IntroductionST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) represents a highly pro-thrombotic state with platelets being greatly activated [1,2]. The early and strong platelet inhibition seems to be of paramount importance in patients with STEMI undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) [3]. Newer P2Y12 receptor inhibitors prasugrel and ticagrelor (newer P2Y12) exhibit more rapid, potent, and consistent platelet inhibition than clopidogrel and reduce the risk for ischemic cardiovascular complications [4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. In STEMI patients, an initial delay in the onset of newer P2Y12 antiplatelet action was observed and ticagrelor did not appear superior to prasugrel [3]. However, patients with Cardiogenic Shock (CS) or after Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) were mostly excluded from randomized studies and data on the clinical efficacy of these drugs comparing to clopidogrel in these patients is sparse [11][12][13].CS has a profound effect on drug absorption and metabolism due to the disturbance of microcirculation, the use of catecholamines and opioids which results in slower platelet inhibition [13][14][15]. The pharmacological properties of the newer P2Y12 are promising in a CS setting since their bioactivation is more rapid and consistent when compared to clopidogrel [2,13].Mild therapeutic hypothermia leads to a pro-thrombotic milieu per se and activation of the P2Y12 receptor inhibitors (P2Y12) may
AbstractBackground: Little is known about clinical efficacy of newer P2Y12 receptor inhibitors in ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients presenting with cardiogenic shock or after cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The aim of our study was to establish the possible role of newer P2Y12 receptor inhibitors prasugrel and ticagrelor on survival in comparison to clopidogrel administration in ST-elevation myocardial infarction patients presenting with cardiogenic shock and / or after cardiopulmonary resuscitation.