title: Clopidogrel resistance--the cardiologist's perspective.
abstract: Platelet activation and aggregation play a major role in the pathogenesis of acute coronary syndromes. While clopidogrel has convincingly been shown to reduce atherothrombotic events in patients with acute coronary syndromes, and following percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI), a significant portion of patients continue to suffer cardiovascular events. A growing body of literature suggests that at least part of this treatment failure can be attributed to resistance to anti-thrombotic treatment in these patients. The purpose of this review is to clarify the current knowledge regarding clopidogrel resistance.
authors.affiliation: Heart Institute, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer and Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel. paul.fefer@sheba.health.gov.il
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fefer
authors.forename: Hanoch
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hod
authors.forename: Shlomi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matetzky
mesh_terms: D001792:Blood Platelets / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003328:Coronary Thrombosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D006801:Humans; D010974:Platelet Aggregation / Q000187:drug effects*; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013988:Ticlopidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D013988:Ticlopidine