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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2009, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (10): 1168-1173.

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Advances on the causes and strategies of clopidogrel resistance

YU Chang-yong1,3, ZHANG Yong1,3, ZOU Jian-jun1, YAN Xiang2, MA Hai-tao3, NI Bin3, ZHU Yu-bing1, FAN Hong-we, HE Chun-hui2   

  1. 1Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Nanjing First Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210006, Jiangsu, China;
    2College of Pharmacy, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu;
    3Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215006, Jiangsu, China
  • Received:2009-09-02 Revised:2009-09-30 Published:2020-10-29

Abstract: As we all know, platelets play a key role in the formation of arterial thrombosis and antiplatelet therapy has become the cornerstone for the prevention and treatment of arterial thrombosis in patients with acute coronary syndrome.Clopidogrel is a new antiplatelet drug, which has been confirmed as an important adjuvant therapy of cardiovascular disease.However, Many studies have found that about 11 %-44 %of patients show low response even non-response to clopidogrel, which is defined as clopidogrel resistance.The causes, which lead to this resistance phenomenon, may be due to inadequate doses of clopidogrel administration, the individual gene polymorphism, drug interactions and so on.The main strategies of clopidogrel resistance include increasing doses of clopidogrel administration, combining with other antiplatelet drugs, reducing adverse drug interactions and using of new drugs.

Key words: clopidogrel resistance, platelet aggregation

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