Does ticagrelor improve efficacy compared to prasugrel in patients with acute coronary syndromes and diabetes mellitus?
Ticagrelor and prasugrel demonstrate comparable efficacy in patients with acute coronary syndromes and diabetes mellitus.
DM seems to affect the efficacy of ticagrelor and prasugrel in patients with ACS. In patients with DM, the efficacy of ticagrelor was comparable with that of prasugrel. (Prospective, Randomized Trial of Ticagrelor Versus Prasugrel in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome ISAR-REACT 5; NCT01944800).
Ndrepepa et al. (Thu,) studied this question.