Abstract 67: Effects of Single vs Dual Antiplatelet Therapy on Long Term Stroke and Death After Carotid Endarterectomy

Stroke ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathan Belkin ◽  
Alexander S Fairman ◽  
Benjamin M Jackson ◽  
Paul J Foley ◽  
Scott M Damrauer ◽  
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Introduction: Current evidence suggests that dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) reduces perioperative stroke, but increases bleeding after carotid endarterectomy (CEA). The long term effects of antiplatelet therapy after CEA have yet to be studied. Methods: A retrospective review of patients undergoing CEA in the national Vascular Quality Initiative database (2003-2018) was performed. Based on antiplatelet regimen at discharge, patients were propensity score matched on aspirin monotherapy vs. DAPT. Multivariable logistic regression and Kaplan-Meier analyses were used to investigate the long term effects of antiplatelet regimen on mortality and stroke/TIA. Results: Of the 72,122 patients undergoing CEA, 64.6% were discharged on aspirin, and 35.4% on DAPT. The DAPT group had higher frequencies of comorbidities (COPD, HTN, CHF, smoking, diabetes) as well as atherosclerotic diseases (PAD, CAD, prior PCI, prior CABG). After propensity score matching, two groups of 8,722 patients with comparable comorbidities were formed. While unmatched Kaplan-Meier analysis showed the DAPT cohort to have higher mortality (p=0.001), this difference dissipated after matching. The resultant matched DAPT cohort did not differ from the aspirin group in one year stroke/TIA (1.7% vs. 1.6%, p=0.70), or mortality (3.1% vs. 3.3%, p=0.55). At 5 years, however, patients treated with DAPT did exhibit a mortality benefit (6.4% vs. 7.3%, p=0.02) with multivariable logistic regression identifying DAPT as an independent predictor of reduced mortality (OR 0.94, 95% CI 0.88-0.99, p=0.04). Conclusions: Patients discharged on DAPT after CEA represent a significantly different cohort than those discharged on aspirin monotherapy. After propensity score matching, there was no difference at one year stroke/TIA or mortality outcomes, but DAPT was found to be protective against long-term mortality. Further study is warranted to investigate this finding.

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoshi Suzuki ◽  
Akiomi Yoshihisa ◽  
Takayoshi Yamaki ◽  
Koichi Sugimoto ◽  
Hiroyuki Kunii ◽  
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Background.Diuresis is a major therapy for the reduction of congestive symptoms in acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) patients. We previously reported the efficacy and safety of tolvaptan compared to carperitide in hospitalized patients with ADHF. There were some reports of cardio- and renal-protective effects in carperitide; therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare the long-term effects of tolvaptan and carperitide on cardiorenal function and prognosis.Methods and Results.One hundred and five ADHF patients treated with either tolvaptan or carperitide were followed after hospital discharge. Levels of plasma B-type natriuretic peptide, serum sodium, potassium, creatinine, and estimated glomerular filtration rate were measured before administration of tolvaptan or carperitide at baseline, the time of discharge, and one year after discharge. These data between tolvaptan and carperitide groups were not different one year after discharge. Kaplan-Meier survival curves demonstrated that the event-free rate regarding all events, cardiac events, all cause deaths, and rehospitalization due to worsening heart failure was not significantly different between tolvaptan and carperitide groups.Conclusions.We demonstrated that tolvaptan had similar effects on cardiac and renal function and led to a similar prognosis in the long term, compared to carperitide.


2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (Supplement_G) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Scudiero ◽  
Mario Enrico Canonico ◽  
Giuseppe Damiano Sanna ◽  
Marisa Avvedimento ◽  
Attilio Leone ◽  
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Abstract Aims High on-treatment platelet reactivity (HTPR) has been associated with high risk of ischaemic events in STEMI patients. Body mass index (BMI) and specifically overweight and obesity are risk factors for increased platelet reactivity in different series of patients; however, data regarding their relationship with pharmacodynamic response to oral 3rd generation P2Y12 inhibitors is still lacking. This study aims to assess the association between BMI and HTPR in STEMI patients treated with oral 3rd generation P2Y12 inhibitors. Methods Overall, 429 STEMI patients were enrolled in this study. Patients were divided into two groups according to BMI (BMI <25 vs. ≥25 kg/m2). A propensity score matching (1:1) was performed to balance potential confounders in baseline patients characteristics. Platelet reactivity was assessed by VerifyNow at baseline and after 3rd generation P2Y12 inhibitor (ticagrelor or prasugrel) loading dose (LD). Blood samples were obtained at baseline (T0), 1 h (T1), 2 h (T2), 4–6 h (T3) and 8–12 h (T4) after the LD. HTPR was defined as a platelet reactivity unit values ≥ 208 units. Results Mean age was 62 ± 12 years, and males were 75%. Patients with a BMI ≥25 were younger (61 ± 12 vs. 64 ± 11, P= 0.006), with a higher prevalence of male gender (78% vs. 68%, P = 0.035), and they were less frequently treated with morphine before PCI (30% vs. 42%; P=0.018). After propensity score matching, patients with BMI ≥25 had similar values of baseline platelet reactivity [T0: 308 (285–342) vs. 300 (281–330), P= 0.396], while they had higher level of platelet reactivity at 1 and 2 h after the LD [T1: 285 (200–308) vs. 265 (196–320), P= 0.047; T2: 241 (87–305) vs. 200 (56–256), P= 0.004] and higher rate of HRPT [T1: (66% vs. 47%, P= 0.004); T2: (40% vs. 24%, P= 0.006)]. Furthermore, multivariable analysis demonstrated that BMI ≥25 was an independent predictor of HTPR at 2 h (OR 2.01, 95% CI 1.18–3.42; P=0.009). Conversely, starting from 4 h after the LD, platelet reactivity values [T3: 68 (7–173) vs. 15 (6–71), P = 0.76; T4: 38 (4–104) vs. 44 (4–82), P=0.958] and HRPT rates (T3: 13% vs. 10%, P = 0.595; T4: 1% vs. 1%, P= 0.320) were comparable among the two study groups. Conclusions A BMI ≥25 kg/m2 is associated with decelerated pharmacodynamic response to oral 3rd generation P2Y12 inhibitors LD, and it is a strong predictor of HRPT in STEMI patients treated by dual antiplatelet therapy with ticagrelor or prasugrel.


Author(s):  
Yusuke Kobari ◽  
Taku Inohara ◽  
Tetsuya Saito ◽  
Nobuhiro Yoshijima ◽  
Makoto Tanaka ◽  
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Background: Current guidelines recommend dual antiplatelet therapy for the first 1 to 6 months after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR); however, recent studies have reported better outcomes with single antiplatelet therapy than with dual antiplatelet therapy in the occurrence of bleeding events, while not increasing thrombotic events. However, no data exist about optimal single antiplatelet therapy following TAVR. Methods: Patients who underwent TAVR between October 2013 and May 2017 were enrolled from the OCEAN-TAVI Japanese multicenter registry (Optimized Transcatheter Valvular Intervention). After excluding 1759 patients, 829 who received aspirin (100 mg/d) or clopidogrel (75 mg/d) after TAVR were identified and stratified according to the presence or absence of anticoagulation. Propensity score matching was performed to adjust the baseline characteristics between the aspirin and clopidogrel groups. Outcomes of interest were all-cause and cardiovascular deaths, stroke, and life-threatening or major bleeding within 2 years following TAVR. Results: After propensity score matching, 98 and 157 pairs of patients without and with anticoagulation, respectively, were identified. Falsification end points of pneumonia, urinary tract infection, and hip fracture were evaluated, and their rates were not different between groups. All-cause deaths were not statistically different between the groups in patients with (aspirin, 17.5%; clopidogrel, 11.1%; log-rank P =0.07) and without (aspirin, 29.6%; clopidogrel, 20.1%; log-rank P =0.15) anticoagulation at 2 years post-TAVR, whereas clopidogrel was associated with a lower cardiovascular mortality at 2 years in patients with (aspirin, 8.5%; clopidogrel, 2.7%; log-rank P =0.03) and without (aspirin, 18.0%; clopidogrel, 5.2%; log-rank P =0.02) anticoagulation. Conclusions: We demonstrated that clopidogrel monotherapy was associated with a lower incidence of cardiovascular death compared with aspirin monotherapy during the 2-year follow-up after TAVR regardless of anticoagulation use. Registration: URL: https://upload.umin.ac.jp ; Unique identifier: UMIN000020423.


2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
J.N Rocha-Gomes ◽  
F.A Saraiva ◽  
R.J Cerqueira ◽  
R Moreira ◽  
A.F Ferreira ◽  
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Abstract Background There is currently conflicting evidence regarding the security profile and outcomes of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) in patients following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Aim We aim to compare the effect of early DAPT in short and long-term survival versus acetylsalicylic acid in a monotherapy regimen (ASA). Therapy's safety was evaluated through immediate or early postoperative outcomes, with particular emphasis on the haemorrhagic. Methods Single-centre retrospective cohort study on consecutive patients undergoing 1st isolated CABG surgery in 2010. Median follow-up time was 9 years. Pre-, peri- and postoperative data was collected through clinical files and digital databases. The DAPT and ASA groups were defined considering the administration of clopidogrel plus acetylsalicylic acid and only acetylsalicylic acid, respectively, within a 24h window after CABG. T-tests and Pearson's chi-squared tests were used for group comparison. Survival analysis was performed using Kaplan-Meier curves, Log-Rank test and multivariable Cox regression. Propensity scores (PS) were estimated using a multivariable logistic regression model and included in multivariable regressions as a covariate along with DAPT. Early mortality was defined if occurred before discharge or within the 30 days following the surgery; bleeding was assessed through red blood cells' (RBC) transfusion, re-exploration of thorax and drainage. Results We included 351 patients, 81% were male, and DAPT was performed in 251 patients (72%). DAPT patients were younger (63±10 vs. 66±10 years, p=0.007) but both groups were similar regarding the cardiovascular modifiable risk factors. Kaplan-Meier curves showed similar cumulative survival between groups (75% in DAPT vs. 67% in ASA group, at 9 years of follow-up, Log-rank p=0.103), as well as the PS adjusted analysis (HR DAPT: 0.93, 95% CI: 0.57–1.51). Regarding safety outcomes, we found no differences in early mortality (two cases in the DAPT group and one in the ASA group). Total median cell-saver transfusion (300mL vs. 250mL, p=0.318) and the re-exploration of thorax due to bleeding (1.6% vs. 4% p=0.231) showed no statistical significance either. On the other hand, post-operative total median chest tube drainage was higher in the ASA group (1220mL in DAPT vs. 1300mL in ASA, p=0.043). There was also a lower frequency of DAPT patients requiring 3 or more peri and postoperative RBC transfusions (8.5% vs. 13.3% p<0.001 and 4.8% vs. 13%, p=0.009, respectively) and a shorter in-hospital stay following CABG (median of 7 days for DAPT and 8 days for ASA, P<0.001). Redo-CABG was performed in 3 patients (2 DAPT vs. 1 ASA) during follow-up. Conclusion Compared with ASA, DAPT showed a non-significant impact on long-term survival but demonstrated to be a safe option within the assessed bleeding outcomes. Further studies are needed to provide recommendations on the therapeutical strategy following CABG. Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: Public grant(s) – EU funding. Main funding source(s): Universidade do Porto/FMUP, FSE-Fundo Social Europeu, NORTE 2020-Programa Operacional Regional do Norte, Programas Doutorais. Project NetDIAMOND, supported by ESIF under Lisbon Portugal Regional Operational Programme and National Funds through FCT


VASA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 321-329
Author(s):  
Mariya Kronlage ◽  
Erwin Blessing ◽  
Oliver J. Müller ◽  
Britta Heilmeier ◽  
Hugo A. Katus ◽  
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Summary. Background: To assess the impact of short- vs. long-term anticoagulation in addition to standard dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) upon endovascular treatment of (sub)acute thrombembolic occlusions of the lower extremity. Patient and methods: Retrospective analysis was conducted on 202 patients with a thrombembolic occlusion of lower extremities, followed by crirical limb ischemia that received endovascular treatment including thrombolysis, mechanical thrombectomy, or a combination of both between 2006 and 2015 at a single center. Following antithrombotic regimes were compared: 1) dual antiplatelet therapy, DAPT for 4 weeks (aspirin 100 mg/d and clopidogrel 75 mg/d) upon intervention, followed by a lifelong single antiplatelet therapy; 2) DAPT plus short term anticoagulation for 4 weeks, followed by a lifelong single antiplatelet therapy; 3) DAPT plus long term anticoagulation for > 4 weeks, followed by a lifelong anticoagulation. Results: Endovascular treatment was associated with high immediate revascularization (> 98 %), as well as overall and amputation-free survival rates (> 85 %), independent from the chosen anticoagulation regime in a two-year follow up, p > 0.05. Anticoagulation in addition to standard antiplatelet therapy had no significant effect on patency or freedom from target lesion revascularization (TLR) 24 months upon index procedure for both thrombotic and embolic occlusions. Severe bleeding complications occurred more often in the long-term anticoagulation group (9.3 % vs. 5.6 % (short-term group) and 6.5 % (DAPT group), p > 0.05). Conclusions: Our observational study demonstrates that the choice of an antithrombotic regime had no impact on the long-term follow-up after endovascular treatment of acute thrombembolic limb ischemia whereas prolonged anticoagulation was associated with a nominal increase in severe bleeding complications.


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