Impact of Timing of PD Assessments on Measures of Platelet Reactivity in Patients Undergoing PCI Treated With Cangrelor
Impact of Timing of PD Assessments on Measures of Platelet Reactivity in Patients Undergoing PCI Treated With Cangrelor
This study is assessing the impact of timing of PD assessments on measures of platelet
 reactivity in patients undergoing PCI treated with cangrelor.
Cangrelor is characterized by reversible binding to the P2Y12 receptor and is promptly
 inactivated through dephosphorylation by ectonucleotidase leading to its very short plasma
 half-life. Consequently the timing at which PD assessments are performed after blood sample
 collection may impact measures of platelet reactivity in patients treated with cangrelor. We
 therefore hypothesize that measures of platelet inhibitory effects observed in cangrelor
 treated patients will reduce with time following blood sampling.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Age > 18 years old

 -  CAD patients (stable CAD, NSTE-ACS, or STEMI) undergoing PCI and treated with
 cangrelor per standard of care.

 -  Treated with aspirin prior to the PCI procedure per standard of care

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Treatment with an oral P2Y12 inhibitor (clopidogrel, prasugrel or ticagrelor) within
 past 10 days

 -  Treatment with oral anticoagulation (vitamin K antagonist, dabigatran, apixaban,
 rivaroxiban) within past 3 days

 -  Treatment with a glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor during PCI

 -  Fibrinolytics within 48 hours

 -  Known hemoglobin<10 gm/dL

 -  Known platelet count <80x106/mL

 -  Active bleeding or hemodynamic instability

 -  Known end stage renal disease on hemodialysis

 -  Known severe hepatic dysfunction