Ticagrelor versus Clopidogrel After Fibrinolytic Therapy in Patients With ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction: Rationale and Design of the TicagRElor in pAtients with ST elevation myocardial infarction treated with Thrombolysis (TREAT) trial

Publication date: Available online 3 March 2018 Source:American Heart Journal Author(s): Otavio Berwanger, Jose C. Nicolau, Antonio C. Carvalho, Lixin Jiang, Shaun Goodman, Stephen Nicholls, Alexander Parkhomenko, Oleg Averkov, Carlos Tajer, Germán Malaga, Jose F. Kerr Saraiva, Francisco Fonseca, Helio P. Guimaraes, Pedro G.M. de Barros e Silva, Lucas P. Damiani, Denise M. Paisani, Camila M.R. Lasagno, Carolina T. Candido, Nanci Valeis, Diogo D.F. Moia, Leopoldo S. Piegas, Christopher B. Granger, Harvey White, Renato D. Lopes Background The safety and efficacy of ticagrelor in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated with fibrinolytic therapy remain uncertain. Objectives The primary objective of the TicagRElor in pAtients with ST elevation myocardial infarction treated with Thrombolysis (TREAT) trial is to evaluate the short-term safety of ticagrelor when compared with clopidogrel in STEMI patients treated with fibrinolytic therapy. Key secondary objectives are to assess the safety and efficacy of ticagrelor compared with clopidogrel at 12-months. Design The TREAT trial is a multicenter, randomized, phase III, Prospective randomized open blinded end-point (PROBE) study that enrolled 3,799 patients in 152 sites from 10 countries. Following administration of fibrinolytic therapy patients were randomized to a loading dose of ticagrelor 180 mg or clopidogrel 300 mg followed by a maintenance dose of ticagrelor 90 mg twice daily ...
Source: American Heart Journal - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research