Clopidogrel Platelet Function Tests

Introduction

December 2011

Welcome to Mayo Medical Laboratories' Hot Topics. These presentations provide short discussions of current topics and may be helpful to you in your practice.

Our presenter for this program is Gretchen Johns, M.D., Laboratory Section Director for Coagulation and Medical Director for the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Johns will describe the various testing options for patients on the commonly prescribed medication clopidogrel, including testing for genetic polymorphisms. Thank you, Dr. Johns.

Thank you, Sharon, for that introduction.

Introduction

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• Learning Objectives
• Platelet Function Tests for the Detection of Clopidogrel Resistance¹
• Platelet Function Tests for the Detection of Clopidogrel Resistance
• Caveat: There Is No Perfect Platelet Function Test...
• Problems With Testing For Clopidogrel
• How We Choose a Testing Method
• Methodology Table
• Platelet Function Testing Available at Mayo Clinic Florida
• Light Transmission Platelet Aggregometry Studies (LTA)
• Platelet Aggregation (Cont'd)
• Normal Patient
• Accumetrics VerifyNow Test
• VerifyNow P2Y₁₂ Test
• P2Y₁₂ Test Interferences
• P2Y₁₂ Antagonists²
• Can These Platelet Function Tests Be Used for Ticagrelor (Brilinta/Brilique)?
• PFA-100
• PFA–100 (Cont'd)
• INNOVANCE PFA P2Y
• TEG — Platelet Mapping
• Results of VerifyNow Testing
• 2009–2011 Clopidogrel Response at 30%
• Genetic Testing: Clopidogrel Metabolism
• Clopidogrel Metabolism
• Number of Gene Polymorphisms
• Clopidogrel Metabolism and Genetic Polymorphisms
• Why Do Genetic Testing?
• Clopidogrel Genetics (Cont'd)
• Caveats — Other Reasons for Poor Response to Clopidogrel
• CYP2C19 Polymorphism May Require Another Factor
• Controversy for Clopidogrel
• Warning: Diminished Effectiveness In Poor Metabolizers
• What Does Warning Mean For Clinicians With Patients On Clopidogrel?
• FDA Answer
• More Questions
• Summary
• References
• Questions?
• Disclosure