A Randomized, Parallel Group, Double-Blind Study of Ticagrelor compared with Aspirin for Prevention of Vascular Events in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Operation: Rationale and Design of the Ticagrelor in CABG (TiCAB-) Trial

Publication date: Available online 18 June 2016 Source:American Heart Journal Author(s): Antoinette de Waha, Sigrid Sandner, Moritz von Scheidt, Andreas Boening, Katharina Koch-Buettner, Dieter Hammel, Rainer Hambrecht, Bernhard C. Danner, Friedrich A. Schöndube, Gerold Goerlach, Theodor Fischlein, Michael Schmoeckel, Martin Oberhoffer, Rainer Schulz, Thomas Walther, Tibor Ziegelhöffer, Christoph Knosalla, Felix Schönrath, Friedhelm Beyersdorf, Matthias Siepe, Tim Attmann, Martin Misfeld, Friedrich-Wilhelm Mohr, Hans-Hinrich Sievers, Alexander Joost, Leon M. Putman, Günther Laufer, Christian Hamm, Uwe Zeymer, Adnan Kastrati, Peter W. Radke, Rüdiger Lange, Jochen Cremer, Heribert Schunkert Background For patients with coronary artery disease undergoing coronary bypass surgery, acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) currently represents the gold standard of antiplatelet treatment. However, adverse cardiovascular event rates in the first year after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) still exceed 10%. Graft failure, which is predominantly mediated by platelet aggregation, has been identified as a major contributing factor in this context. Therefore, intensified platelet inhibition is likely to be beneficial. Ticagrelor, an oral, reversibly binding and direct-acting P2Y12 receptor antagonist, provides a rapid, competent, and consistent platelet inhibition and has shown beneficial results compared to clopidogrel i...
Source: American Heart Journal - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research