Caution : Non-Academic stuff
Anti hypertensives, lipid-lowering drugs along with antiplatelet drugs always find a proud place in most cardiac prescriptions. The toxic rivalry between various drugs and their creators is a well-known secret. However, the current fight among the antiplatelet agents is reaching comical proportions. The punches and reverse punchs on and off the podium is there for everybody to see.
It all started with clopidogrel two decades ago which was crowned after conquering then-popular Ticlopidine. It was followed by Prasugrel and Ticagrelor. Ticagrelor seems to taste its own medicine from Prasugrel, which brought back memories of the same knock out punches both of them gave to clopidogrel in the past. I guess the ISAR bruised Ticagrelor is just taking a time out, expected to REACT with fresh vigor in the next bout vs Prasugrel.
While these financial heavyweights struggle to keep the bull run, in the multi-billion-dollar stent maintenance market . Aspirin, the aged warrior is enjoying the theatrics silently. While Aspirin is repeatedly shown ( shown literally means shown: Mind you, It is not a synonym for a proven fact ) that it is inferior in stented patients.For stable CAD Aspirin still in the very much in the reckoning. Let the Twilight shine soon. Don’t get a shock of your life, if Aspirin regains the championship one day.
Final message
Let us hope the fight gets over till another Grelor crash lands from nowhere. Meanwhile, we shall strive hard as professional physicians to increase the per-capita antiplatelet drug consumption in every acute and chronic coronary syndrome (with or without PCI). This will help keep Homosapien’s coronary artery eternally patent.
For pure Academics (Conclusions in science is a misnomer . . . )
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Dr.S.Venkatesan MD 