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Kannan A, Delgardo M, Pennington-FitzGerald W, Jiang EX, Christophe BR, Connolly ES. Pharmacological management of cerebral ischemia in the elderly. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2020; 22:897-906. [PMID: 33382005 DOI: 10.1080/14656566.2020.1856815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Introduction: For elderly adults in the United States, stroke is the fifth leading cause of death of which ischemic strokes comprise a vast majority. Optimal pharmacological management of elderly ischemic stroke patients involves both reperfusion and supportive care. Recent research into pharmacological management has focused on vascular, immunomodulatory, cytoprotective, and alternative agents, some of which have shown limited success in clinical trials. However, no treatments have been established as a reliable mode for management of cerebral ischemia for elderly adults beyond acute thrombolysis.Areas covered: The authors conducted a literature search for ischemic stroke management in the elderly and a search for human drug studies for managing ischemic stroke on clinicaltrials.gov. Here, they describe recent progress in the pharmacological management of cerebral ischemia in the elderly.Expert opinion: Many drug classes (antihypertensive, cytoprotective and immunomodulatory, and alternative agents) have been explored with limited success in managing ischemic stroke, though some have shown preventative benefits. We generally observed a broad gap in evidence on elderly patients from studies across all drug classes, necessitating further studies to gain an understanding of effective management of ischemic stroke in this large demographic of patients.
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- Adithya Kannan
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Neurological Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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Ye F, Garton HJL, Hua Y, Keep RF, Xi G. The Role of Thrombin in Brain Injury After Hemorrhagic and Ischemic Stroke. Transl Stroke Res 2020; 12:496-511. [PMID: 32989665 DOI: 10.1007/s12975-020-00855-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Revised: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Thrombin is increased in the brain after hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke primarily due to the prothrombin entry from blood either with a hemorrhage or following blood-brain barrier disruption. Increasing evidence indicates that thrombin and its receptors (protease-activated receptors (PARs)) play a major role in brain pathology following ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke (including intracerebral, intraventricular, and subarachnoid hemorrhage). Thrombin and PARs affect brain injury via multiple mechanisms that can be detrimental or protective. The cleavage of prothrombin into thrombin is the key step of hemostasis and thrombosis which takes place in every stroke and subsequent brain injury. The extravascular effects and direct cellular interactions of thrombin are mediated by PARs (PAR-1, PAR-3, and PAR-4) and their downstream signaling in multiple brain cell types. Such effects include inducing blood-brain-barrier disruption, brain edema, neuroinflammation, and neuronal death, although low thrombin concentrations can promote cell survival. Also, thrombin directly links the coagulation system to the immune system by activating interleukin-1α. Such effects of thrombin can result in both short-term brain injury and long-term functional deficits, making extravascular thrombin an understudied therapeutic target for stroke. This review examines the role of thrombin and PARs in brain injury following hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke and the potential treatment strategies which are complicated by their role in both hemostasis and brain.
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- Fenghui Ye
- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, R5018 Biomedical Science Research Building, 109 Zina Pitcher Place, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2200, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, R5018 Biomedical Science Research Building, 109 Zina Pitcher Place, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2200, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, R5018 Biomedical Science Research Building, 109 Zina Pitcher Place, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2200, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, R5018 Biomedical Science Research Building, 109 Zina Pitcher Place, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2200, USA
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- Department of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan, R5018 Biomedical Science Research Building, 109 Zina Pitcher Place, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2200, USA.
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Tantry US, Bliden KP, Chaudhary R, Novakovic M, Rout A, Gurbel PA. Vorapaxar in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Future Cardiol 2020; 16:373-384. [PMID: 32308016 DOI: 10.2217/fca-2019-0090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Vorapaxar specifically and effectively inhibits protease activated receptor-1 and may reduce thrombin-mediated ischemic events without interfering primary hemostasis. In the TRA-2P-TIMI 50 trial, vorapaxar reduced the risk of primary ischemic outcome but with increased bleeding risk. In the post hoc analysis, in patients with a history of myocardial infarction, peripheral artery disease, the net clinical outcome favored vorapaxar therapy with 10% reduction in cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke, urgent coronary revascularization and moderate or severe bleeding. Based on these favorable results, vorapaxar was approved for the reduction of thrombotic cardiovascular events in patients with prior myocardial infarction or with peripheral artery disease on top of standard antiplatelet therapy. A careful patient selection is needed to balance efficacy versus safety.
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- Udaya S Tantry
- Sinai Center for Thrombosis Research, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, LifeBridge Health, Baltimore, MD 21215, USA
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- Sinai Center for Thrombosis Research, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, LifeBridge Health, Baltimore, MD 21215, USA
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- Division of Hospital Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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- Sinai Center for Thrombosis Research, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, LifeBridge Health, Baltimore, MD 21215, USA
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- Sinai Center for Thrombosis Research, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, LifeBridge Health, Baltimore, MD 21215, USA
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- Sinai Center for Thrombosis Research, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore, LifeBridge Health, Baltimore, MD 21215, USA
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Coppini R, Santini L, Palandri C, Sartiani L, Cerbai E, Raimondi L. Pharmacological Inhibition of Serine Proteases to Reduce Cardiac Inflammation and Fibrosis in Atrial Fibrillation. Front Pharmacol 2019; 10:1420. [PMID: 31956307 PMCID: PMC6951407 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.01420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2019] [Accepted: 11/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Systemic inflammation correlates with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) and thrombogenesis. Systemic inflammation alters vessel permeability, allowing inflammatory and immune cell migration toward target organs, including the heart. Among inflammatory cells infiltrating the atria, macrophages and mast cell have recently attracted the interest of basic researchers due to the pathogenic mechanisms triggered by their activation. This chemotactic invasion is likely implicated in short- and long-term changes in cardiac cell-to-cell communication and in triggering fibrous tissue accumulation in the atrial myocardium and electrophysiological re-arrangements of atrial cardiomyocytes, thus favoring the onset and progression of AF. Serine proteases are a large and heterogeneous class of proteases involved in several processes that are important for cardiac function and are involved in cardiac diseases, such as (i) coagulation, (ii) fibrinolysis, (iii) extracellular matrix degradation, (iv) activation of receptors (i.e., protease-activated receptors [PPARs]), and (v) modulation of the activity of endogenous signals. The recognition of serine proteases substrates and their involvement in inflammatory/profibrotic mechanisms allowed the identification of novel cardio-protective mechanisms for commonly used drugs that inhibit serine proteases. The aim of this review is to summarize knowledge on the role of inflammation and fibrosis as determinants of AF. Moreover, we will recapitulate current findings on the role of serine proteases in the pathogenesis of AF and the possible beneficial effects of drugs inhibiting serine proteases in reducing the risk of AF through decrease of cardiac inflammation and fibrosis. These drugs include thrombin and factor Xa inhibitors (used as oral anticoagulants), dipeptidyl-peptidase 4 (DPP4) inhibitors, used for type-2 diabetes, as well as novel experimental inhibitors of mast cell chymases.
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- Raffaele Coppini
- Section of Pharmacology, Department of Neurology, Psychology, Drug Sciences and Child Health, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Section of Pharmacology, Department of Neurology, Psychology, Drug Sciences and Child Health, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Section of Pharmacology, Department of Neurology, Psychology, Drug Sciences and Child Health, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Section of Pharmacology, Department of Neurology, Psychology, Drug Sciences and Child Health, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Section of Pharmacology, Department of Neurology, Psychology, Drug Sciences and Child Health, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Section of Pharmacology, Department of Neurology, Psychology, Drug Sciences and Child Health, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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Ungar L, Clare RM, Rodriguez F, Kolls BJ, Armstrong PW, Aylward P, Held C, Moliterno DJ, Strony J, Van de Werf F, Wallentin L, White HD, Tricoci P, Harrington RA, Mahaffey KW, Melloni C. Stroke Outcomes With Vorapaxar Versus Placebo in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes: Insights From the TRACER Trial. J Am Heart Assoc 2019; 7:e009609. [PMID: 30526198 PMCID: PMC6405615 DOI: 10.1161/jaha.118.009609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Background Vorapaxar, a protease‐activated receptor‐1 antagonist, is approved for secondary prevention of cardiovascular events but is associated with increased intracranial hemorrhage. Methods and Results TRACER (Thrombin Receptor Antagonist for Clinical Event Reduction in Acute Coronary Syndrome) was a trial of vorapaxar versus placebo among patients with acute coronary syndrome. Strokes were adjudicated by a central events committee. Of 12 944 patients, 199 (1.5%) had ≥1 stroke during the study period (median follow‐up, 477 days). Four patients had a single stroke of unknown type; 195 patients had ≥1 stroke classified as hemorrhagic or nonhemorrhagic (165 nonhemorrhagic, 28 hemorrhagic, and 2 both). Strokes occurred in 96 of 6473 patients (1.5%) assigned vorapaxar and 103 of 6471 patients (1.6%) assigned placebo. Kaplan‐Meier incidence of stroke for vorapaxar versus placebo was higher for hemorrhagic stroke (0.45% versus 0.14% [hazard ratio, 2.74; 95% confidence interval, 1.22–6.15]), lower but not significantly different for nonhemorrhagic stroke (1.53% versus 1.98% at 2 years [hazard ratio, 0.79; 95% confidence interval, 0.58–1.07]), and similar for stroke overall (1.93% versus 2.13% at 2 years [hazard ratio, 0.94; 95% confidence interval, 0.71–1.24]). Conclusions Stroke occurred in <2% of patients. Vorapaxar‐assigned patients had increased hemorrhagic stroke but a nonsignificant trend toward lower nonhemorrhagic stroke. Overall stroke frequency was similar with vorapaxar versus placebo.
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- Leo Ungar
- 1 Department of Cardiology University of California Irvine Medical Center Orange CA
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- 2 Department of Medicine Duke Clinical Research Institute Durham NC
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- 3 Division of Cardiovascular Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford CA
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- 2 Department of Medicine Duke Clinical Research Institute Durham NC
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- 5 South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute Flinders University and Medical Centre Adelaide Australia
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- 6 Uppsala Clinical Research Center Uppsala University Uppsala Sweden
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- 7 Division of Cardiovascular Medicine Gill Heart Institute University of Kentucky Lexington KY
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- 9 Department of Cardiovascular Sciences University Hospitals Leuven Leuven Belgium
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- 6 Uppsala Clinical Research Center Uppsala University Uppsala Sweden
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- 10 Green Lane Cardiovascular Service Auckland City Hospital Auckland New Zealand
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- 11 Department of Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford CA
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- 11 Department of Medicine Stanford University School of Medicine Stanford CA
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- 2 Department of Medicine Duke Clinical Research Institute Durham NC
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Conte MS, Bradbury AW, Kolh P, White JV, Dick F, Fitridge R, Mills JL, Ricco JB, Suresh KR, Murad MH, Aboyans V, Aksoy M, Alexandrescu VA, Armstrong D, Azuma N, Belch J, Bergoeing M, Bjorck M, Chakfé N, Cheng S, Dawson J, Debus ES, Dueck A, Duval S, Eckstein HH, Ferraresi R, Gambhir R, Gargiulo M, Geraghty P, Goode S, Gray B, Guo W, Gupta PC, Hinchliffe R, Jetty P, Komori K, Lavery L, Liang W, Lookstein R, Menard M, Misra S, Miyata T, Moneta G, Munoa Prado JA, Munoz A, Paolini JE, Patel M, Pomposelli F, Powell R, Robless P, Rogers L, Schanzer A, Schneider P, Taylor S, De Ceniga MV, Veller M, Vermassen F, Wang J, Wang S. Global Vascular Guidelines on the Management of Chronic Limb-Threatening Ischemia. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2019; 58:S1-S109.e33. [PMID: 31182334 PMCID: PMC8369495 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2019.05.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 698] [Impact Index Per Article: 139.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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GUIDELINE SUMMARY Chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) is associated with mortality, amputation, and impaired quality of life. These Global Vascular Guidelines (GVG) are focused on definition, evaluation, and management of CLTI with the goals of improving evidence-based care and highlighting critical research needs. The term CLTI is preferred over critical limb ischemia, as the latter implies threshold values of impaired perfusion rather than a continuum. CLTI is a clinical syndrome defined by the presence of peripheral artery disease (PAD) in combination with rest pain, gangrene, or a lower limb ulceration >2 weeks duration. Venous, traumatic, embolic, and nonatherosclerotic etiologies are excluded. All patients with suspected CLTI should be referred urgently to a vascular specialist. Accurately staging the severity of limb threat is fundamental, and the Society for Vascular Surgery Threatened Limb Classification system, based on grading of Wounds, Ischemia, and foot Infection (WIfI) is endorsed. Objective hemodynamic testing, including toe pressures as the preferred measure, is required to assess CLTI. Evidence-based revascularization (EBR) hinges on three independent axes: Patient risk, Limb severity, and ANatomic complexity (PLAN). Average-risk and high-risk patients are defined by estimated procedural and 2-year all-cause mortality. The GVG proposes a new Global Anatomic Staging System (GLASS), which involves defining a preferred target artery path (TAP) and then estimating limb-based patency (LBP), resulting in three stages of complexity for intervention. The optimal revascularization strategy is also influenced by the availability of autogenous vein for open bypass surgery. Recommendations for EBR are based on best available data, pending level 1 evidence from ongoing trials. Vein bypass may be preferred for average-risk patients with advanced limb threat and high complexity disease, while those with less complex anatomy, intermediate severity limb threat, or high patient risk may be favored for endovascular intervention. All patients with CLTI should be afforded best medical therapy including the use of antithrombotic, lipid-lowering, antihypertensive, and glycemic control agents, as well as counseling on smoking cessation, diet, exercise, and preventive foot care. Following EBR, long-term limb surveillance is advised. The effectiveness of nonrevascularization therapies (eg, spinal stimulation, pneumatic compression, prostanoids, and hyperbaric oxygen) has not been established. Regenerative medicine approaches (eg, cell, gene therapies) for CLTI should be restricted to rigorously conducted randomizsed clinical trials. The GVG promotes standardization of study designs and end points for clinical trials in CLTI. The importance of multidisciplinary teams and centers of excellence for amputation prevention is stressed as a key health system initiative.
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- Michael S Conte
- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biomedical and Preclinical Sciences, University Hospital of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
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- Department of Surgery, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Niles, IL, USA
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, and University of Berne, Berne, Switzerland
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, The University of Adelaide Medical School, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Clinical Research, University Hospitalof Poitiers, Poitiers, France
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- Mayo Clinic Evidence-Based Practice Center, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Dupuytren, University Hospital, France
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- Department of Vascular Surgery American, Hospital, Turkey
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- Ninewells Hospital University of Dundee, UK
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- Escuela de Medicina Pontificia Universidad, Catolica de Chile, Chile
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Vascular Surgery, Uppsala University, Sweden
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- Royal Adelaide Hospital & University of Adelaide, Australia
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- University Heart Center Hamburg, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Germany
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- Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health, Sciences Centre, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Cardiovascular Division, University of, Minnesota Medical School, USA
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- Interventional Cardiovascular Unit, Cardiology Department, Istituto Clinico, Città Studi, Milan, Italy
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- Diagnostica e Sperimentale, University of Bologna, Italy
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- 301 General Hospital of PLA, Beijing, China
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiaotong University, China
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- Division of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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- Sanatorio Dr Julio Mendez, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Division of Cardiology, Duke University Health System, USA
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- Amputation Prevention Centers of America, USA
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- Kaiser Foundation Hospital Honolulu and Hawaii Permanente Medical Group, USA
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- Greenville Health Center/USC School of Medicine Greenville, USA
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- University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Conte MS, Bradbury AW, Kolh P, White JV, Dick F, Fitridge R, Mills JL, Ricco JB, Suresh KR, Murad MH. Global vascular guidelines on the management of chronic limb-threatening ischemia. J Vasc Surg 2019; 69:3S-125S.e40. [PMID: 31159978 PMCID: PMC8365864 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2019.02.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 681] [Impact Index Per Article: 136.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
Chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI) is associated with mortality, amputation, and impaired quality of life. These Global Vascular Guidelines (GVG) are focused on definition, evaluation, and management of CLTI with the goals of improving evidence-based care and highlighting critical research needs. The term CLTI is preferred over critical limb ischemia, as the latter implies threshold values of impaired perfusion rather than a continuum. CLTI is a clinical syndrome defined by the presence of peripheral artery disease (PAD) in combination with rest pain, gangrene, or a lower limb ulceration >2 weeks duration. Venous, traumatic, embolic, and nonatherosclerotic etiologies are excluded. All patients with suspected CLTI should be referred urgently to a vascular specialist. Accurately staging the severity of limb threat is fundamental, and the Society for Vascular Surgery Threatened Limb Classification system, based on grading of Wounds, Ischemia, and foot Infection (WIfI) is endorsed. Objective hemodynamic testing, including toe pressures as the preferred measure, is required to assess CLTI. Evidence-based revascularization (EBR) hinges on three independent axes: Patient risk, Limb severity, and ANatomic complexity (PLAN). Average-risk and high-risk patients are defined by estimated procedural and 2-year all-cause mortality. The GVG proposes a new Global Anatomic Staging System (GLASS), which involves defining a preferred target artery path (TAP) and then estimating limb-based patency (LBP), resulting in three stages of complexity for intervention. The optimal revascularization strategy is also influenced by the availability of autogenous vein for open bypass surgery. Recommendations for EBR are based on best available data, pending level 1 evidence from ongoing trials. Vein bypass may be preferred for average-risk patients with advanced limb threat and high complexity disease, while those with less complex anatomy, intermediate severity limb threat, or high patient risk may be favored for endovascular intervention. All patients with CLTI should be afforded best medical therapy including the use of antithrombotic, lipid-lowering, antihypertensive, and glycemic control agents, as well as counseling on smoking cessation, diet, exercise, and preventive foot care. Following EBR, long-term limb surveillance is advised. The effectiveness of nonrevascularization therapies (eg, spinal stimulation, pneumatic compression, prostanoids, and hyperbaric oxygen) has not been established. Regenerative medicine approaches (eg, cell, gene therapies) for CLTI should be restricted to rigorously conducted randomizsed clinical trials. The GVG promotes standardization of study designs and end points for clinical trials in CLTI. The importance of multidisciplinary teams and centers of excellence for amputation prevention is stressed as a key health system initiative.
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- Michael S Conte
- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, Calif.
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biomedical and Preclinical Sciences, University Hospital of Liège, Wallonia, Belgium
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- Department of Surgery, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Niles, Ill
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- Department of Vascular Surgery, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, The University of Adelaide Medical School, Adelaide, South Australia
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- Division of Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Therapy, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tex
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- Department of Clinical Research, University Hospitalof Poitiers, Poitiers, France
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- Mayo Clinic Evidence-Based Practice Center, Rochester, Minn
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Jaberi N, Soleimani A, Pashirzad M, Abdeahad H, Mohammadi F, Khoshakhlagh M, Khazaei M, Ferns GA, Avan A, Hassanian SM. Role of thrombin in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. J Cell Biochem 2018; 120:4757-4765. [DOI: 10.1002/jcb.27771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2018] [Accepted: 09/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- Najmeh Jaberi
- Department of Medical Biochemistry Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
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- Department of Medical Physiology Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
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- Division of Medical Education Brighton and Sussex Medical School Sussex UK
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- Metabolic Syndrome Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
- Department of Modern Sciences and Technologies School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
- Metabolic Syndrome Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences Mashhad Iran
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Buchtele N, Schwameis M, Gilbert JC, Schörgenhofer C, Jilma B. Targeting von Willebrand Factor in Ischaemic Stroke: Focus on Clinical Evidence. Thromb Haemost 2018; 118:959-978. [PMID: 29847840 PMCID: PMC6193403 DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1648251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Despite great efforts in stroke research, disability and recurrence rates in ischaemic stroke remain unacceptably high. To address this issue, one potential target for novel therapeutics is the glycoprotein von Willebrand factor (vWF), which increases in thrombogenicity especially under high shear rates as it bridges between vascular sub-endothelial collagen and platelets. The rationale for vWF as a potential target in stroke comes from four bodies of evidence. (1) Animal models which recapitulate the pathogenesis of stroke and validate the concept of targeting vWF for stroke prevention and the use of the vWF cleavage enzyme ADAMTS13 in acute stroke treatment. (2) Extensive epidemiologic data establishing the prognostic role of vWF in the clinical setting showing that high vWF levels are associated with an increased risk of first stroke, stroke recurrence or stroke-associated mortality. As such, vWF levels may be a suitable marker for further risk stratification to potentially fine-tune current risk prediction models which are mainly based on clinical and imaging data. (3) Genetic studies showing an association between vWF levels and stroke risk on genomic levels. Finally, (4) studies of patients with primary disorders of excess or deficiency of function in the vWF axis (e.g. thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura and von Willebrand disease, respectively) which demonstrate the crucial role of vWF in atherothrombosis. Therapeutic inhibition of VWF by novel agents appears particularly promising for secondary prevention of stroke recurrence in specific sub-groups of patients such as those suffering from large artery atherosclerosis, as designated according to the TOAST classification.
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- Nina Buchtele
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Band Therapeutics, LLC, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Sawlani NN, Harrington RA, Stone GW, Steg PG, Gibson CM, Hamm CW, Price MJ, Prats J, Deliargyris EN, Mahaffey KW, White HD, Bhatt DL. Impact of Cerebrovascular Events Older Than One Year on Ischemic and Bleeding Outcomes With Cangrelor in Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2017; 10:CIRCINTERVENTIONS.116.004380. [PMID: 28039321 DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.116.004380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2016] [Accepted: 11/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cangrelor is a potent intravenous adenosine diphosphate-receptor antagonist that in the CHAMPION trials reduced the 48-hour and 30-day rates of ischemic events during percutaneous coronary intervention without an increase in severe bleeding. METHODS AND RESULTS CHAMPION PCI (A Clinical Trial to Demonstrate the Efficacy of Cangrelor), CHAMPION PLATFORM (Cangrelor Versus Standard Therapy to Achieve Optimal Management of Platelet Inhibition), and CHAMPION PHOENIX (A Clinical Trial Comparing Cangrelor to Clopidogrel Standard Therapy in Subjects Who Require Percutaneous Coronary Intervention) were 3 randomized, double-blind, double-dummy trials in which cangrelor was compared with clopidogrel during percutaneous coronary intervention. The effect of cangrelor on ischemic events and bleeding was analyzed in the subgroup of patients with a history of cerebrovascular events at least 1 year prior to randomization; the Breslow-Day test was used to test for interaction of treatment effect in subgroups with and without such a history. The primary efficacy end point was a composite of death, myocardial infarction, ischemia-driven revascularization, or stent thrombosis at 48 hours. Among 24 910 randomized patients, 1270 patients (5.1%) had a cerebrovascular event >1 year old, including 650 assigned to cangrelor and 620 assigned to clopidogrel. Consistent with the overall trial results, the rate of the primary efficacy end point was 4.3% in the cangrelor group versus 5.3% in the clopidogrel group (odds ratio 0.80; 95% confidence interval 0.48-1.34; P=0.40; P for interaction =0.97), and the rate of GUSTO (Global Use of Strategies to Open Occluded Coronary Arteries) severe bleeding was 0.3% in both groups (P=0.97; P for interaction =0.81). CONCLUSIONS Among patients in the CHAMPION trials with a prior cerebrovascular event at least 1 year before the percutaneous coronary intervention, the efficacy and bleeding profile of cangrelor compared with clopidogrel was similar to that in the overall trial.
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- Neal N Sawlani
- From the Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart & Vascular Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (N.N.S., D.L.B.); Stanford University Medical School, CA (R.A.H., K.W.M.); Columbia University Medical Center and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (G.W.S.); FACT (French Alliance for Cardiovascular clinical Trials), DHU FIRE, INSERM Unité 1148, Université Paris-Diderot, and Hôpital Bichat, Assistance-Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France and NHLI, Imperial College, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom (P.G.S.); Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Boston, MA (C.M.G.); Kerckhoff Heart and Thorax Center, Bad Nauheim, Germany (C.W.H.); Scripps Clinic and Scripps Translational Science Institute, La Jolla, CA (M.J.P.); The Medicines Company, Parsippany, NJ (J.P., E.N.D.); and Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand (H.D.W.)
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- From the Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart & Vascular Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (N.N.S., D.L.B.); Stanford University Medical School, CA (R.A.H., K.W.M.); Columbia University Medical Center and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (G.W.S.); FACT (French Alliance for Cardiovascular clinical Trials), DHU FIRE, INSERM Unité 1148, Université Paris-Diderot, and Hôpital Bichat, Assistance-Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France and NHLI, Imperial College, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom (P.G.S.); Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Boston, MA (C.M.G.); Kerckhoff Heart and Thorax Center, Bad Nauheim, Germany (C.W.H.); Scripps Clinic and Scripps Translational Science Institute, La Jolla, CA (M.J.P.); The Medicines Company, Parsippany, NJ (J.P., E.N.D.); and Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand (H.D.W.)
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- From the Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart & Vascular Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (N.N.S., D.L.B.); Stanford University Medical School, CA (R.A.H., K.W.M.); Columbia University Medical Center and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (G.W.S.); FACT (French Alliance for Cardiovascular clinical Trials), DHU FIRE, INSERM Unité 1148, Université Paris-Diderot, and Hôpital Bichat, Assistance-Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France and NHLI, Imperial College, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom (P.G.S.); Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Boston, MA (C.M.G.); Kerckhoff Heart and Thorax Center, Bad Nauheim, Germany (C.W.H.); Scripps Clinic and Scripps Translational Science Institute, La Jolla, CA (M.J.P.); The Medicines Company, Parsippany, NJ (J.P., E.N.D.); and Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand (H.D.W.)
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- From the Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart & Vascular Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (N.N.S., D.L.B.); Stanford University Medical School, CA (R.A.H., K.W.M.); Columbia University Medical Center and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (G.W.S.); FACT (French Alliance for Cardiovascular clinical Trials), DHU FIRE, INSERM Unité 1148, Université Paris-Diderot, and Hôpital Bichat, Assistance-Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France and NHLI, Imperial College, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom (P.G.S.); Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Boston, MA (C.M.G.); Kerckhoff Heart and Thorax Center, Bad Nauheim, Germany (C.W.H.); Scripps Clinic and Scripps Translational Science Institute, La Jolla, CA (M.J.P.); The Medicines Company, Parsippany, NJ (J.P., E.N.D.); and Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand (H.D.W.)
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- From the Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart & Vascular Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (N.N.S., D.L.B.); Stanford University Medical School, CA (R.A.H., K.W.M.); Columbia University Medical Center and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (G.W.S.); FACT (French Alliance for Cardiovascular clinical Trials), DHU FIRE, INSERM Unité 1148, Université Paris-Diderot, and Hôpital Bichat, Assistance-Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France and NHLI, Imperial College, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom (P.G.S.); Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Boston, MA (C.M.G.); Kerckhoff Heart and Thorax Center, Bad Nauheim, Germany (C.W.H.); Scripps Clinic and Scripps Translational Science Institute, La Jolla, CA (M.J.P.); The Medicines Company, Parsippany, NJ (J.P., E.N.D.); and Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand (H.D.W.)
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- From the Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart & Vascular Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (N.N.S., D.L.B.); Stanford University Medical School, CA (R.A.H., K.W.M.); Columbia University Medical Center and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (G.W.S.); FACT (French Alliance for Cardiovascular clinical Trials), DHU FIRE, INSERM Unité 1148, Université Paris-Diderot, and Hôpital Bichat, Assistance-Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France and NHLI, Imperial College, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom (P.G.S.); Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Boston, MA (C.M.G.); Kerckhoff Heart and Thorax Center, Bad Nauheim, Germany (C.W.H.); Scripps Clinic and Scripps Translational Science Institute, La Jolla, CA (M.J.P.); The Medicines Company, Parsippany, NJ (J.P., E.N.D.); and Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand (H.D.W.)
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- From the Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart & Vascular Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (N.N.S., D.L.B.); Stanford University Medical School, CA (R.A.H., K.W.M.); Columbia University Medical Center and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (G.W.S.); FACT (French Alliance for Cardiovascular clinical Trials), DHU FIRE, INSERM Unité 1148, Université Paris-Diderot, and Hôpital Bichat, Assistance-Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France and NHLI, Imperial College, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom (P.G.S.); Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Boston, MA (C.M.G.); Kerckhoff Heart and Thorax Center, Bad Nauheim, Germany (C.W.H.); Scripps Clinic and Scripps Translational Science Institute, La Jolla, CA (M.J.P.); The Medicines Company, Parsippany, NJ (J.P., E.N.D.); and Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand (H.D.W.)
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- From the Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart & Vascular Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (N.N.S., D.L.B.); Stanford University Medical School, CA (R.A.H., K.W.M.); Columbia University Medical Center and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (G.W.S.); FACT (French Alliance for Cardiovascular clinical Trials), DHU FIRE, INSERM Unité 1148, Université Paris-Diderot, and Hôpital Bichat, Assistance-Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France and NHLI, Imperial College, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom (P.G.S.); Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Boston, MA (C.M.G.); Kerckhoff Heart and Thorax Center, Bad Nauheim, Germany (C.W.H.); Scripps Clinic and Scripps Translational Science Institute, La Jolla, CA (M.J.P.); The Medicines Company, Parsippany, NJ (J.P., E.N.D.); and Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand (H.D.W.)
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- From the Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart & Vascular Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (N.N.S., D.L.B.); Stanford University Medical School, CA (R.A.H., K.W.M.); Columbia University Medical Center and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (G.W.S.); FACT (French Alliance for Cardiovascular clinical Trials), DHU FIRE, INSERM Unité 1148, Université Paris-Diderot, and Hôpital Bichat, Assistance-Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France and NHLI, Imperial College, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom (P.G.S.); Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Boston, MA (C.M.G.); Kerckhoff Heart and Thorax Center, Bad Nauheim, Germany (C.W.H.); Scripps Clinic and Scripps Translational Science Institute, La Jolla, CA (M.J.P.); The Medicines Company, Parsippany, NJ (J.P., E.N.D.); and Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand (H.D.W.)
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- From the Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart & Vascular Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (N.N.S., D.L.B.); Stanford University Medical School, CA (R.A.H., K.W.M.); Columbia University Medical Center and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (G.W.S.); FACT (French Alliance for Cardiovascular clinical Trials), DHU FIRE, INSERM Unité 1148, Université Paris-Diderot, and Hôpital Bichat, Assistance-Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France and NHLI, Imperial College, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom (P.G.S.); Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Boston, MA (C.M.G.); Kerckhoff Heart and Thorax Center, Bad Nauheim, Germany (C.W.H.); Scripps Clinic and Scripps Translational Science Institute, La Jolla, CA (M.J.P.); The Medicines Company, Parsippany, NJ (J.P., E.N.D.); and Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand (H.D.W.)
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- From the Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart & Vascular Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (N.N.S., D.L.B.); Stanford University Medical School, CA (R.A.H., K.W.M.); Columbia University Medical Center and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (G.W.S.); FACT (French Alliance for Cardiovascular clinical Trials), DHU FIRE, INSERM Unité 1148, Université Paris-Diderot, and Hôpital Bichat, Assistance-Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France and NHLI, Imperial College, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom (P.G.S.); Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Boston, MA (C.M.G.); Kerckhoff Heart and Thorax Center, Bad Nauheim, Germany (C.W.H.); Scripps Clinic and Scripps Translational Science Institute, La Jolla, CA (M.J.P.); The Medicines Company, Parsippany, NJ (J.P., E.N.D.); and Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand (H.D.W.)
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- From the Brigham and Women's Hospital Heart & Vascular Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA (N.N.S., D.L.B.); Stanford University Medical School, CA (R.A.H., K.W.M.); Columbia University Medical Center and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (G.W.S.); FACT (French Alliance for Cardiovascular clinical Trials), DHU FIRE, INSERM Unité 1148, Université Paris-Diderot, and Hôpital Bichat, Assistance-Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France and NHLI, Imperial College, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom (P.G.S.); Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Division of Cardiology, Boston, MA (C.M.G.); Kerckhoff Heart and Thorax Center, Bad Nauheim, Germany (C.W.H.); Scripps Clinic and Scripps Translational Science Institute, La Jolla, CA (M.J.P.); The Medicines Company, Parsippany, NJ (J.P., E.N.D.); and Green Lane Cardiovascular Service, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand (H.D.W.).
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Vyas A, Bash LD, Patel MD, Simpson RJ. Changes in Treatment Patterns and Incremental Health Care Utilization Due to P2Y12-Associated Complications in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome. J Manag Care Spec Pharm 2017; 23:947-956. [PMID: 28854078 PMCID: PMC10398233 DOI: 10.18553/jmcp.2017.23.9.947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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BACKGROUND P2Y12 antiplatelet therapy (APT) is highly efficacious in reducing the incidence of ischemic events in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS); however, it is associated with several adverse complications. Data on P2Y12-associated complications and adherence to APT are sparse. OBJECTIVE To describe the characteristics, frequency of P2Y12-associated complications, adherence and persistence to P2Y12 APT, and health care utilization among ACS patients on P2Y12 APT. METHODS This retrospective observational study of the MarketScan Commercial Claims and Encounters Database identified patients aged ≥ 18 years who were discharged from an ACS hospitalization in 2012-2014 and initiated P2Y12 APT (ticagrelor, prasugrel, or clopidogrel). The proportion of patients within each treatment group who experienced P2Y12-associated complications within 1 year and who were adherent to APT were determined. Frequencies of all-cause health care utilization (i.e., hospitalization, length of stay, emergency room [ER] visits, outpatient visits, cardiac events, and transfusions) were evaluated for each treatment group. Poisson regressions were conducted to evaluate the association between nonad-herence with P2Y12 APT and health care utilization, after adjusting for demographics (age and gender), health insurance type, and comorbidities. RESULTS Among 11,629 ACS patients, most were male; 44.6% had hypertension; 20.6% had diabetes; and 53.4% had hyperlipidemia. Clopidogrel use was common (62.6%), with ticagrelor use less common (9.0%). Among all groups, approximately one third experienced P2Y12-associated complications. One-year adherence to APT was suboptimal (68% overall), with 73.3% adherence among prasugrel users, followed by 71.4% adherence among ticagrelor users and 65.6% adherence among clopidogrel users. Switching was most common with ticagrelor users. Inpatient hospitalizations, cardiac events, and transfusions were more common in clopidogrel users compared with prasugrel and ticagrelor users. Nonadherent patients experienced significantly more hospitalizations, ER visits, and transfusions (1.34, 1.09, and 1.85 [P < 0.05], respectively) compared with adherent patients. These trends of association remained consistent across all treatment groups. Also, patients not adherent to ticagrelor experienced 1.9 times as many cardiac events as adherent patients. However, this association was not significant for clopidogrel and prasugrel users. Patients not adherent to P2Y12 APT experienced significantly lower outpatient visits compared with adherent patients. CONCLUSIONS Complications associated with P2Y12 in ACS patients treated with P2Y12 APT were common, with dyspnea, heart block, and major or life-threatening bleeding as the most common. Adherence was significantly associated with lower health care utilization. Increased adherence to secondary prevention therapy among these very high-risk patients is crucial. Disease management strategies to improve adherence and reduce treatment-associated adverse events through individualized patient care, alternative secondary treatment options, and physician awareness should be designed, implemented, and sustained. DISCLOSURES Data analysis was conducted by Merck & Co., the manufacturer of vorapaxar (ZONTIVITY). At the time of this study, Vyas was an employee of Rutgers University, which received grant funding from Merck & Co. for this study, and is now employed with the University of Rhode Island. Patel was employed by Symphony Solutions and the University of North Carolina during the drafting and revising of the manuscript. Bash is employed by Merck & Co. Simpson received consulting fees from Merck & Co. for work on this study and has received fees for research from Amgen and Pfizer. Study concept and design were contributed by Vyas, Bash, Patel, and Simpson. Patel took the lead in data collection, assisted by the other authors. All the authors contributed equally to data analysis and manuscript preparation. The abstract for this study was presented as a poster at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2016; November 12-16, 2016; New Orleans, Louisiana.
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- Ami Vyas
- 1 Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey
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- 3 Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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Moon JY, Franchi F, Rollini F, Angiolillo DJ. Role for Thrombin Receptor Antagonism With Vorapaxar in Secondary Prevention of Atherothrombotic Events: From Bench to Bedside. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther 2017; 23:23-37. [PMID: 28565918 DOI: 10.1177/1074248417708617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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In spite of treatment with the current standard of care antiplatelet regimens including dual antiplatelet therapy, recurrence rates of ischemic events remain elevated for high-risk patients with atherosclerotic disease. This may be in part attributed to the fact that other key platelet activation pathways remain uninhibited and can thus continue to trigger platelet activation and lead to thrombotic complications. Thrombin is a powerful inducer of platelet activation and mediates its effects directly on platelets through protease activator receptors (PARs), particularly the PAR-1 subtype, making PAR-1 inhibition an attractive approach for reducing atherothrombotic events. These observations have led to the development of several PAR-1 antagonists. Vorapaxar is a direct inhibitor of PAR-1 and the only agent of this class approved for the prevention of recurrent ischemic events in patients with prior myocardial infarction or peripheral artery disease. In the present manuscript, we present a review of the pathophysiologic role of thrombin on thrombotic complications, the impact of vorapaxar on outcomes, including the most recent updates deriving from clinical trials, as well as future perspectives in the field.
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- Jae Youn Moon
- 1 Division of Cardiology, University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- 1 Division of Cardiology, University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- 1 Division of Cardiology, University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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- 1 Division of Cardiology, University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, USA
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Gryka RJ, Buckley LF, Anderson SM. Vorapaxar: The Current Role and Future Directions of a Novel Protease-Activated Receptor Antagonist for Risk Reduction in Atherosclerotic Disease. Drugs R D 2017; 17:65-72. [PMID: 28063023 PMCID: PMC5318326 DOI: 10.1007/s40268-016-0158-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Introduction Despite the current standard of care, patients with cardiovascular disease remain at a high risk for recurrent events. Inhibition of thrombin-mediated platelet activation through protease-activated receptor-1 antagonism may provide reductions in atherosclerotic disease beyond those achievable with the current standard of care. Objective Our primary objective is to evaluate the clinical literature regarding the role of vorapaxar (Zontivity™) in the reduction of cardiovascular events in patients with a history of myocardial infarction and peripheral artery disease. In particular, we focus on the potential future directions for protease-activating receptor antagonists in the treatment of a broad range of atherosclerotic diseases. Data Sources A literature search of PubMed and EBSCO was conducted to identify randomized clinical trials from August 2005 to June 2016 using the search terms: ‘vorapaxar’, ‘SCH 530348’, ‘protease-activated receptor-1 antagonist’, and ‘Zontivity™’. Bibliographies were searched and additional resources were obtained. Results Vorapaxar is a first-in-class, protease-activated receptor-1 antagonist. The Thrombin Receptor Antagonist for Clinical Event Reduction (TRACER) trial did not demonstrate a significant reduction in a broad primary composite endpoint. However, the Thrombin-Receptor Antagonist in Secondary Prevention of Atherothrombotic Ischemic Events (TRA 2°P-TIMI 50) trial examined a more traditional composite endpoint and found a significant benefit with vorapaxar. Vorapaxar significantly increased bleeding compared with standard care. Ongoing trials will help define the role of vorapaxar in patients with peripheral arterial disease, patients with diabetes mellitus, and other important subgroups. The use of multivariate modeling may enable the identification of subgroups with maximal benefit and minimal harm from vorapaxar. Conclusion Vorapaxar provides clinicians with a novel mechanism of action to further reduce the burden of ischemic heart disease. Identification of patients with a high ischemic risk and low bleeding risk would enable clinicians to maximize the utility of this unique agent. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1007/s40268-016-0158-4) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Rebecca J Gryka
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, School of Pharmacy, Cedarville University, 251 North Main Street, Cedarville, OH, 45314, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacotherapy and Outcomes Science, School of Pharmacy, Virginia Commonwealth University, Cedarville, OH, USA
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- Center for Pharmacy Care, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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Sharma A, Helft G, Garg A, Agrawal S, Chatterjee S, Lavie CJ, Goel S, Mukherjee D, Marmur JD. Safety and efficacy of vorapaxar in secondary prevention of atherosclerotic disease: A meta-analysis of randomized control trials. Int J Cardiol 2017; 227:617-624. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.10.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2016] [Accepted: 10/28/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Kosova EC, Bonaca MP, Dellborg M, He P, Morais J, Oude Ophuis T, Scirica BM, Tendera M, Theroux P, Braunwald E, Morrow DA. Vorapaxar in patients with coronary artery bypass grafting: Findings from the TRA 2°P-TIMI 50 trial. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-ACUTE CARDIOVASCULAR CARE 2016; 6:164-172. [DOI: 10.1177/2048872616644910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Ethan C Kosova
- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, USA
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- TIMI Study Group, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, USA
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- Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg and Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- TIMI Study Group, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, USA
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- TIMI Study Group, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, USA
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- Third Division of Cardiology, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Montreal Heart Institute, University of Montreal, Canada
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- TIMI Study Group, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, USA
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- TIMI Study Group, Cardiovascular Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, USA
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Capodanno D, Alberts M, Angiolillo DJ. Antithrombotic therapy for secondary prevention of atherothrombotic events in cerebrovascular disease. NATURE REVIEWS. CARDIOLOGY 2016. [PMID: 27489191 DOI: 10.1038/nrcardio.2016.111.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Atherothrombosis is the common underlying process for numerous progressive manifestations of cardiovascular disease, including coronary artery disease (CAD) and cerebrovascular disease (CVD). Antiplatelet therapy is the cornerstone of pharmacological management in patients with atherothrombosis. Over the past 20 years, major advances in antiplatelet pharmacotherapy have been made, particularly for the treatment of patients with CAD. The treatment of patients with concomitant CAD and CVD is complex, owing to their increased risk of both ischaemia and bleeding. When CVD arises from large artery atherosclerosis, antithrombotic therapies are essential to prevent stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA). However, the use of antithrombotic medications in patients with CVD can put them at high risk of intracranial haemorrhage. As such, the risk-benefit profile of various combinations of antiplatelet agents in patients with both CAD and CVD is uncertain. This Review provides a state-of-the-art account of the available evidence on antithrombotic therapies for the secondary prevention of atherothrombotic events in patients with concomitant CAD and CVD, particularly those with a history of noncardioembolic stroke or TIA.
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- Davide Capodanno
- Ferrarotto Hospital, University of Catania, Via Salvatore Citelli 6, 95124 Catania CT, Italy
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA
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- University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, 653 West 8th Street, Jacksonville, Florida 32209, USA
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Antithrombotic therapy for secondary prevention of atherothrombotic events in cerebrovascular disease. Nat Rev Cardiol 2016; 13:609-22. [PMID: 27489191 DOI: 10.1038/nrcardio.2016.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Atherothrombosis is the common underlying process for numerous progressive manifestations of cardiovascular disease, including coronary artery disease (CAD) and cerebrovascular disease (CVD). Antiplatelet therapy is the cornerstone of pharmacological management in patients with atherothrombosis. Over the past 20 years, major advances in antiplatelet pharmacotherapy have been made, particularly for the treatment of patients with CAD. The treatment of patients with concomitant CAD and CVD is complex, owing to their increased risk of both ischaemia and bleeding. When CVD arises from large artery atherosclerosis, antithrombotic therapies are essential to prevent stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA). However, the use of antithrombotic medications in patients with CVD can put them at high risk of intracranial haemorrhage. As such, the risk-benefit profile of various combinations of antiplatelet agents in patients with both CAD and CVD is uncertain. This Review provides a state-of-the-art account of the available evidence on antithrombotic therapies for the secondary prevention of atherothrombotic events in patients with concomitant CAD and CVD, particularly those with a history of noncardioembolic stroke or TIA.
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Ungar L, Rodriguez F, Mahaffey KW. Vorapaxar: emerging evidence and clinical questions in a new era of PAR-1 inhibition. Coron Artery Dis 2016; 27:604-15. [PMID: 27398626 DOI: 10.1097/mca.0000000000000409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
Despite the use of therapies recommended in practice guidelines for secondary prevention in patients with atherosclerotic coronary artery disease, the residual risk for cardiovascular events remains high. Some of the residual risk is believed to result from incomplete platelet inhibition with current therapy. Vorapaxar is a first-in-class, novel antiplatelet agent that acts by antagonizing the PAR-1 receptor, inhibiting thrombin-mediated platelet activation. Vorapaxar was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration for secondary prevention of cardiovascular events in patients with a history of myocardial infarction or peripheral artery disease who do not have a history of transient ischemic attack or stroke. We review the data from two key phase III cardiovascular outcome trials with vorapaxar: TRACER and TRA 2P-TIMI 50. We will focus on identifying the key patient populations that should be identified for treatment, highlight practical clinical issues when prescribing vorapaxar, and review unanswered questions. Vorapaxar should be considered in patients at high risk for recurrent ischemic events and low risk of bleeding.
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- Leo Ungar
- aDepartment of Medicine bDivision of Cardiovascular Medicine and Stanford Center for Clinical Research, Stanford University, Stanford, California, USA
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Weiss TW, Aichinger J, Huber K, Speidl WS, Watzinger N, Zweiker R, Alber HF. Expert position paper on prolonged dual antiplatelet therapy in secondary prevention following myocardial infarction. Wien Klin Wochenschr 2016; 128:450-7. [PMID: 27278134 PMCID: PMC4916195 DOI: 10.1007/s00508-016-1016-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2016] [Accepted: 05/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The protective effect of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) following acute coronary syndrome is undisputed, but its duration is subject of debate. Several studies show that prolonged therapy provides a clinical benefit in patients following acute coronary syndrome. The aim of this position paper authored by Austrian experts is to outline the current evidence and provide an overview of recent studies. It is also intended to serve as a practical guide to identify those patients who may benefit from prolonged DAPT.
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- Thomas W Weiss
- 3rd Medical Department of Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Wilhelminenhospital, Vienna, Austria.
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- Internal Department 2 - Cardiology, Angiology and Internal Intensive Medicine, Krankenhaus der Elisabethinen Linz, Linz, Austria
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- 3rd Medical Department of Cardiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Wilhelminenhospital, Vienna, Austria
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- Clinical Department of Cardiology, University Clinic of General Medicine II, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of General Medicine, Landeskrankenhaus Feldbach, Feldbach-Fürstenfeld Hospital Group, Feldbach, Austria
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- Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
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- University Clinic of General Medicine III at the Medical University of Innsbruck, Reha-Zentrum Münster, Tyrol and Karl Landsteiner Institute for Interdisciplinary Research at the Reha-Zentrum Münster, Münster/Tyrol, Austria
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Diabetes Mellitus and Prevention of Late Myocardial Infarction After Coronary Stenting in the Randomized Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Study. Circulation 2016; 133:1772-82. [DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.115.016783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2015] [Accepted: 03/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background—
Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) are at high risk for recurrent ischemic events after coronary stenting. We assessed the effects of continued thienopyridine among patients with DM participating in the Dual Antiplatelet Therapy (DAPT) Study as a prespecified analysis.
Methods and Results—
After coronary stent placement and 12 months treatment with open-label thienopyridine plus aspirin, 11 648 patients free of ischemic or bleeding events and who were medication compliant were randomly assigned to continued thienopyridine or placebo, in addition to aspirin, for 18 more months. After randomization, patients with DM (n=3391), in comparison with patients without DM (n=8257), had increased composite outcome of death, myocardial infarction (MI), or stroke (6.8% versus 4.3%,
P
<0.001), increased death (2.5% versus 1.4%,
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<0.001), and MI (4.2% versus 2.6%,
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<0.001). Among patients with DM, in a comparison of continued thienopyridine versus placebo, rates of stent thrombosis were 0.5% versus 1.1%,
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=0.06, and rates of MI were 3.5% versus 4.8%,
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=0.058; and among patients without DM the rates were 0.4% versus 1.4%,
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<0.001 (stent thrombosis,
P
interaction=0.21) and 1.6% versus 3.6%,
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<0.001 (MI,
P
interaction=0.02). Bleeding risk with continued thienopyridine was similar among patients with or without DM (interaction
P
=0.61).
Conclusions—
In patients with DM, continued thienopyridine beyond 1 year after coronary stenting is associated with reduced risk of MI, although this benefit is attenuated in comparison with patients without DM.
Clinical Trial Registration—
URL:
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov
. Unique identifier: NCT00977938.
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Kehinde O, Kunle R. Vorapaxar: A novel agent to be considered in the secondary prevention of myocardial infarction. JOURNAL OF PHARMACY AND BIOALLIED SCIENCES 2016; 8:98-105. [PMID: 27134460 PMCID: PMC4832913 DOI: 10.4103/0975-7406.171690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2015] [Revised: 08/21/2015] [Accepted: 09/17/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Patients receiving therapy for the secondary prevention of myocardial infarction (MI) are still at high risk of a major cardiovascular event or death despite the use of currently available treatment strategy. Vorapaxar, an oral protease-activated receptor antagonist, is a novel antiplatelet drug that has been recently approved to provide further risk reduction. The results of two Phase III trials (thrombin receptor antagonists for clinical event reduction and the TRA 2°P-TIMI 50) have showed that vorapaxar, in addition to standard of care therapy, has the potential to provide further risk reduction in patients with prior MI. A search was made on PubMed on articles related to clinical trials and clinical consideration with the use of vorapaxar. This review article summarizes the results of Phase II trials, Phase III trials, subgroup analysis, precautions, and drug interaction with the use of vorapaxar.
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- Obamiro Kehinde
- Division of Pharmacy, School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Australia
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria
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Serebruany VL, Kim MH, Hanley DF. Vorapaxar monotherapy for secondary stroke prevention: A call for randomized trial. Int J Stroke 2016; 11:614-7. [PMID: 26860124 DOI: 10.1177/1747493016632253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2015] [Accepted: 12/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Vorapaxar, a novel platelet thrombin protease-activated receptor 1 blocker, is currently approved for post-myocardial infarction and peripheral artery disease indications on top of clopidogrel or/and aspirin. We sought to summarize the conflicting stroke data after vorapaxar for justifying a secondary stroke prevention trial. METHODS Analyses of the stroke data after vorapaxar yielded from thrombin-receptor antagonist vorapaxar in acute coronary syndromes (TRACER) and TRA2P clinical trials, and affiliated Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reviews. RESULTS The stroke data are mixed, with catastrophic 2.5 excess of intracranial bleeding risks (HR = 2.52; 95% CI = 1.46-4.36, p < 0.0001); trend to worsened second stroke rates (13.0% vs. 11.7%; HR = 1.03; 95% CI = 0.85-1.25, p = NS), but a hint towards less primary ischemic strokes in vorapaxar indicated population (HR = 0.57; 95% CI = 0.43 to 0.75; p < 0.001). These conflicting data are not solely attributed to vorapaxar, but rather reflect unreasonably aggressive triple antiplatelet strategies utilized frequently in TRA2P and dominant in TRACER. Overall, the FDA-confirmed evidence advocates future vorapaxar secondary stroke prevention trial due to being first-in-class agent, unique pharmakynetics, and exhibiting very mild "comfort zone" antiplatelet profile. The three arm trial testing head-to-head monotherapy with vorapaxar (Zontivity®), versus clopidogrel (Plavix®), and versus extended-released dipyridamole with very low dose aspirin (Aggrenox®) is warranted. CONCLUSIONS Vorapaxar may be superior to currently recommended antiplatelet strategies and should be tested as a monotherapy in a randomized outcome-driven secondary stroke prevention trial.
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- Victor L Serebruany
- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, MD, USA
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- Clinical Trial Center, Dong-A University Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, MD, USA
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Serebruany VL, Kim MH, Fortmann SD, Hanley DF. Vorapaxar for secondary stroke prevention: perspectives and obstacles. Expert Rev Neurother 2015; 15:1377-82. [PMID: 26566105 DOI: 10.1586/14737175.2015.1111761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Vorapaxar, a novel antiplatelet thrombin protease-activated receptor 1 (PAR-1) inhibitor, has been evaluated in the successful TRA2P trial and failed TRACER trial. The drug is currently approved for post myocardial infarction and peripheral artery disease indications on top of clopidogrel and/or aspirin. The stroke data after vorapaxar are mixed, dominated with heavy excess of intracranial bleeding risks and slightly worsened second stroke rates, but show less primary ischemic strokes. Fortunately, these conflicting data do not belong purely to vorapaxar per se but rather, reflect unreasonably aggressive strategies, including predominantly triple antiplatelet therapy, utilized in both Trial to Assess the Effects of SCH 530348 in Preventing Heart Attack and Stroke in Patients with Arteriosclerosis (TRA2P) and especially in Thrombin-Receptor Antagonist Vorapaxar in Acute Coronary Syndromes (TRACER). The FDA-confirmed evidence strongly suggests that unique pharmacokinetics and a very mild "comfort zone" antiplatelet profile makes vorapaxar a good candidate for improved secondary stroke prevention. The outcome-driven, randomized trial should test head-to-head monotherapy with vorapaxar (Zontivity®) versus clopidogrel (Plavix®) and versus dipyridamole with very low dose aspirin (Aggrenox®). The advantages and potential pitfalls of such a trial are discussed in this article.
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- a Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore , MD , USA
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Dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin, a platelet cyclooxygenase-1 inhibitor and P2Y12 receptor blockers, remains the major drug strategy to prevent ischemic event occurrence in patients with acute coronary syndromes and in patients undergoing coronary stenting, but there some limitations that can be overcome by targeting novel targets. Unlike direct thrombin inhibitors that bind directly to thrombin, targeting the platelet thrombin receptor, protease activated receptor (PAR)-1, may offer a better choice for the attenuation of atherosclerosis progression, thrombus-mediated ischemic events and restenosis without interfering with primary hemostasis. Vorapaxar - a synthetic analogue of himbacine, is a high affinity and highly selective PAR-1 antagonist that can effectively inhibit thrombin-induced platelet aggregation. In the TRACER trial, the addition of vorapaxar to standard therapy in patients with non-stent thrombosis-elevation- acute coronary syndromes did not significantly reduce the primary composite end point occurrence of cardiovascular (CV) death, myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, hospitalization for ischemia, or urgent revascularization, but significantly increased the GUSTO moderate and severe bleeding (p < 0.001) and intracranial hemorrhage (ICH). In the TRA 2°P-TIMI 50 trial, in patients with a history of MI and peripheral arterial disease (PAD) (67% of the total population), the end point of CV death, MI, or stroke was significantly (20%) reduced with vorapaxar whereas GUSTO moderate or severe bleeding was increased (1.5-fold), but not ICH or fatal bleeding and the net clinical outcome favoring the vorapaxar therapy. Based on these favorable results, the FDA approved vorapaxar for the reduction of thrombotic cardiovascular events in patients with prior MI or with PAD for long term therapy. A careful patient selection is needed to balance efficacy versus safety. At this time, patients with high risk for recurrent ischemic event occurrence such as patients with diabetes mellitus and previous MI can be safely treated with vorapaxar for long-term therapy.
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- Udaya S Tantry
- a "Inova Center for Thrombosis Research and Drug Development" Inova Heart and Vascular Institute , Fairfax , VA , USA
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- a "Inova Center for Thrombosis Research and Drug Development" Inova Heart and Vascular Institute , Fairfax , VA , USA.,b Department of Neurology , Beijing Hospital , Beijing 100730 , China
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- a "Inova Center for Thrombosis Research and Drug Development" Inova Heart and Vascular Institute , Fairfax , VA , USA.,c Department of Cardiology , China-Japan Friendship Hospital , Beijing 100029 , China
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- a "Inova Center for Thrombosis Research and Drug Development" Inova Heart and Vascular Institute , Fairfax , VA , USA
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Arif SA, D’Souza J, Gil M, Gim S. Vorapaxar for reduction of thrombotic cardiovascular events in myocardial infarction and peripheral artery disease. Am J Health Syst Pharm 2015; 72:1615-22. [DOI: 10.2146/ajhp140758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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- Sally A. Arif
- Chicago College of Pharmacy, Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL, and Clinical Pharmacist, Department of Pharmacy, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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- Department of Pharmacy, Rush University Medical Center
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- Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY, and Drug Information Specialist, Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, Brooklyn
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Bhal V, Herr MJ, Dixon M, Akins S, Hord E, White MM, Seiffert D, Kotha J, Jennings LK. Platelet function recovery following exposure to triple anti-platelet inhibitors using an in vitro transfusion model. Thromb Res 2015; 136:1216-23. [PMID: 26412559 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2015.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2015] [Revised: 08/28/2015] [Accepted: 09/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Dual anti-platelet therapy (DAPT) with aspirin and a P2Y12 antagonist is standard of care to reduce risk of thrombosis, but does not directly target thrombin-dependent platelet activation. Therefore, PAR-1 antagonist addition to DAPT (i.e., triple anti-platelet therapy; TAPT) may improve the efficacy of treatment, though at the expense of an increase in bleeding risk. Using an in vitro transfusion model, we evaluated if platelet function loss associated with TAPT can be remedied by the addition of drug-naïve platelets. METHODS To mimic TAPT, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) prepared from consented DAPT patients (DPRP) was incubated with a vorapaxar at therapeutic plasma levels (TPRP). To simulate platelet transfusions, TPRP was mixed with increasing proportions of drug-naïve PRP (NPRP). Platelet function recovery was assessed by light transmission aggregometry (LTA), aggregate morphology, and P-selectin expression. RESULTS LTA results demonstrated that 20% NPRP was required to restore the ADP aggregation response in TPRP to the response observed in DPRP and 40% NPRP recovered aggregation to >65%. Higher NPRP fractions (60%) were required to restore the platelet reactivity using TRAP-6 (SFLLRN) or arachidonic acid (AA). PAR-4 aggregation was unaffected by platelet antagonists. A decrease in single, free platelets and incorporation of mepacrine-labeled naïve platelets into aggregates occurred with increasing NPRP portions. Upon agonist activation, the surface density and percent of P-selectin positive platelets increased linearly upon addition of NPRP. CONCLUSION This in vitro model demonstrated that administration of drug-naïve platelets can be a useful strategy for reversing overall platelet inhibition observed with TAPT.
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- Sutherland Cardiology Clinic, Memphis, TN, USA
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- CirQuest Labs, Memphis, TN, USA
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- CirQuest Labs, Memphis, TN, USA.; The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN, USA..
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Franchi F, Rollini F, Park Y, Angiolillo DJ. Platelet thrombin receptor antagonism with vorapaxar: pharmacology and clinical trial development. Future Cardiol 2015; 11:547-64. [PMID: 26406386 DOI: 10.2217/fca.15.50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Oral antiplatelet therapies for secondary prevention of ischemic recurrences in patients with atherosclerotic disease manifestations include aspirin and P2Y12 receptor antagonists. Despite the use of these therapies, patients remain at risk for recurrent ischemic events, which may be attributed to other platelet signaling pathways which continue to be activated. More intense antithrombotic strategies have been investigated, including identifying additional targets to modulate platelet activation. Among these, thrombin-mediated platelet activation through PAR-1 has been subject to broad clinical investigation. Vorapaxar is the only PAR-1 receptor antagonists that completed large-scale clinical investigations and is approved for clinical use. This manuscript provides an overview of the pharmacology and clinical trial development of vorapaxar as well as its role in clinical practice.
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- Francesco Franchi
- University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, 655 West 8th Street, Jacksonville, FL 32209, USA
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- University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, 655 West 8th Street, Jacksonville, FL 32209, USA
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- University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, 655 West 8th Street, Jacksonville, FL 32209, USA
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- University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, 655 West 8th Street, Jacksonville, FL 32209, USA
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Nikolsky E, Mehran R, Dangas GD, Xu K, Parvataneni R, Witzenbichler B, Guagliumi G, Kornowski R, Généreux P, Brener SJ, Stone GW. Cerebrovascular events after a primary percutaneous coronary intervention strategy for acute ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction: analysis from the HORIZONS-AMI Trial. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2015; 8:CIRCINTERVENTIONS.114.002283. [PMID: 25858976 DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.114.002283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction are at increased risk of cerebrovascular events. We assessed the incidence, predictors, and implications of cerebrovascular events in patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction managed with a primary percutaneous coronary intervention strategy. METHODS AND RESULTS In the Harmonizing Outcomes With Revascularization and Stents in Acute Myocardial Infarction (HORIZONS-AMI) trial, 72 of 3602 patients (2.0%) experienced at least 1 cerebrovascular event (stroke: 63 patients; transient ischemic attack: 12 patients) during the 3-year follow-up (40.3% within 30 days, 20.8% between 30 days and 1 year, and 38.9% between 1 and 3 years). Stroke was ischemic in 58 (92.1%) patients and hemorrhagic in 5 (7.9%) patients. More than half of all strokes (52.3%) were disabling. By principal management strategy, cerebrovascular events developed in 2.0%, 14.9%, and 1.9% of patients triaged to primary percutaneous coronary intervention, coronary artery bypass grafting, and medical therapy, respectively (P<0.0001). Cerebrovascular events were independently predicted by older age, creatinine clearance <60 mL/min, treatment with coronary artery bypass grafting, anemia, and diabetes mellitus. Cerebrovascular events were associated with significantly increased rates of 3-year mortality (20.5% versus 6.5%; P<0.0001), as well as reinfarction (14.3% versus 3.8%; P=0.0007), ischemia-driven target vessel revascularization (22.8% versus 13.0%; P=0.006), and major bleeding (23.5% versus 8.4%; P<0.0001). CONCLUSIONS In HORIZONS-AMI, cerebrovascular events within 3 years after ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction in patients undergoing a primary percutaneous coronary intervention management strategy occurred in 2.0% of patients and were most frequent after coronary artery bypass grafting. Cerebrovascular events were often disabling and were strongly associated with high rates of death, reinfarction, recurrent ischemia, and major bleeding. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00433966.
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- Eugenia Nikolsky
- From the Cardiology Department, Rambam Health Care Campus and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel (E.N.); Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (R.M., G.D.D., K.X., R.P., P.G., S.J.B., G.W.S.); Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY (R.M., G.D.D.); Helios Amper-Klinikum, Dachau, Germany (B.W.); Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy (G.G.); Rabin Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel (R.K.); Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Québec, Canada (P.G.); Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (P.G., G.W.S.); and New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn (S.J.B.).
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- From the Cardiology Department, Rambam Health Care Campus and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel (E.N.); Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (R.M., G.D.D., K.X., R.P., P.G., S.J.B., G.W.S.); Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY (R.M., G.D.D.); Helios Amper-Klinikum, Dachau, Germany (B.W.); Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy (G.G.); Rabin Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel (R.K.); Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Québec, Canada (P.G.); Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (P.G., G.W.S.); and New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn (S.J.B.)
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- From the Cardiology Department, Rambam Health Care Campus and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel (E.N.); Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (R.M., G.D.D., K.X., R.P., P.G., S.J.B., G.W.S.); Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY (R.M., G.D.D.); Helios Amper-Klinikum, Dachau, Germany (B.W.); Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy (G.G.); Rabin Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel (R.K.); Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Québec, Canada (P.G.); Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (P.G., G.W.S.); and New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn (S.J.B.)
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- From the Cardiology Department, Rambam Health Care Campus and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel (E.N.); Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (R.M., G.D.D., K.X., R.P., P.G., S.J.B., G.W.S.); Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY (R.M., G.D.D.); Helios Amper-Klinikum, Dachau, Germany (B.W.); Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy (G.G.); Rabin Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel (R.K.); Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Québec, Canada (P.G.); Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (P.G., G.W.S.); and New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn (S.J.B.)
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- From the Cardiology Department, Rambam Health Care Campus and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel (E.N.); Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (R.M., G.D.D., K.X., R.P., P.G., S.J.B., G.W.S.); Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY (R.M., G.D.D.); Helios Amper-Klinikum, Dachau, Germany (B.W.); Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy (G.G.); Rabin Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel (R.K.); Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Québec, Canada (P.G.); Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (P.G., G.W.S.); and New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn (S.J.B.)
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- From the Cardiology Department, Rambam Health Care Campus and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel (E.N.); Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (R.M., G.D.D., K.X., R.P., P.G., S.J.B., G.W.S.); Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY (R.M., G.D.D.); Helios Amper-Klinikum, Dachau, Germany (B.W.); Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy (G.G.); Rabin Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel (R.K.); Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Québec, Canada (P.G.); Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (P.G., G.W.S.); and New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn (S.J.B.)
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- From the Cardiology Department, Rambam Health Care Campus and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel (E.N.); Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (R.M., G.D.D., K.X., R.P., P.G., S.J.B., G.W.S.); Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY (R.M., G.D.D.); Helios Amper-Klinikum, Dachau, Germany (B.W.); Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy (G.G.); Rabin Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel (R.K.); Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Québec, Canada (P.G.); Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (P.G., G.W.S.); and New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn (S.J.B.)
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- From the Cardiology Department, Rambam Health Care Campus and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel (E.N.); Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (R.M., G.D.D., K.X., R.P., P.G., S.J.B., G.W.S.); Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY (R.M., G.D.D.); Helios Amper-Klinikum, Dachau, Germany (B.W.); Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy (G.G.); Rabin Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel (R.K.); Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Québec, Canada (P.G.); Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (P.G., G.W.S.); and New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn (S.J.B.)
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- From the Cardiology Department, Rambam Health Care Campus and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel (E.N.); Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (R.M., G.D.D., K.X., R.P., P.G., S.J.B., G.W.S.); Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY (R.M., G.D.D.); Helios Amper-Klinikum, Dachau, Germany (B.W.); Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy (G.G.); Rabin Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel (R.K.); Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Québec, Canada (P.G.); Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (P.G., G.W.S.); and New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn (S.J.B.)
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- From the Cardiology Department, Rambam Health Care Campus and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel (E.N.); Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (R.M., G.D.D., K.X., R.P., P.G., S.J.B., G.W.S.); Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY (R.M., G.D.D.); Helios Amper-Klinikum, Dachau, Germany (B.W.); Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy (G.G.); Rabin Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel (R.K.); Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Québec, Canada (P.G.); Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (P.G., G.W.S.); and New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn (S.J.B.)
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- From the Cardiology Department, Rambam Health Care Campus and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel (E.N.); Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (R.M., G.D.D., K.X., R.P., P.G., S.J.B., G.W.S.); Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY (R.M., G.D.D.); Helios Amper-Klinikum, Dachau, Germany (B.W.); Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII, Bergamo, Italy (G.G.); Rabin Medical Center, Petach-Tikva, Israel (R.K.); Hôpital du Sacré-Coeur de Montréal, Québec, Canada (P.G.); Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY (P.G., G.W.S.); and New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn (S.J.B.)
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Moschonas I, Goudevenos J, Tselepis A. Protease-activated receptor-1 antagonists in long-term antiplatelet therapy. Current state of evidence and future perspectives. Int J Cardiol 2015; 185:9-18. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.03.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2014] [Revised: 01/23/2015] [Accepted: 03/03/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Goto S, Hasebe T, Takagi S. Platelets: Small in Size But Essential in the Regulation of Vascular Homeostasis – Translation From Basic Science to Clinical Medicine –. Circ J 2015; 79:1871-81. [DOI: 10.1253/circj.cj-14-1434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Shinya Goto
- Department of Medicine (Cardiology), Tokai University School of Medicine
- Department of Metabolic Disease Research Center, Tokai University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Radiology, Tokai University Hachioji Hospital, Tokai University School of Medicine
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- Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo
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Hart RG, Halperin JL, Weitz JI. Vorapaxar, combination antiplatelet therapy, and stroke. J Am Coll Cardiol 2014; 64:2327-9. [PMID: 25465418 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2014.09.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2014] [Accepted: 09/08/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Robert G Hart
- Population Health Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences, Department of Medicine (Neurology), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
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- Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York
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- Thrombosis and Atherosclerosis Research Institute, Hamilton Health Sciences, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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