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Sinoatrial Arrest Caused by Ticagrelor after Angioplasty in a 62-Year-Old Woman with Acute Coronary Syndrome
Author(s) -
Fan Ye,
Burton V. Silverstein,
Michael Jansen,
Christopher L. Bray,
Arthur C. Lee
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
texas heart institute journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.373
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1526-6702
pISSN - 0730-2347
DOI - 10.14503/thij-17-6554
Subject(s) - ticagrelor , medicine , prasugrel , acute coronary syndrome , angioplasty , p2y12 , cardiology , anesthesia , myocardial infarction , clopidogrel
The platelet aggregation inhibitor ticagrelor, a P2Y12 receptor antagonist, is widely used after angioplasty in patients with acute coronary syndrome. Clinical trial data have shown that it is well tolerated by most patients. We present the case of a 62-year-old woman whose ticagrelor-related asymptomatic and persistent sinus pauses after angioplasty resolved when ticagrelor was replaced with prasugrel.

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