Ticagrelor Steady-State Trough Concentration in Chinese Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.

Abstract

We enrolled a cohort of 912 patients who underwent PCI with drug-eluting stent implantation for the treatment of ACS. We measured steady-state plasma drug concentrations using high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The therapeutic drug concentration range at steady state was established on the basis of clinical pharmacodynamic indices, with verification of reliability through concentration-effect analysis and receiver operating characteristic curve assessment. Analysis of plasma samples from the 912 patients revealed significant variations in the steady-state trough concentration of ticagrelor associated with factors such as gender, age, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. On the basis of this analysis, the optimal therapeutic range for steady-state trough concentration was determined to be 240.65-335.83ng/mL. Furthermore, the upper limit values for steady-state concentration were established at 439.97ng/mL for male patients and 347.06ng/mL for female patients. This study provides robust and reliable insights into the optimal therapeutic steady-state trough concentrations of ticagrelor in Chinese patients with post-percutaneous coronary intervention. These findings have significant implications for guiding the rational use of antiplatelet drugs and facilitating precise drug administration in Chinese patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.