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ReviewVascular health and risk management2016

Impact of selective platelet inhibition in reducing cardiovascular risk - role of vorapaxar.

Judy Wm Cheng

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Review in Vascular health and risk management, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Vorapaxar: The missing link in antiplatelet therapy!Journal of anaesthesiology, clinical pharmacology
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Judy Wm ChengDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, MCPHS University, Boston, MA, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This article reviews the pharmacology, clinical efficacy, and safety of vorapaxar in reducing cardiovascular risk. Vorapaxar is a tricyclic himbacine-derived reversible inhibitor of platelet surface protease activator receptor-1, which prevents thrombin from activating platelets. Two Phase III clinical trials and multiple subanalyses from the two trials with vorapaxar have been published. In patients with recent acute coronary syndrome, vorapaxar, when added to standard therapy, did not reduce the composite cardiovascular end point. In contrary, in a study of secondary prevention for patients with cardiovascular diseases, vorapaxar reduced the risk of cardiovascular death or ischemic events (myocardial infarction, stroke) in patients with stable atherosclerosis who were receiving standard therapy. Vorapaxar is approved in the US for use with aspirin and/or clopidogrel in the secondary prevention of thrombogenic cardiovascular events in stable patients with peripheral arterial disease or a history of myocardial infarction. Vorapaxar increases risk of bleeding and is contraindicated in patients with previous cerebrovascular events. It is essential to balance individual patient's bleeding risk to any further cardiovascular benefits that they may get. Future investigation is also needed to evaluate use of vorapaxar with newer antiplatelet agents such as ticagrelor and cangrelor, as well as its role as monotherapy.

Indexed as

Platelet Aggregation InhibitorsAnimalsBlood PlateletsCardiovascular DiseasesDrug Therapy, CombinationHemorrhageHumansLactonesPatient SelectionPlatelet AggregationPyridinesReceptor, PAR-1Risk AssessmentRisk FactorsTreatment OutcomeLactonesPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPyridinesReceptor, PAR-1vorapaxaratherosclerotic diseaseprotease activator receptor-1 antagonistvorapaxar

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PMID27366081
PMCPMC4913541

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