Efficacy of Clopidrogel on Reperfusion and High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction

Abstract EN

We investigated the effects of clopidogrel on reperfusion and inflammatory process in STEMI.

A total of 175 STEMI patients with similar clinical characteristics were included to this study.

One was the standard pharmacological reperfusion therapy group (group 1, n : 90), who received 300 mg aspirin, 70 U/kg bolus, and 12 U/kg/hr continuous infusion of unfractioned heparin and accelerated t-PA.

Clopidogrel 450 mg loading and 75 mg/d thereafter was added to standard reperfusion therapy in the other group (group 2, n : 85).

The ST-segment resolution, CK-MB, and high-sensitive CRP (hs-CRP) parameters were measured.

Complete ST resolution was observed in 32 patients (36.8%) in group 1 and 53 patients (63.8%) in group 2 (P<.001).

Also in the first 24 hours, the CK-MB levels of patients in group 1 were significantly higher than those of group 2 (P=.001).

The hs-CRP values were greater in group 1 than group 2 at 48th hour (gruop 1: 9.4±0.1 mg/L, group 2: 3.7±1.4 mg/L; P=.000).

We concluded that adding clopidogrel to standard treatment in STEMI patients provided early reperfusion and suppression of inflammatory response.