scholarly journals Risk factors associated with 90-day recurrent stroke in patients on dual antiplatelet therapy for minor stroke or high-risk TIA: a subgroup analysis of the CHANCE trial

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 176-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Runqi Wangqin ◽  
Xianwei Wang ◽  
Yilong Wang ◽  
Ying Xian ◽  
Xingquan Zhao ◽  
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Neurology ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 90 (6) ◽  
pp. e447-e454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiejie Li ◽  
Anxin Wang ◽  
Xingquan Zhao ◽  
Liping Liu ◽  
Xia Meng ◽  
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ObjectiveTo determine the relationship of high-sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and the efficacy and safety of dual antiplatelet therapy in patients with and without intracranial arterial stenosis (ICAS) in the Clopidogrel in High-Risk Patients with Acute Non-disabling Cerebrovascular Events (CHANCE) trial.MethodsA subgroup of 807 patients with both magnetic resonance angiography images and hsCRP measurement was analyzed. Cox proportional hazards models were used to assess the interaction of hsCRP levels with the effects of dual and single antiplatelet therapy.ResultsA total of 358 (44.4%) patients had ICAS and 449 (55.6%) did not. The proportion of patients with elevated hsCRP levels was higher in the ICAS group than in the non-ICAS group (40.2% vs 30.1%, p = 0.003). There was significant interaction between hsCRP and the 2 antiplatelet therapy groups in their effects on recurrent stroke after adjustment for confounding factors in the patients with ICAS (p = 0.012), but not in those without (p = 0.256). Compared with aspirin alone, clopidogrel plus aspirin significantly reduced the risk of recurrent stroke only in the patients with ICAS and nonelevated hsCRP levels (adjusted hazard ratio 0.27; 95% confidence interval 0.11 to 0.69; p = 0.006). Similar results were observed for composite vascular events. No significant difference in bleeding was found.ConclusionsPresence of both ICAS and nonelevated hsCRP levels may predict better response to dual antiplatelet therapy in reducing new stroke and composite vascular events in minor stroke or high-risk TIA patients. Further large-scale randomized and controlled clinical trials are needed to confirm this finding.


BMJ ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. k5130 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kameshwar Prasad ◽  
Reed Siemieniuk ◽  
Qiukui Hao ◽  
Gordon Guyatt ◽  
Martin O’Donnell ◽  
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What is the role of dual antiplatelet therapy after high risk transient ischaemic attack or minor stroke? Specifically, does dual antiplatelet therapy with a combination of aspirin and clopidogrel lead to a greater reduction in recurrent stroke and death over the use of aspirin alone when given in the first 24 hours after a high risk transient ischaemic attack or minor ischaemic stroke? An expert panel produced a strong recommendation for initiating dual antiplatelet therapy within 24 hours of the onset of symptoms, and for continuing it for 10-21 days. Current practice is typically to use a single drug


Stroke ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Brett L Cucchiara ◽  
Jordan Elm ◽  
J Donald Easton ◽  
Shelagh Coutts ◽  
Joshua Willey ◽  
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Background and Purpose: To assess the effect of combination antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel versus aspirin alone on disability following TIA or minor stroke and to identify factors associated with disability. Methods: The POINT trial randomized patients with TIA or minor stroke (NIHSS≤3) within 12 hours of onset to dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) with aspirin plus clopidogrel versus aspirin alone. The primary outcome measure was a composite of stroke, MI, or vascular death. We performed a post-hoc exploratory analysis to examine the effect of treatment on overall disability (defined as mRS>1) at 90 days as well as disability ascribed by the local investigator to index or recurrent stroke. We also evaluated predictors of disability. Results: At 90 days, 188/1964 (9.6%) of patients enrolled with TIA and 471/2586 (18.2%) of those enrolled with stroke were disabled. Overall disability was similar between patients assigned DAPT versus aspirin alone (14.7% vs. 14.3%, OR 0.97, 95%CI 0.82-1.14, p=0.69). However, there were numerically fewer patients with disability in conjunction with a primary outcome event in the DAPT arm (3.0% vs. 4.0%, OR 0.73, 95%CI 0.53-1.01, p=0.06), and significantly fewer patients in the DAPT arm with disability attributed by the investigators to either the index event or recurrent stroke (5.9% vs. 7.4%, OR 0.78, 95% CI 0.62-0.99, p=0.04). Notably, disability attributed to the index event accounted for the majority of this difference (4.5% vs. 6.0%, OR 0.74 95% CI 0.57-0.96, p=0.02). In multivariate analysis of patients enrolled with TIA, disability was significantly associated with age, subsequent ischemic stroke, serious adverse events, and major bleeding. In patients enrolled with stroke, disability was associated with female sex, hypertension, diabetes, NIHSS score, recurrent ischemic stroke, subsequent myocardial infarction, and serious adverse events. Conclusions: In addition to reducing recurrent stroke in patients with acute minor stroke and TIA, dual antiplatelet therapy might reduce stroke-related disability.


Neurology ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 94 (2) ◽  
pp. e181-e189 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming Yang ◽  
Anxin Wang ◽  
Jiejie Li ◽  
Xingquan Zhao ◽  
Liping Liu ◽  
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ObjectiveTo evaluate the interaction effect of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 (Lp-PLA2) activity on the efficacy and safety of dual/single antiplatelet therapy in patients with and without intracranial arterial stenosis (ICAS) by the Clopidogrel in High-Risk Patients with Acute Non-disabling Cerebrovascular Events trial.MethodsPatients with both MRI analysis and Lp-PLA2 testing results were included in the current subanalysis. The interaction of Lp-PLA2 activity with the effects of dual and single antiplatelet therapy were analyzed through Cox proportional hazards regressions model.ResultsAmong the 797 patients, the mean age was 63.1 ± 10.8 years, 518 (65%) were men, 356 (44.7%) had ICAS, and 441 (55.3%) did not. There were significantly more patients with elevated Lp-PLA2 activity in the ICAS group than in the non-ICAS group (43.8% vs 35.4%, p = 0.02). There was significant interaction between Lp-PLA2 activity levels and the 2 antiplatelet therapies for prevention of stroke recurrences and combined vascular events even after adjustment for confounding factors exclusively for patients with ICAS (p = 0.017, 0.017, respectively), but not for those without (p = 0.332, 0.674, respectively). Compared with aspirin alone, dual antiplatelet therapy significantly reduced the risk of stroke recurrences and combined vascular events (adjusted hazard ratio 0.33 [0.12–0.89], p = 0.028; 0.33 [0.12–0.89], p = 0.028, respectively) for patients with ICAS and nonelevated Lp-PLA2 activity.ConclusionsPresence of both ICAS and nonelevated Lp-PLA2 activity may predict better response to dual antiplatelet therapy in prevention of recurrent strokes and combined vascular events for patients with minor stroke or high-risk TIA.Clinicaltrials.gov identifierNCT00979589.


Stroke ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuehua Pu ◽  
Liping Liu ◽  
Yilong Wang ◽  
Jing Jing ◽  
Anxin Wang ◽  
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Background and Objective: In symptomatic cerebral large artery disease, watershed infarcts may result from hemodynamic impairment or microembolism. Such patients often have a high risk of recurrence or deterioration. It is still not clear whether dual antiplatelet therapy reduce the risk of stroke recurrence. The aim of this subgroup analysis is to discuss whether dual antiplatelet therapy could decrease the one year stroke recurrence more effectively for minor stroke patients with watershed infarcts. Methods: Patients enrolled in Clopidogrel in High-risk patients with Acute Non-disabling Cerebrovascular Events (CHANCE) trial and have magnetic resonance (MR) imaging data were included in this study. Diffusion-weighted imaging was obtained for detection of watershed infarcts. We assessed the interaction of the treatment effects of clopidogrel plus aspirin versus aspirin alone among patients with watershed infarcts or not. Results: Of the 1089 patients with MR imaging data enrolled in the CHANCE trial, 831 (76.3%) patients with acute infarcts. Among patients with acute infarcts, 93 (11.19%) were watershed infarcts, 55 (59.14%) received dual antiplatelet therapy. Patients with watershed infarcts had higher rates of recurrent stroke (17.20% vs 10.70%, p=0.063) at 1 year. For patients with watershed infarcts, one-year stroke recurrence was 6 (10.91%) in clopidogrel plus aspirin group and 10 (26.32%) in placebo plus aspirin group. There was interaction between antiplatelet therapy and presence of watershed infarcts on the primary outcome of any stroke (p=0.0933). (Kaplan-Meier curves were showed in the figure). Conclusions: For minor stroke patients with watershed infarcts, clopidogrel with aspirin may be more effective in decreasing 1-year stroke recurrence attributed to its potential mechanism of microembolism. Studies in other populations and subsequent analysis with adequate power are warranted to further verify such findings.


2021 ◽  
pp. 239698732110008
Author(s):  
Jesse Dawson ◽  
Áine Merwick ◽  
Alastair Webb ◽  
Martin Dennis ◽  
Julia Ferrari ◽  
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Prevention of early recurrent ischaemic stroke remains a priority in people with TIA or ischaemic stroke. A number of trials have recently been completed assessing the efficacy of short-term dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) versus single antiplatelet therapy early after minor or moderate stroke or high-risk TIA. We present an Expedited Recommendation for use of dual antiplatelet therapy early after ischaemic stroke and TIA on behalf of the ESO Guideline Board. We make a strong recommendation based on high quality of evidence for use of 21-days of dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel in people with a non-cardioembolic minor ischaemic stroke or high-risk TIA in the past 24 hours. We make a weak recommendation based on moderate quality evidence for 30-days of dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and ticagrelor in people with non-cardioembolic mild to moderate ischaemic stroke or high-risk TIA in the past 24 hours.


Stroke ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 48 (suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yilong Wang ◽  
Jing Jing ◽  
Yongjun Wang

Background and Purpose: TIAregistry.org project showed that TIA and minor stroke patients with multiple acute infarctions (MAIs), which represent mechanisms of embolism, are at higher risk of recurrent stroke as compared to those with none or single acute infarction (SAI). We hypothesis that patient with MAIs may be more susceptible to dual antiplatelet therapy. Methods: We compared clopidogrel plus aspirin with aspirin alone with regard to their effectiveness and safety for prevention of stroke recurrence among non-cardiac TIA and minor ischemic stroke patients with different infarction patterns (no acute infarction, SAI, or MAIs) in the imaging subgroup from the Clopidogrel in High-Risk Patients with Acute Non-disabling Cerebrovascular Events (CHANCE) trial. The efficacy and safety outcome were stroke recurrence and moderate-to-severe bleeding event at 90 days respectively. Results: Overall, 1089 patients at 45 centers in CHANCE trial were included. The rate of recurrent stroke was 14.2%, 8.7%, and 2.0% in patients with MAIs, SAI and no infarction respectively at 90 days. Increased risk of stroke recurrence was observed in patients with MAIs (HR, 5.9; 95% CI, 2.3-15.2) and SAI (HR, 4.1; 95% CI, 1.6-10.7) (Figure A) as compared to those without infarction. The dual antiplatelet treatment was superior to aspirin alone for reducing the risk of recurrent stroke in patients with MAIs (HR 0.48; 95% CI, 0.25- 0.92; P = 0.03) but not in patients with SAI and without acute infarction with P=0.046 for interaction (Figure B-D). The effect of treatment assignment on bleeding did not vary among groups with different infarction patterns ( P >0.05 for all). Conclusions: Patients with MAIs had the highest risk for stroke recurrence among patients with different infarction patterns. Patients with MAIs may benefit the most clinically from dual antiplatelet therapy and dual antiplatelet therapy does not increase the risk of hemorrhage among any groups.


2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 817-824 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Berberich ◽  
C. Schneider ◽  
C. Herweh ◽  
T. Hielscher ◽  
T. Reiff ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
pp. 194187442110221
Author(s):  
Ava L. Liberman ◽  
Andrea R. Lendaris ◽  
Natalie T. Cheng ◽  
Nicole L. Kaban ◽  
Sara K. Rostanski ◽  
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Background: Treatment with aspirin plus clopidogrel, dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), within 24 hours of high-risk transient ischemic attack (TIA) or minor stroke symptoms to eligible patients is recommended by national guidelines. Whether or not this treatment has been adopted by emergency medicine (EM) physicians is uncertain. Methods: We conducted an online survey of EM physicians in the United States. The survey consisted of 13 multiple choice questions regarding physician characteristics, practice settings, and usual approach to TIA and minor stroke treatment. We report participant characteristics and use chi-squared tests to compare between groups. Results: We included 162 participants in the final study analysis. 103 participants (64%) were in practice for >5 years and 96 (59%) were at nonacademic centers; all were EM board-certified or board-eligible. Only 9 (6%) participants reported that they would start DAPT for minor stroke and 8 (5%) reported that they would start DAPT after high-risk TIA. Aspirin alone was the selected treatment by 81 (50%) participants for minor stroke patients who presented within 24 hours of symptom onset and were not candidates for thrombolysis. For minor stroke, 69 (43%) participants indicated that they would defer medical management to consultants or another team. Similarly, 75 (46%) of participants chose aspirin alone to treat high-risk TIA; 74 (46%) reported they would defer medical management after TIA to consultants or another team. Conclusion: In a survey of EM physicians, we found that the reported rate of DAPT treatment for eligible patients with high-risk TIA and minor stroke was low.


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