Journal article

Effects of lignocaine vs. opioids on antiplatelet activity of ticagrelor: The LOCAL trial

H Fernando, T Duong, K Huynh, J Noonan, J Shaw, SJ Duffy, Z Nehme, K Smith, PS Myles, PJ Meikle, K Peter, D Stub

European Heart Journal | OXFORD UNIV PRESS | Published : 2021

Abstract

Aims: We assessed the impact of intravenous fentanyl and lignocaine on the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of ticagrelor in patients with unstable angina and non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction and their procedural analgesic efficacy and safety. Methods and results: Seventy patients undergoing coronary angiography with ticagrelor loading were included in the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic analyses of this randomized trial. Plasma ticagrelor levels 2 h post-loading dose were significantly lower in the fentanyl arm than in the lignocaine treatment arm (598 vs. 1008 ng/mL, P = 0.014). The area under the plasma-time curves for ticagrelor (1228 vs. 2753 ng h/mL, P < 0.001) and its a..

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Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia


Awarded by NHMRC Early Career Fellowship


Awarded by NHMRC Practitioner Fellowship grant


Awarded by NHMRC L3 Investigator Fellowship


Awarded by National Heart Foundation of Australia Future Leader Fellowship


Funding Acknowledgements

S.J.D. is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia grant (1111170). Z.N. is supported by an NHMRC Early Career Fellowship (1146809). P.S.M. is supported by an NHMRC Practitioner Fellowship grant (1135937). K.P. is supported by an NHMRC L3 Investigator Fellowship (1174098). D.S. is supported by a National Heart Foundation of Australia Future Leader Fellowship (101908).