Drug interaction with anti-mycobacterial treatment as a cause of clopidogrel resistance.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The case is reported of a patient presenting with recurrent acute myocardial infarction due to stent thrombosis resulting from possible clopidogrel resistance caused by interaction between clopidogrel and anti-tuberculosis drugs. A brief overview of drug interaction as a risk factor for clopidogrel resistance is given.
Medical subject headings
- Antibiotics, Antitubercular
- Antibodies, Monoclonal
- Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments
- Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection
- Myocardial Infarction
- Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
- Ticlopidine