ANTI-THROMBOCYTIC DRUGS FOR ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME: DIRECT COMPARISON OF HEMORRHAGIC SAFETY THROMBOCYTE P2Y12-RECEPTOR BLOCKERS TICAGRELOR AND CLOPIDROGEL (BASED ON PLATO STUDY RESULTS

Double anti-platelet therapy (DAPT) comprising a combination of acetylsalicylic acid and one of the thrombocyte P2Y12-receptor blockers is considered an obligatory element of the acute coronary syndrome (ACS) therapy [1–5]. Enlargement of the antiplatelet drugs range with active implementation of ticagrelor and prasugrel led to questions in cardiologists who render medical aid to acute coronary syndrome patients. Despite the priority use of these drugs declared in recommendations instead of clopidrogel doctors practically daily face a necessity to choose the optimal P2Y12 blocking agent assessing the expected individual effectiveness, hemorrhagic safety and cost of the rather long-acting therapy. For doctors practicing in the territory of the RF as opposed to doctors in other countries the problem of the P2Y12 blocking agent is less large-scale as they have to choose only between ticagrelor and clopidrogel (prasugrel is not applied in the RF)