OUTCOMES OF PRE-LOADING VS IN-LAB LOADING WITH PRASUGREL AND TICAGRELOR IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES (ACS) UNDERGOING PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION (PCI)

Background: There is uncertainty as to the optimal timing to load patients with P2Y12 inhibitors in ACS, with conflicting advice between American and European guidelines. We evaluated the short-term outcomes and safety of pre-lab versus in-lab loading with the novel P2Y12 inhibitors in patients