PRIMARY FOCUS:PATIENT THAT TAKE CLOPIDOGREL Clinical Trial
The aim of this study is to check correlation between CYP2C19 genotype level of clopidogrel metabolite in plasma and platelet inhibition status.
THE FIRST PHASE OF THE RESEARCH WILL INVOLVE PATIENTS RECRUITMENT AND INFORMED CONSENT FOR
GENETIC TESTING.THE MAJORITY OF PATIENTS WILL BE RECRUITED FROM EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT. EVERY
PATIENT WILL BE ASKED ABOUT HIS AND HIS PARENT'S ETHNICITY (ASHKENASI OR SEPHARDY JEW) AND
ADDITIONAL DRUGS HE TAKES. IF PATIENT AGREES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE STUDY , HIS BLOOD SAMPLE
WILL BE COLLECTED FOR 3 KINDS OF TESTS:
1. GENETIC (FOR CYP450 2C19)
2. PLATELET MAPPING TEST ( BY THROMBOELASTOGRAPH ASSAY)
3. CLOPIDOGREL INACTIVE METABOLITE DETERMINATION BY CHROMATOGRAPHIC METHOD
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Observational Model: Case-Only, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional