Efficacy and safety of ticagrelor combined with atorvastatin in the treatment of acute cerebral infarction / 中国医师进修杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To investigate the efficacy and adverse reactions of ticagrelor combined with atorvastatin in the treatment of acute cerebral infarction (ACI).Methods:A total of 80 patients with ACI who were diagnosed and treated in Anhui Suixi County Hospital from October 2021 to October 2022 were selected retrospectively and randomly divided into the control group and observation group, each group with 40 cases. The patients in the control group were treated with routine basic treatment and atorvastatin for ACI. The patients in the observation group was treated with ticagrelor on the basis of the control group. The clinical efficacy, neurological function, daily living ability, platelet function (platelet count, platelet inhibition rate), inflammatory factors including high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and adverse reactions of the two groups were compared.Results:The total effective rate of the observation group was higher than that of the control group 92.50%(37/40) vs. 72.50% (29/40), there was statistical differences ( P<0.05). After treatment, the score of National Institute of Health Stroke Scale of the observation group was lower than that of the control group (9.37 ± 2.91) points vs. (14.20 ± 3.39) points, and the score of Barthel index scale (BI) was higher than that of the control group (72.26 ± 13.27) points vs. (58.93 ± 9.43) points, there were statistical differences ( P<0.05). After treatment, the platelet count and platelet adenosine diphosphate (ADP) inhibition rate of the observation group were higher than those of the control group (284.65 ± 41.58) × 10 9/L vs. (210.46 ± 36.12) × 10 9/L, (79.43 ± 16.42)% vs. (62.40 ± 13.95)%, there were statistical differences ( P<0.05). After treatment, the serum hs-CRP and IL-6 levels of the observation group were lower than those of the control group (11.64 ± 2.96) mg/L vs. (19.75 ± 4.57) mg/L, (4.26 ± 0.93) ng/L vs. (8.95 ± 1.83) ng/L, there were statistical differences ( P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the incidence of adverse reactions between the two groups after treatment ( P>0.05). Conclusions:Ticagrelor combined with atorvastatin has a better therapeutic effect on ACI, which can effectively improve the neurological deficit and the ability of self-care.