ABSTRACT

Hong Kong Med J 2002;8:57-9 | Number 1, February 2002
CASE REPORT
Prolonged jaundice following percutaneous coronary intervention and ticlopidine therapy
PT Tsui, ST Lai, WS Leung, NS Mok, CW Wu, ST Lau, YC Choi
Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Princess Margaret Hospital, 2-10 Princess Margaret Hospital Road, Laichikok, Hong Kong
 
 
Ticlopidine, an adenosine diphosphate receptor blocker, is widely used to prevent subacute stent thrombosis after percutaneous coronary intervention. Along with neutropenia and thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, cholestatic hepatitis is one of the most serious potential side-effects of ticlopidine therapy. Four patients with prolonged jaundice after ticlopidine therapy, including one fatal case, are presented. Alternative antithrombotic therapy for subsequent percutaneous coronary intervention is also described. Clopidogrel therapy was found to be safe and effective in two patients with a history of ticlopidine-related cholestatic hepatitis.
 
Key words: Angioplasty; Cholestasis; Jaundice; Liver/pathology; Ticlopidine/adverse effects
 
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