BETWEEN A ROCK AND HARD PLACE: TICAGRELOR AS A SAFE ALTERNATIVE TO CLOPIDOGREL AFTER DRUG-INDUCED THROMBOCYTOPENIA

Thrombocytopenia is a rare but dangerous effect of clopidogrel. To date, only 6 cases have been reported of isolated thrombocytopenia associated with clopidogrel but none have reported safe replacement with ticagrelor post myocardial infarction (MI) 63-year-old man with prior 3-vessel coronary