Abstract 2356: Dual Antiplatelet Therapy following Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Stent Implantation in Patients on Chronic Oral Anticoagulation

Circulation ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 116 (suppl_16) ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata Rogacka ◽  
Alaide Chieffo ◽  
Iassen Michev ◽  
Flavio Airoldi ◽  
Azeem Latib ◽  
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Objectives: To evaluate the safety of dual antiplatelet therapy in patients in whom long-term anticoagulation (AC) with warfarin is recommended. Background: It is well established that antiplatelet therapy with aspirin ad thienopiridines is required following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stent implantation. Some patients have also indication for long-term AC. The optimal antithrombotic strategy following PCI in such patients is unclear. Methods: All consecutive patients who underwent PCI with stent implantation discharged on triple therapy (defined as the combination of aspirin and thienopyridines and AC with warfarin) were analyzed. Results One-hundred and twenty-seven patients with 224 lesions: 86.6% males, mean age 69.9±8.8 years were included in the study. Drug-eluting stents (DES) were positioned in 71 (55.9%) and bare metal stent (BMS) in 53 (41.7%) patients. Atrial fibrillation (AF) was the main indication (59.1%) for AC treatment, followed by prosthetic valves (12.4%) and mural left ventricular (LV) thrombus (9.1%). Average risk of thromboembolic events in the subgroup with AF was 1.79 ± 1.23 according to CHADS2 score. The mean triple therapy duration was 5.6±4.6 and clinical follow-up 21.0±19.8 months. During the triple therapy period, 6 patients (4.7%) developed major bleeding complications; 67% of which occurred within the first month. No significant differences between DES and BMS were observed in the incidence of major (respectively 5.6% vs. 3.8%, p=1.0) and minor bleeding (respectively 1.4% vs. 3.8%, p=0.57) and mortality (respectively 5.6% vs. 1.9%, p=0.39). Four patients died in DES group: 3 of major bleeding complications and one of ischemic stroke. The only death in the BMS group was due to subarachnoid hemorrhage. A significant difference was observed in favor of DES in target vessel revascularization (14.1% vs. 28.3%, p=0.041). Conclusions: While on triple therapy, major bleeding complications occurred in 4.7% of patients, half of them were lethal and most (67%) occurred within the first month.

Circulation ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 116 (suppl_16) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshie Uchida ◽  
Yukio Tsurumi ◽  
Atsushi Takahashi ◽  
Michiaki Higasitani ◽  
Kinichi Kameyama ◽  
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Backgrounds: Combinations of dual antiplatelet therapy (aspirin with thienopyridine derivatives) plus warfarin sodium are often used in various cardiac conditions. The purpose of this study was to evaluate bleeding complications associated with combinations of dual antiplatelet plus anticoagulant therapy in patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with drug eluting stents (DES). Methods and Results : We reviewed 563 PCI cases with DES between August 2004 and March 2007 in our hospital either in the setting of elective situation or acute coronary syndrome. On discharge, 515 patients (91.5%) were prescribed dual antiplatelet therapy alone, while 48 patients (8.5%) were discharged receiving dual antiplatelet plus anticoagulant therapy. Major and minor bleeding complications were observed in 90 patients (17.8%). Rates of bleeding complications were significantly higher among patients receiving triple therapy compared to those with dual antiplatelet alone (37.5% vs. 13.9%, P<0.05). Moreover, incidence of major bleeding was remarkably higher in patients receiving the triple therapy compared to those with dual antiplatelet alone (16.7% vs. 1.9%, P<0.01). Multivariate analysis revealed that chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a strongest predictor of both major and minor bleeding. Conclusions : Triple therapy, dual antiplatelet plus anticoagulant combination, was associated with significant increase in bleeding risk for patients who underwent PCI with DES. Our results also suggest that caution should be paid especially in those patients with CKD, that is a strongest predictor of major bleeding when the triple antithrombotic regimen was prescribed.


Circulation ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (Suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Huntae Kim ◽  
Jong-Il Park ◽  
Byung-Jun Kim ◽  
Jung-hee Lee ◽  
Ung Kim ◽  
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Background: Anemia is a known risk factor for future ischemic events and bleeding for patients with ischemic heart disease. However, there are little data about dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) duration for patients with anemia after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods: From 2010 to 2013, a total of 1,470 patients who underwent PCI were investigated. We categorized the study population into four groups based on the DAPT duration and anemia (Hemoglobin <13g/dL for men and <12g/dL for women): Group A (non-anemia & ≤12m DAPT, n=521), Group B (non-anemia & >12m DAPT, n=501), Group C (anemia & ≤12m DAPT, n=226), and Group D (anemia & >12m DAPT, n=222). We evaluated major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCEs), defined as cardiac death, myocardial infarction, repeat target vessel revascularization, or stroke, and bleeding complication. Results: Even though anemic patients had more severe angiographic findings, such as three-vessel disease or diffuse long lesion, the DAPT duration was similar between anemia and non-anemia group. MACCEs occurred less frequently in Group B (16.9%) than Group A (24.7%), Group C (34.6%), and Group D (35.1%) (p<0.001) at 8 years. After multivariate analysis, with Group A as a reference, the adjusted hazard ratio for MACCEs was 0.711 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.526-0.961, p=0.027) for Group B, 1.126 (95% CI 0.802-1.581, p=0.494) for Group C, and 0.995 (95% CI 0.706-1.405, p=0.980) for Group D. However, major bleeding occurred more frequently occurred in Group D (13.0%) than Group A (5.7%), Group B (7.5%), and Group C (11.2%) (p=0.035) at 8 years. Conclusions: Although extended DAPT showed reduced rate of MACCEs for non-anemic patients, it can be related with increased of major bleeding for anemic patients.


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