Clopidogrel with or without Omeprazole in Coronary Artery Disease
Bhatt DL, Cryer BL, Contant CF, Cohen M, Lanas A, Schnitzer TJ, Shook TL, Lapuerta P, Goldsmith MA, Laine L, Scirica BM, Murphy SA, Cannon CP. Clopidogrel with or without Omeprazole in Coronary Artery Disease. New England Journal Of Medicine 2010, 363: 1909-1917. PMID: 20925534, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1007964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProton pump inhibitorsDual antiplatelet therapyUpper gastrointestinal bleedingAntiplatelet therapyCardiovascular eventsGastrointestinal bleedingOvert upper gastrointestinal bleedingPrimary cardiovascular end pointEnd pointEvent ratesEfficacy of clopidogrelSymptomatic gastroduodenal ulcersCardiovascular end pointsComposite of deathNonfatal myocardial infarctionSerious adverse eventsCoronary artery diseaseHigh-risk subgroupsRisk of diarrheaCardiovascular causesGastrointestinal complicationsGastrointestinal eventsOccult bleedingAntithrombotic therapyAdverse events