PHARM
ACS
CVA
DM
WILD
100

Brilinta is a platelet inhibitor

What is P2Y12?

100

Three categories of ACS

What are STEMI, NSTEMI, and UAP?

100

Fifth leading cause of death and leading cause of disability 

What is stroke?

100

Heart disease equivalent 

What is diabetes mellitus?

100

Karen Jenkins maiden name

What is Jolly? 

200

Brilinta has a loading dose

What is 180 mg?

200

Three treatment strategies for ACS

What are OMT, PCI, and CABG?

200

Stroke identification 

What is FAST? 

Facial droop, Arm weakness, Speech difficulty, and Time to call EMS


200

Test result neutralizes heart disease equivalence of diabetes 

What is CAC score of ZERO?

200

Karen Jenkins favorite provider

Who is Don Chomsky?

300

Brilinta achieves steady state platelet inhibition following a loading dose

What is 2 hours?

300

Standard anti platelet regimen following PCI

What is DAPT?

300

3 endovascular devices for stroke prevention 

What are carotid stents, LAA occluders, and PFO occluders?

300

Cardiovascular event reduction in diabetics 

What are SGLT-2 inhibitors?

300

Brilinta mono therapy 

What is TWILIGHT (NEJM 2019)?

Ticagrelor with or without Aspirin in High-Risk Patients after PCI

44% reduction in bleeding with no difference in ischemic events

400

Brilinta achieves a percentage of platelet inhibition

What is 80%

400

Anti platelet regimen that reduces cardiovascular mortality following ACS

What is Brilinta and low dose aspirin?

400

Study evaluated DAPT vs aspirin for CVA

What is Thales (NEJM 2020)? 

A 20% reduction in stroke and death with Brilinta and aspirin compared to aspirin mono therapy. 

400

Study evaluated diabetic patients at risk

What is Themis: Ticagrelor in Patients with Stable Coronary Disease and Diabetes (NEJM 2019)?

10% reduction in cardiovascular events


400

Cost of Brilinta

Free

500

Hold Brilinta prior to a major surgery

What is 5-7 days?

500

Long term dose of Brilinta was evaluated 

What is Pegasus TIMI-54 (NEJM 2015)?

Long-Term Use of Ticagrelor in Patients with Prior Myocardial Infarction:  60 mg twice daily in combination with low dose aspirin reduced subsequent events by 16%

500

Brilinta better than clopidogrel for CVA for subgroups 

CHANCE-2 (NEJM 2021): Ticagrelor versus Clopidogrel in CYP2C19 Loss-of-Function Carriers with Stroke or TIA

23% reduction of recurrent stroke

500

Diabetic bleeding complications  

What was bleeding in Themis?

More bleeding with Brilinta but fatal bleeds were comparable. 

500

Brilinta trials have enrolled a number of patients 

What is > 110k patients?

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