scholarly journals The effect of de-escalation of P2Y12 receptor inhibitor therapy after acute myocardial infarction in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: A nationwide cohort study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. e0246029
Author(s):  
Jong-Shiuan Yeh ◽  
Chien-Yi Hsu ◽  
Chun-Yao Huang ◽  
Wan-Ting Chen ◽  
Yi-Chen Hsieh ◽  
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To examine the effect of de-escalation of P2Y12 inhibitor in dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) on major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and bleeding complications after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in Taiwanese patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Patients who had received PCI during hospitalization for AMI (between 2013 and 2016) and were initially treated with aspirin and ticagrelor and without adverse events after 3 months of treatment were retrospectively evaluated. In total, 1,901 and 8,199 patients were identified as “de-escalated DAPT” (switched to aspirin and clopidogrel) and “unchanged DAPT” (continued on aspirin and ticagrelor) cohorts, respectively. With a mean follow-up of 8 months, the incidence rates (per 100 person-year) of death, AMI readmission and MACE were 2.89, 3.68, and 4.91 in the de-escalated cohort and 2.42, 3.28, and 4.72 in the unchanged cohort, respectively, based on an inverse probability of treatment weighted approach that adjusting for baseline characteristics of the patients. Multivariate Cox regression analyses showed the two groups had no significant differences in the hazard risk of death, AMI admission, and MACE. Additionally, there was no observed difference in the risk of bleeding, including major or clinically relevant non-major bleeding. The real-world data revealed that de-escalation of P2Y12 inhibitor in DAPT was not associated with a higher risk of death or AMI readmission in Taiwanese patients with AMI undergoing successful PCI.

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
J.S Yeh ◽  
C.Y Hsu ◽  
C.Y Huang ◽  
W.T Chen ◽  
Y.C Hsieh ◽  
...  

Abstract Aims To examine the effect of de-escalation of P2Y12 inhibitor in dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) on major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and bleeding complications after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in Taiwanese patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods and results We retrospectively evaluated patients who had received PCI during AMI hospitalisation and were initially on aspirin and ticagrelor and without adverse events at 3 months between 2013 and 2016. In total, 1,901 and 8,199 patients were identified as switched DAPT (switched to aspirin and clopidogrel) and unswitched DAPT (continued on aspirin and ticagrelor) cohorts, respectively. With a mean follow-up of 8 months, the incidence rates (per 100 person-year) of death, AMI readmission and MACE were 2.89, 3.68 and 4.91 in the switched cohort and 2.42, 3.28 and 4.72 in the unswitched cohort, respectively based on an inverse probability of treatment weighted method. (Table) After adjustment for patients' clinical variables, two groups were no significant difference in death (A), AMI admission (B) and MACE (C). Additionally, there was no difference in the risk of major (D) or non-major clinically relevant bleeding (E) (Figure 1). Conclusions Unguided de-escalation of P2Y12 inhibitor in DAPT was not associated with higher risk of death, MACE, AMI readmission in Taiwanese patients with AMI undergoing PCI. Figure 1 Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: Private hospital(s). Main funding source(s): Taipei Medical University


Circulation ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 140 (9) ◽  
pp. 751-764 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yulin Li ◽  
Boya Chen ◽  
Xinying Yang ◽  
Congcong Zhang ◽  
Yao Jiao ◽  
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Background: Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion (MI/R) injury is a significant clinical problem without effective therapy. Unbiased omics approaches may reveal key MI/R mediators to initiate MI/R injury. Methods: We used a dynamic transcriptome analysis of mouse heart exposed to various MI/R periods to identify S100a8/a9 as an early mediator. Using loss/gain-of-function approaches to understand the role of S100a8/a9 in MI/R injury, we explored the mechanisms through transcriptome and functional experiment. Dynamic serum S100a8/a9 levels were measured in patients with acute myocardial infarction before and after percutaneous coronary intervention. Patients were prospectively followed for the occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events. Results: S100a8/a9 was identified as the most significantly upregulated gene during the early reperfusion stage. Knockout of S100a9 markedly decreased cardiomyocyte death and improved heart function, whereas hematopoietic overexpression of S100a9 exacerbated MI/R injury. Transcriptome/functional studies revealed that S100a8/a9 caused mitochondrial respiratory dysfunction in cardiomyocytes. Mechanistically, S100a8/a9 downregulated NDUF gene expression with subsequent mitochondrial complex I inhibition via Toll-like receptor 4/Erk–mediated Pparg coactivator 1 alpha/nuclear respiratory factor 1 signaling suppression. Administration of S100a9 neutralizing antibody significantly reduced MI/R injury and improved cardiac function. Finally, we demonstrated that serum S100a8/a9 levels were significantly increased 1 day after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with acute myocardial infarction, and elevated S100a8/a9 levels were associated with the incidence of major adverse cardiovascular events. Conclusions: Our study identified S100a8/a9 as a master regulator causing cardiomyocyte death in the early stage of MI/R injury via the suppression of mitochondrial function. Targeting S100a8/a9-intiated signaling may represent a novel therapeutic intervention against MI/R injury. Clinical Trial Registration: URL: https://www.clinicaltrials.gov . Unique identifier: NCT03752515


2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
C.-Y Hsu ◽  
J.-S Yeh ◽  
C.-Y Huang

Abstract Background Recently, both unguided (platelet function testing independent) and guided (platelet function testing dependent) DAPT de-escalation strategies have been investigated in different clinical studies but the data is still limited and conflicting. The aim of this study was to examine the effect of switching dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) on the major vascular risk after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) by using Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database. Methods In total, 1,903 and 4,059 patients defined as switched to aspirin and clopidogrel (switched DAPT) and continuation of aspirin and ticagrelor (unswitched DAPT) cohort, respectively who had received PCI during AMI hospitalization, on aspirin and ticagrelor initially and without occurring adverse events at 3 months were evaluated between 2013 and 2015. An inverse probability treatment of weighted approach was adopted to balance the baseline differences between two groups and Cox proportional hazard regression and competing risk regression were used to evaluated the effect of switching DAPT on death, AMI readmission, major bleeding and non-major clinically relevant bleeding. Results The incidence rates (per 100 person-year) of death and AMI readmission were 3.97 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 3.19–4.84) and 3.84 (95% CI = 3.09–4.73) in switched cohort and 1.83 (95% CI = 1.47–2.24) and 2.23 (95% CI = 1.82–2.68) in unswitched cohort, respectively. After adjustment for patients' clinical variables, switched cohort had higher risk of death (adjusted hazard ratio = 2.18, 95% CI = 1.62–2.93, P<0.001), and AMI readmission (adjusted sub-distribution ratio = 1.72, 95% CI = 1.27–2.34, P<0.001) compared to these in unswitched cohort; however, there was no difference in the risk of bleeding. Subgroup analysis showed a similar findings in many specific groups, except the patients who were younger age and had lower comorbidity score. Conclusion Switching DAPT might increase the risk of death and AMI readmission among patients with AMI undergoing PCI.


Author(s):  
Alireza Amirzadegan ◽  
Seyed-Ali Sadre-Bafghi ◽  
Saeed Ghodsi ◽  
Hamidreza Soleimani ◽  
Mehrnaz Mohebi ◽  
...  

Background: Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is a rare condition with unclear pathophysiology, optimal treatment, and prognosis. We aimed to determine the prognostic implications of CAE following coronary angioplasty. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study on 385 patients, including 87 subjects with CAE, who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) were considered to consist of mortality, nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI), repeated revascularization, and stroke. Results: The mean age of the participants was 57.31±6.70 years. Multivariate regression analysis revealed that patients with diabetes, ST-segment–elevation MI at presentation, and high thrombus grades were more likely to have suboptimal postPCI thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) flow. However, CAE was not a predictor of a decreased TIMI flow (OR: 1.46, 95% CI: 0.78–8.32; P=0.391). The Cox-regression model showed that CAE, the body mass index, and a family history of MI were risk factors for MACE, while short lesion lengths (<20 vs >20 mm) had an inverse relationship. The adjusted hazard ratio (HR) for the prediction of MACE in the presence of CAE was 1.65 (95% CI: 1.08–4.78; P=0.391). All-cause mortality (HR: 1.69, 95% CI: 0.12–3.81; P=0.830) and nonfatal MI (HR: 1.03, 95% CI: 0.72–4.21; P=0.341) occurred similarly in the CAE and non-CAE groups. Conversely, CAE increased urgent repeat revascularization (HR: 2.40; 95% CI: 1.13–5.86; P=0.013) Conclusion: Although CAE had no substantial short-term prognostic effects on post-PCI TIMI flow, considerable concerns regarding adverse outcomes emerged during our extended follow-up. Stringent follow-ups of these patients should be underscored due to the high likelihood of urgent revascularization.


2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
J.-J Cai ◽  
Y Liu ◽  
J Wang ◽  
J.-X Wang ◽  
Y Wang ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Our previous study had found that the abundance of Lactobacillaceae in stool of acute coronary syndrome patients was significantly decreased. Experiments have confirmed that Lactobacillus has the effects of anti-inflammation, regulating blood lipids and improving cardiac injury after myocardial infarction. Purpose To explore the relationship between Lactobacillus and prognosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients treated by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and its possible mechanism. Methods Patients with AMI who received emergency PCI from July 2017 to December 2018 in department of CCU were enrolled.Stool and blood samples were collected from all patients. The fecal 16S rDNA gene sequencing data from subjects were analyzed and subjects were categorized into Low, Medium and High level groups according to stool Lactobacillus measurements. The primary endpoints were major adverse cardiac events (MACE). Univariate and multivariate Cox regression were used to analyze the relationship between Lactobacillus and prognosis. Kaplan-Meier survival curve was used to characterize the association between the risk of MACE and Lactobacillus levels. Spearman correlation analysis and trend test were used to assess the relationship between Lactobacillus and Clinical index. Results A total of 254 patients were included in the analysis. The age was 65.90±11.56 years old,and 152 (59.84%) were male. The follow-up time was 652 (548.25, 753) days. Multivariate Cox regression showed that patients with Lactobacillus &gt;7.1 copies/g presented lower risk of MACE (HR=0.179, 95% CI 0.076–0.422, P&lt;0.001), compared to patients with Lactobacillus ≤3.6 copies/g.This difference was statistically significant in STEMI (HR=0.210, 95% CI 0.082–0.542, P=0.001). Subgroup analysis indicated that Lactobacillus was a protective factor,whereas the value was more evident for male smokers over 60 years old and whose BNP over 1000 pg/mL.Spearman correlation analysis showed that Lactobacillus was negatively correlated with WBC, NEUT, hs-CRP, TNT, CK, CK-MB and BNP, while positively correlated with LVEF. With the increasing of Lactobacillus, WBC, NEUT, hs-CRP, TNT, CK, CK-MB and BNP showed a downward trend, while LVEF had an upward trend. Conclusion Lactobacillus can significantly reduce the risk of MACE in STEMI patients treated by PCI, especially for male smokers over 60 years old. The underlying mechanism may be related to the fact that Lactobacillus can reduce inflammatory reaction, lessen cardiac injury and improve cardiac function. FUNDunding Acknowledgement Type of funding sources: Foundation. Main funding source(s): the Key Project of Scientific and Technological Support Plan of Tianjin in 2020 Correlation analysis between Lactobacill Subgroup analysis in different patients


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony A Matthews ◽  
Karolina Szummer ◽  
Issa J Dahabreh ◽  
Bertil Lindahl ◽  
David Erlinge ◽  
...  

AbstractBackgroundThe ability for real world data to deliver similar results as a trial that asks the same question about the risks or benefits of a clinical intervention can be restricted not only by lack of randomization, but also limited information on eligibility criteria and outcomes. To understand when results from observational studies and randomized trials are comparable, we carried out an observational emulation of a target trial designed to ask similar questions as the VALIDATE randomized trial. VALIDATE compared the effect of bivalirudin and heparin during percutaneous coronary intervention on the risk of death, myocardial infarction, and bleeding across Sweden.MethodsWe specified the protocol of a target trial similar to the VALIDATE trial protocol, then emulated the target trial in the period before the trial took place using data from the SWEDEHEART registry; the same registry in which the trial was undertaken.ResultsThe target trial emulation and the VALIDATE trial both estimated no difference in the effect of bivalirudin and heparin on the risk of death or myocardial infarction by 180 days: emulation risk ratio for death 1.21 (0.88, 1.54); VALIDATE hazard ratio for death 1.05 (0.78, 1.41). The observational data, however, could not capture less severe cases of bleeding, resulting in an inability to define a bleeding outcome like the trial, and could not account for intractable confounding early in follow-up (risk ratio for death by 14 days 1.85 (0.95, 3.63)).ConclusionUsing real world data to emulate a target trial can deliver accurate long-term effect estimates. Yet, even with rich observational data, it is not always possible to estimate the short-term effect of interventions, or the effect on outcomes for which data are not routinely collected. If registries included information on reasons for treatment decisions, researchers may be better positioned to identify important confounders.


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