Comparison Of Efficacy and Safety Between Ticagrelor and Clopidogrel In Chinese

Comparison of Short- and Long-term Efficacy and Safety Between Ticagrelor and Clopidogrel in Chinese Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

This is a prospective, single-center study to assess the long- and short-term outcomes of ticagrelor vs clopidogrel in Chinese patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Patients will undergo face-to-face interviews, phone calls, or/and chart reviews at 7 days, 1 month, 6 months and 12 months. When 4500 patients have completed the follow-up, an interim analysis will be performed.

Inclusion Criteria:

1. 18 years of age or older;
2. diagnosed as acute coronary syndrome;
3. underwent successful percutaneous coronary intervention.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. participate in any drug clinical trials within 3 months;
2. patients with life-threatening complications, or the researchers determined that the survival time of patients with no more than 1 years;
3. serious neurological disease (Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson syndrome, progressive lower limbs or deaf patients);
4. previous history of cancer or tumor, or pathological examination confirmed precancerous lesions (such as breast ductal carcinoma in situ, or atypical hyperplasia of the cervix);
5. patients refused to comply with the requirements of this study to complete the research work.