelor with pharmacological effects of adenosine and discuss from this point of view the effects of ticagrelor on vascular tone, cardiac electrophysiology, ischemia/reperfusion injury, immunity and inflammatory reactions, peripheral nerves.
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