Efficacy and Safety of Vorapaxar in Patients With Prior Ischemic Stroke
Author(s) -
David A. Morrow,
Mark J. Alberts,
J.P. Mohr,
Sebastián F. Ameriso,
Marc P. Bonaca,
Shinya Goto,
Graeme J. Hankey,
Sabina A. Murphy,
Benjamin M. Scirica,
Eugene Braunwald
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
stroke
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1524-4628
pISSN - 0039-2499
DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.111.000433
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , hazard ratio , myocardial infarction , cardiology , placebo , confidence interval , pathology , mechanical engineering , alternative medicine , engineering
Vorapaxar is an antiplatelet agent that antagonizes thrombin-mediated activation of the protease-activated receptor-1 on platelets. We tested the efficacy and safety of vorapaxar in a prespecified analysis in the stroke subcohort from a multinational, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
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