scholarly journals SHOULD ANTICOAGULATION THERAPY BE COMBINED WITH DUAL ANTIPLATELET THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH NONVALVULAR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION FOLLOWING PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION?

2012 ◽  
Vol 59 (13) ◽  
pp. E264
Author(s):  
Kay Woon Ho ◽  
Joan Ivanov ◽  
Peter Seidelin ◽  
Christopher Overgaard ◽  
mark osten ◽  
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2016 ◽  
Vol 69 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin A Woods ◽  
Margaret L Ackman ◽  
Michelle M Graham ◽  
Sheri L Koshman ◽  
Rosaleen M Boswell ◽  
...  

<p><strong>ABSTRACT</strong></p><p><strong>Background:</strong> Current guidelines recommend triple antithrombotic therapy (TAT), defined as acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), clopidogrel, and warfarin, for patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation who have undergone percutaneous coronary intervention with stent implantation. The choice of anticoagulant/antiplatelet therapy in this population is ambiguous and complex, and prescribing patterns are not well documented.</p><p><strong>Objective:</strong> To characterize local prescribing patterns for anticoagulant/antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.</p><p><strong>Methods:</strong> A chart review was conducted at a single quaternary cardiology centre. Patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation were identified via medical records, and those who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention were identified using a local clinical patient registry. Adult inpatients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation and a CHADS2 score (based on congestive heart failure, hypertension, age ≥ 75 years, diabetes mellitus, prior stroke) of 1 or higher who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention from 2011 to 2013 were included. Patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery or transcatheter aortic valve replacement, those with mechanical devices requiring anticoagulation, and those with an allergy to any component of TAT were excluded.</p><p><strong>Results:</strong> Seventy patients were included. The median age was 75 years, and 52 (74%) were men. At discharge, 30 (43%) were receiving TAT and 27 (39%) were receiving dual antiplatelet therapy (clopidogrel and ASA). No patients received the combination of warfarin and clopidogrel. Among those who received TAT, 90% (19 of 21) who received a bare metal stent had a recommended duration of 1 month, and 75% (6 of 8) who received a drug-eluting stent had a recommended duration of 1 year. Direct-acting oral anticoagulants with 2 antiplatelet drugs were prescribed for 9% (6 of 70) of the patients, and 10% (7 of 70) received ticagrelor and ASA with or without warfarin. Overall, the combination of ASA, oral anticoagulant, and P2Y12 inhibitor was used for 54% (38/70) of the patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Fewer than half of the patients in this study received TAT, and almost 20% received no–evidence-based therapy with a direct-acting oral anticoagulant or ticagrelor, alone or in combination. Despite current guideline recommendations, the rate of TAT utilization was lower than rates reported in the literature.</p><p><strong>RÉSUMÉ</strong></p><p><strong>Contexte :</strong> Les lignes directrices actuelles recommandent une trithérapie antithrombotique, composée d’acide acétylsalicylique (AAS), de clopidogrel et de warfarine, pour les patients atteints de fibrillation auriculaire non valvulaire qui ont subi l’implantation d’une endoprothèse par intervention coronarienne percutanée. Le choix de traitement par anticoagulant ou antiplaquettaire pour cette population est ambigu et complexe. De plus, les habitudes de prescription ne sont pas bien documentées.</p><p><strong>Objectif :</strong> Offrir un portrait des habitudes locales de prescription de traitements par anticoagulant ou antiplaquettaire suite à une intervention coronarienne percutanée chez les patients atteints de fibrillation auriculaire non valvulaire.</p><p><strong>Méthodes :</strong> Une analyse des dossiers médicaux a été menée dans un seul centre quaternaire de cardiologie. Les patients atteints de fibrillation auriculaire non valvulaire ont été identifiés à l’aide de leurs dossiers médicaux. Ceux qui avaient subi une intervention coronarienne percutanée ont été trouvés en consultant un registre local de patients. Les patients adultes hospitalisés qui souffraient d’une fibrillation auriculaire non valvulaire, qui présentaient un score CHADS2 de 1 ou plus (calculé en fonction de la présence d’insuffisance cardiaque congestive, d’hypertension, d’âge égal ou supérieur à 75 ans, de diabète et d’accident vasculaire cérébral antérieur) et qui avaient subi une intervention coronarienne percutanée entre 2011 et 2013 ont été admis. Les patients qui avaient subi une chirurgie cardiovasculaire ou un remplacement valvulaire aortique par cathéter, ceux dotés de prothèses mécaniques nécessitant une anticoagulothérapie et ceux allergiques à un ou plusieurs éléments de la trithérapie antithrombotique ont été exclus.</p><p><strong>Résultats :</strong> L’âge médian des 70 patients admis était de 75 ans et 52 d’entre eux étaient des hommes. Au moment du congé, 30 (43 %) recevaient une trithérapie antithrombotique et 27 (39 %) recevaient une bithérapie antiplaquettaire (AAS et clopidogrel). Aucun patient n’a reçu une association de warfarine et de clopidogrel. Parmi ceux qui ont reçu une trithérapie antithrombotique, la durée recommandée du traitement était d’un mois pour 90 % (19 sur 21) de ceux qui ont reçu une endoprothèse métallique nue et d’un an pour 75 % (6 sur 8) de ceux qui ont reçu une endoprothèse à élution de médicaments. On a prescrit pour 9 % (6 sur 70) des patients un anticoagulant oral direct accompagné de deux antiplaquettaires. De plus, 10 % (7 sur 70) des patients ont reçu du ticagrelor et de l’AAS avec ou sans warfarine. Dans l’ensemble, la combinaison d’AAS, d’un anticoagulant oral et d’un inhibiteur du P2Y12 a été employée chez 54 % (38 sur 70) des patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusions :</strong> Moins de la moitié des patients de la présente étude ont reçu une trithérapie antithrombotique et près de 20 % ont reçu un traitement non fondé sur des données probantes composé d’un anticoagulant oral direct ou de ticagrelor, employés seuls ou en association. Malgré les recommandations des lignes directrices actuelles, le taux de recours à la trithérapie antithrombotique était plus faible que les pourcentages présentés dans la littérature.</p>


Circulation ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 143 (6) ◽  
pp. 583-596
Author(s):  
Dominick J. Angiolillo ◽  
Deepak L. Bhatt ◽  
Christopher P. Cannon ◽  
John W. Eikelboom ◽  
C. Michael Gibson ◽  
...  

A growing number of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stent implantation also have atrial fibrillation. This poses challenges for their optimal antithrombotic management because patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing PCI require oral anticoagulation for the prevention of cardiac thromboembolism and dual antiplatelet therapy for the prevention of coronary thrombotic complications. The combination of oral anticoagulation and dual antiplatelet therapy substantially increases the risk of bleeding. Over the last decade, a series of North American Consensus Statements on the Management of Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention have been reported. Since the last update in 2018, several pivotal clinical trials in the field have been published. This document provides a focused updated of the 2018 recommendations. The group recommends that in patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing PCI, a non–vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant is the oral anticoagulation of choice. Dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and a P2Y 12 inhibitor should be given to all patients during the peri-PCI period (during inpatient stay, until time of discharge, up to 1 week after PCI, at the discretion of the treating physician), after which the default strategy is to stop aspirin and continue treatment with a P2Y 12 inhibitor, preferably clopidogrel, in combination with a non–vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant (ie, double therapy). In patients at increased thrombotic risk who have an acceptable risk of bleeding, it is reasonable to continue aspirin (ie, triple therapy) for up to 1 month. Double therapy should be given for 6 to 12 months with the actual duration depending on the ischemic and bleeding risk profile of the patient, after which patients should discontinue antiplatelet therapy and receive oral anticoagulation alone.


2020 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johny Nicolas ◽  
Usman Baber ◽  
Roxana Mehran

A P2Y12 inhibitor-based monotherapy after a short period of dual antiplatelet therapy is emerging as a plausible strategy to decrease bleeding events in high-risk patients receiving dual antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention. Ticagrelor With Aspirin or Alone in High-Risk Patients After Coronary Intervention (TWILIGHT), a randomized double-blind trial, tested this approach by dropping aspirin at 3 months and continuing with ticagrelor monotherapy for an additional 12 months. The study enrolled 9,006 patients, of whom 7,119 who tolerated 3 months of dual antiplatelet therapy were randomized after 3 months into two arms: ticagrelor plus placebo and ticagrelor plus aspirin. The primary endpoint of interest, Bleeding Academic Research Consortium type 2, 3, or 5 bleeding, occurred less frequently in the experimental arm (HR 0.56; 95% CI [0.45–0.68]; p<0.001), whereas the secondary endpoint of ischemic events was similar between the two arms (HR 0.99; 95% CI [0.78–1.25]). Transition from dual antiplatelet therapy consisting of ticagrelor plus aspirin to ticagrelor-based monotherapy in high-risk patients at 3 months after percutaneous coronary intervention resulted in a lower risk of bleeding events without an increase in risk of death, MI, or stroke.


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