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Comanici M, Bhudia SK, Marczin N, Raja SG. Antiplatelet Resistance in Patients Who Underwent Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Am J Cardiol 2023; 206:191-199. [PMID: 37708750 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2023.08.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/14/2023] [Indexed: 09/16/2023]
Abstract
Antiplatelet therapy (APT) with aspirin and a P2Y12 inhibitor is commonly given to patients who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) to reduce thrombotic events. APT resistance, the inadequate antiplatelet effect of these drugs, is a growing concern. This review aimed to assess APT resistance prevalence in patients who underwent CABG and its impact on clinical outcomes. We conducted a comprehensive search for relevant studies published to date. The included studies measured platelet function through laboratory assays and reported on clinical outcomes in patients who underwent CABG. The primary outcomes were major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) and mortality, whereas the secondary outcomes included acute coronary syndrome (ACS), stroke, and thromboembolic events. The meta-analysis used random-effects models, with heterogeneity assessed using the I2 statistic. The initial search identified 45 studies, with 11 meeting the inclusion criteria, involving 3,122 patients. The overall prevalence of APT resistance in patients who underwent CABG was 39%. Patients with APT resistance had significantly higher risks of MACEs and death (odds ratio [OR] 1.73, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.06 to 2.83, p = 0.03) and postoperative myocardial infarction (OR 2.25, 95% CI 1.13 to 4.48, p = 0.02) than those without resistance. However, no significant association was found between APT resistance and stroke (OR 2.25, 95% CI 0.80 to 6.35, p = 0.12) or other thromboembolic events (OR 1.72, 95% CI 0.72 to 4.08, p = 0.22). In conclusion, APT resistance is prevalent in a significant proportion of patients who underwent CABG, increasing the risk of MACEs and postoperative myocardial infarction. These findings emphasize the need for further research to develop tailored antiplatelet strategies in this patient population.
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- Maria Comanici
- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Harefield Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Harefield Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Anaesthesia & Critical Care, Harefield Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Harefield Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Dracoulakis MDA, Gurbel P, Cattaneo M, Martins HS, Nicolau JC, Kalil Filho R. High Residual Platelet Reactivity during Aspirin Therapy in Patients with Non-St Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome: Comparison Between Initial and Late Phases. Arq Bras Cardiol 2019; 113:357-363. [PMID: 31432979 PMCID: PMC6882399 DOI: 10.5935/abc.20190146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 12/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Background High platelet reactivity (HPR) during therapy with acetylsalicylic acid (ASA)
is a poor prognostic factor in acute coronary syndromes (ACS). The
prevalence of HPR during ACS is greater than that reported in stable
diseases. However, it is unclear whether this prevalence of HPR is a
transient phenomenon or a characteristic of this high-risk population. Objective The main objective is to compare the effects of ASA on platelet function in
the initial and late phases of ACS in a single population. Secondary
objectives are: correlation between the tests between themselves and the
relationship between the tests and the variation of the inflammatory markers
(C-reactive protein and interleukin-6). Methods Seventy patients with non-ST segment elevation (NSTE) ACS in use of 100-200
mg of ASA per day for at least 7 days were prospectively studied. Platelet
function was assessed in the first 48 hours and subsequently after 3 months
using four methods: VerifyNow™ (VFN), whole blood platelet
aggregation (WBPA) with arachidonic acid (AA) and collagen as agonists, and
platelet function analyzer (PFA). The level of statistical significance
considered was < 0.05. Results According to the more specific methods (WBPA with AA and VFN), the incidence
of HPR was significantly higher in the early phase than in the late phase:
WBPA with AA: 31% versus 13%, p = 0.015; VFN: 32% versus 16%, p = 0.049. The
other methods tested, which were less specific for ASA, did not show
significant differences between phases. The correlation between the methods
was weak or moderate (r ranging from 0.3 to 0.5, p < 0.05), and there
were no significant associations between HPR and inflammatory markers. Conclusion The prevalence of HPR during AAS therapy, assessed by specific methods for
cyclooxygenase 1 (COX-1), is higher during the acute phase than in the late
phase of NSTE ACS.
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- Sinai Hospital of Baltimore - Sinai Center for Thrombosis Research, Baltimore - EUA
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- Universita Degli Studi Di Milano - Unita di Medicina III, Milão - Itália
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- Universidade de São Paulo - Faculdade de Medicina Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo, SP - Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo - Faculdade de Medicina Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo, SP - Brazil
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- Universidade de São Paulo - Faculdade de Medicina Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo, SP - Brazil
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Hummel T, Meves SH, Rüdiger K, Mügge A, Mumme A, Burkert B, Mühlberger D, Neubauer H. [Prevalence of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) - low response in vascular surgery]. Chirurg 2018; 87:446-54. [PMID: 27138269 DOI: 10.1007/s00104-016-0168-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Research has revealed that a decreased antiplatelet effect (low response [LR]/high on-treatment platelet reactivity [HPR]) of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) and clopidogrel is associated with an increased risk of thromboembolic events. There are extensive ASA low response (ALR) and clopidogrel low response (CLR) prevalence data in the literature, but there are only a few studies concerning vascular surgical patients. The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and risk factors of ALR and CLR in vascular surgical patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS We examined n = 154 patients with an antiplatelet long-term therapy, who were treated due to peripheral artery occlusive disease (PAD) and/or arteria carotis interna stenosis (CVD). To detect an ALR or CLR, we examined full blood probes with impedance aggregometry (ChronoLog® Aggregometer model 590). Risk factors were examined by acquisition of concomitant disease, severity of vascular disease, laboratory test results and medication. RESULTS We found a prevalence of 19.3 % in the ALR group and of 21.1 % in the CLR group. Risk factors for ALR were an increased platelet and leucocyte count and co-medication with pantoprazole. We found no significant risk factors for a decreased antiplatelet effect of clopidogrel treatment. CONCLUSION The investigated prevalence for ALR and CLR are in the range of other studies, particularly based on cardiological patients. More investigations are needed to gain a better evaluation of the risk factors for HPR and to develop an effective antiplatelet therapy regime to prevent cardiovascular complications.
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- T Hummel
- Klinik für Gefäßchirurgie, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Gudrunstraße 56, 44791, Bochum, Deutschland.
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- Klinik für Neurologie, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Gudrunstraße 56, 44791, Bochum, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Gefäßchirurgie, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Gudrunstraße 56, 44791, Bochum, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Kardiologie, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Gudrunstraße 56, 44791, Bochum, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Gefäßchirurgie, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Gudrunstraße 56, 44791, Bochum, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Gefäßchirurgie, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Gudrunstraße 56, 44791, Bochum, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Gefäßchirurgie, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Gudrunstraße 56, 44791, Bochum, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Kardiologie, St. Josef Hospital, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Gudrunstraße 56, 44791, Bochum, Deutschland
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Olechowski B, Khanna V, Mariathas M, Ashby A, Dalton RT, Nordon I, Englyst N, Harris S, Nicholas Z, Thayalasamy K, Mahmoudi M, Curzen N. Changes in platelet function with inflammation in patients undergoing vascular surgery. Platelets 2017; 30:190-198. [DOI: 10.1080/09537104.2017.1392498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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- Bartosz Olechowski
- Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre University, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre University, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre University, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre University, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre University, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre University, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Institute of Developmental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre University, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre University, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre University, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre University, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre University, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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Wand S, Adam EH, Wetz AJ, Meybohm P, Kunze-Szikszay N, Zacharowski K, Popov AF, Moritz A, Moldenhauer L, Kaiser J, Bauer M, Weber CF. The Prevalence and Clinical Relevance of ASA Nonresponse After Cardiac Surgery: A Prospective Bicentric Study. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost 2017; 24:179-185. [PMID: 28301911 DOI: 10.1177/1076029617693939] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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We aimed to identify the prevalence of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) nonresponse in patients after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery and the possible consequences for the rate of major cardiovascular events. This prospective, observational, bicentric cohort study was conducted in two German University hospitals. A total of 400 patients (200 in each study center) undergoing elective CABG surgery were enrolled after written informed consent. Platelet function was analyzed on day 3 (d3) and day 5 (d5) postoperatively following stimulation with arachidonic acid (ASPItest) and with thrombin receptor-activating peptide 6 (TRAPtest) using multiple electrode aggregometry (Multiplate). Individuals with an ASPItest ≥40 AU·min were categorized as ASA nonresponders. A 1-year follow-up recorded the combined end point of cardiovascular events, hospital admissions, or deaths related to cardiovascular disease. The prevalence of ASA nonresponse was 51.5% on d3, and it significantly increased to 71.3% on d5 ( P = .0049). The area under the aggregation curve in the TRAPtest ( P < .0001), the platelet count on d5 ( P = .009), and the cardiopulmonary bypass time ( P = .01) were identified as independent predictors of an ASA nonresponse. A 1-year follow-up recorded 54 events fulfilling criteria for the combined end point with no difference between ASA responders and nonresponders. This study indicates a high incidence of perioperative ASA nonresponse in patients following CABG. No effect on the incidence of cardiovascular events was recorded in the 1-year follow-up. Therefore, a randomized dosage adjustment trial should elucidate whether a tailored ASA treatment after CABG surgery represents a useful concept.
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- Saskia Wand
- 1 Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- 2 Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- 1 Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- 2 Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- 1 Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- 2 Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- 3 Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.,4 Department for Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- 4 Department for Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- 1 Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- 2 Department of Anesthesia, Intensive Care Medicine and Pain Therapy, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- 1 Department of Anesthesiology, University Medical Center Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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Olechowski B, Ashby A, Mariathas M, Khanna V, Mahmoudi M, Curzen N. Is arachidonic acid stimulation really a test for the response to aspirin? Time to think again? Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2016; 15:35-46. [DOI: 10.1080/14779072.2017.1266255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Bartosz Olechowski
- Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Wessex Cardiothoracic Centre, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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Doly JS, Lorian E, Desormais I, Constans J, Bura Rivière A, Lacroix P. [Prevalence and prognosis of aspirin resistance in critical limb ischemia patients]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 41:358-364. [PMID: 27745943 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmv.2016.08.004] [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: 10/06/2015] [Accepted: 07/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To assess the prevalence and the association between aspirin resistance in critical limb ischemia patients using the VerifyNow® bed-side platelet test, and occurrence of cardiovascular morbidity and/or death at one year. MATERIALS AND METHODS National multicenter prospective observational study related to COPART II centers. From 2010 through 2014, 64 subjects hospitalized for critical limb ischemia and already treated by aspirin before the VerifyNow® test were included. A VerifyNow® test>550 ARU was defined as aspirin resistance. Critical limb ischemia was defined according to the TASC I criteria. The primary outcome was a composite including death, acute coronary syndrome, stroke and major amputation during the one-year follow-up period. RESULTS In all, 9/64 patients were aspirin resistant, the status was confirmed in one case. The prevalence of aspirin resistance was 14.06%. There was no significant difference between aspirin resistant and aspirin non-resistant groups in terms of cardiovascular history and glycemia status. Neither was there significant difference between the two groups in terms of survival. CONCLUSION Aspirin resistance was not predictive of poorer survival in critical limb ischemia patients. However, our population was limited. Considering that a clear definition of aspirin resistance and standardized diagnostic tests are lacking, complementary studies might be useful.
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- J-S Doly
- Service chirurgie thoracique et cardiovasculaire et angiologie, unité de médecine vasculaire, CHU de Limoges, 2, avenue Martin-Luther-King, 87000 Limoges, France.
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- Service chirurgie thoracique et cardiovasculaire et angiologie, unité de médecine vasculaire, CHU de Limoges, 2, avenue Martin-Luther-King, 87000 Limoges, France
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- Service chirurgie thoracique et cardiovasculaire et angiologie, unité de médecine vasculaire, CHU de Limoges, 2, avenue Martin-Luther-King, 87000 Limoges, France
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- Service chirurgie thoracique et cardiovasculaire et angiologie, unité de médecine vasculaire, CHU de Limoges, 2, avenue Martin-Luther-King, 87000 Limoges, France
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- Service chirurgie thoracique et cardiovasculaire et angiologie, unité de médecine vasculaire, CHU de Limoges, 2, avenue Martin-Luther-King, 87000 Limoges, France
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- Service chirurgie thoracique et cardiovasculaire et angiologie, unité de médecine vasculaire, CHU de Limoges, 2, avenue Martin-Luther-King, 87000 Limoges, France
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Krüger JC, Meves SH, Kara K, Mügge A, Neubauer H. Monitoring ASA and P2Y12-specific platelet inhibition--comparison of conventional (single) and multiple electrode aggregometry. Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation 2015; 74:568-74. [PMID: 25296945 DOI: 10.3109/00365513.2014.913305] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Several platelet function test systems exist for the evaluation of the platelet inhibitory effect in patients on P2Y12 inhibitors and/or acetylsalicylic acid (ASA, aspirin) therapy. Studies comparing different available assays found only a poor correlation. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the correlation and agreement between single electrode (SEA) and multiple electrode (MEA) aggregometry. METHODS AND RESULTS In whole blood arachidonic acid (AA) and adenosine diphosphate (ADP)-induced platelet aggregation was measured simultaneously using SEA (Chrono-Log) and MEA (Multiplate). We analyzed a total of 226 measurements taken from 58 patients on single ASA therapy or dual antiplatelet therapy with ASA and a thienopyridine. A cut-off value for clopidogrel/prasugrel high on-treatment platelet reactivity (HPR) of > 47 units (U) was chosen for MEA testing using hirudin and > 5 Ohm for SEA with citrate anticoagulated blood samples. The respective cut-off values for ASA HPR were > 30 U for the MEA assay and > 1 Ohm for SEA testing. There was a good correlation of the prevalence of thienopyridine-HPR in both whole blood assays (Spearman rank correlation coefficient r = 0.698) and a good inter-rate accordance (Cohen's Kappa statistic κ = 0.648). For AA-induced aggregation, the correlation of the results obtained was significant (r = 0.536; p < 0.001) and detecting ASA-HPR revealed a moderate (κ = 0.482) correlation between both impedance aggregometry assays. CONCLUSION Platelet function testing using SEA and MEA provided both good accordance and correlation and therefore study results obtained by these two assays similarly enabled the detection of HPR of thienopyridine (and ASA) therapy.
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Modrau IS, Würtz M, Kristensen SD, Hvas AM. Reduced Effect of Aspirin and Clopidogrel Following Hybrid Coronary Revascularization. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost 2015; 21:603-11. [PMID: 25753965 DOI: 10.1177/1076029615573304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Reduced effect of antiplatelet therapy following coronary artery bypass grafting is associated with reduced graft patency. We sought to evaluate the impact of hybrid coronary revascularization on the effect of aspirin and clopidogrel and whether high baseline platelet aggregation, high postoperative levels of platelet turnover, and acute-phase response may contribute to the effect. METHODS We prospectively studied platelet aggregation (VerifyNow and Multiplate Analyzer), platelet turnover (immature platelets, mean platelet volume, and thrombopoietin), and acute-phase reactants (C-reactive protein, von Willebrand factor, and coagulation factor VIII) in 40 patients undergoing elective hybrid coronary revascularization (off-pump surgical revascularization through J-hemisternotomy followed by percutaneous coronary intervention [PCI]). Preoperative blood samples on- and off-aspirin were compared with blood samples obtained postoperatively, following PCI when dual antiplatelet therapy had been initiated and at 1-year follow-up. RESULTS The antiplatelet effect of aspirin was significantly reduced in the early postoperative period as measured by VerifyNow Aspirin but not by Multiplate ASPI test. The antiplatelet effect of clopidogrel was significantly reduced following PCI as measured by VerifyNow P2Y12 and Multiplate ADP test. The level of baseline aggregation did not predict the antiplatelet effect of aspirin or clopidogrel, and no association was found between platelet aggregation and postoperative platelet turnover or acute-phase reaction. CONCLUSIONS A transient reduction in the antiplatelet effect of aspirin and clopidogrel was observed after hybrid coronary revascularization despite limited surgical trauma and off-pump technique. Neither baseline platelet aggregation nor postoperatively increased platelet turnover and acute-phase response could explain this finding. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier, NCT02293928.
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- Ivy Susanne Modrau
- Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Cardiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhusm, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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Paikin JS, Hirsh J, Ginsberg JS, Weitz JI, Chan NC, Whitlock RP, Pare G, Johnston M, Eikelboom JW. Multiple daily doses of acetyl-salicylic acid (ASA) overcome reduced platelet response to once-daily ASA after coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a pilot randomized controlled trial. J Thromb Haemost 2015; 13:448-56. [PMID: 25546465 DOI: 10.1111/jth.12832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2014] [Accepted: 11/30/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The efficacy of ASA for prevention of graft failure following CABG surgery may be limited by incomplete platelet inhibition due to increased post-operative platelet turnover. OBJECTIVES To determine whether acetyl-salicylic acid (ASA) 325 mg once-daily or 81 mg four-times daily overcomes the impaired response to ASA 81 mg once-daily in post-operative coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients. METHODS We randomized 110 patients undergoing CABG surgery to either ASA 81 mg once-daily, 81 mg four times daily or 325 mg once-daily and compared their effects on serum thromboxane B2 (TXB2 ) suppression and arachidonate-induced platelet aggregation. RESULTS One hundred patients were included in the final analysis. Platelet counts fell after surgery, reached a nadir on day 2, and then gradually increased. Although there was near complete suppression of TXB2 on the second or third post-operative day, TXB2 levels increased in parallel with the rise in platelet count on subsequent days. This increase was most marked in patients receiving ASA 81 mg once-daily and less evident in those receiving ASA four times daily. On post-operative day 4, (i) median TXB2 levels were lower with four times daily ASA than with either ASA 81 mg once-daily (1.1 ng/mL; Quartile(Q) Q1,Q3: 0.5, 2.4 and 13.3 ng/mL; Q1,Q3: 7.8, 30.8 ng/mL, respectively; P < 0.0001) or ASA 325 mg once-daily (3.4 ng/mL; Q1,Q3: 2.0, 8.2 ng/mL; P = 0.002), and (ii) ASA given four times daily was more effective than ASA 81 mg once-daily and 325 mg once-daily at suppressing platelet aggregation. CONCLUSIONS Four times daily ASA is more effective than ASA 81 and 325 mg once-daily at suppressing serum TXB2 formation and platelet aggregation immediately following CABG surgery.
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- J S Paikin
- Hamilton General Hospital, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada; Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Aspirin resistance in adult patients after Fontan surgery. Int J Cardiol 2015; 181:19-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2014.11.219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2014] [Revised: 11/15/2014] [Accepted: 11/26/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Gasparovic H, Petricevic M, Kopjar T, Djuric Z, Svetina L, Biocina B. Impact of dual antiplatelet therapy on outcomes among aspirin-resistant patients following coronary artery bypass grafting. Am J Cardiol 2014; 113:1660-7. [PMID: 24666617 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2014.02.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2013] [Revised: 02/07/2014] [Accepted: 02/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Coronary artery bypass grafting is pivotal in the contemporary management of complex coronary artery disease. Interpatient variability to antiplatelet agents, however, harbors the potential to compromise the revascularization benefit by increasing the incidence of adverse events. This study was designed to define the impact of dual antiplatelet therapy (dAPT) on clinical outcomes among aspirin-resistant patients who underwent coronary artery surgery. We randomly assigned 219 aspirin-resistant patients according to multiple electrode aggregometry to receive clopidogrel (75 mg) plus aspirin (300 mg) or aspirin-monotherapy (300 mg). The primary end point was a composite outcome of all-cause death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, stroke, or cardiovascular hospitalization assessed at 6 months postoperatively. The primary end point occurred in 6% of patients assigned to dAPT and 10% of patients randomized to aspirin-monotherapy (relative risk 0.61, 95% confidence interval 0.25 to 1.51, p = 0.33). No significant treatment effect was noted in the occurrence of the safety end point. The total incidence of bleeding events was 25% and 19% in the dAPT and aspirin-monotherapy groups, respectively (relative risk 1.34, 95% confidence interval 0.80 to 2.23, p = 0.33). In the subgroup analysis, dAPT led to lower rates of adverse events in patients with a body mass index >30 kg/m(2) (0% vs 18%, p <0.01) and those <65 years (0% vs 10%, p = 0.02). In conclusion, the addition of clopidogrel in patients found to be aspirin resistant after coronary artery bypass grafting did not reduce the incidence of adverse events, nor did it increase the number of recorded bleeding events. dAPT did, however, lower the incidence of the primary end point in obese patients and those <65 years.
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Gasparovic H, Petricevic M, Biocina B. Management of antiplatelet therapy resistance in cardiac surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014; 147:855-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2013] [Revised: 09/24/2013] [Accepted: 10/06/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Various laboratory protocols for measuring thromboxane A2 generation to detect the effectiveness of acetylsalicylic acid therapy. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis 2014; 25:46-51. [DOI: 10.1097/mbc.0b013e32836551b5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Wang Z, Gao F, Men J, Yang J, Modi P, Wei M. Polymorphisms and high on-aspirin platelet reactivity after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. SCAND CARDIOVASC J 2013; 47:194-9. [PMID: 23688183 DOI: 10.3109/14017431.2013.800640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVES High on-aspirin residual platelet reactivity (RPR) after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is a transient phenomenon with important implications for graft patency. This study was designed to determine the role of polymorphisms [TBXA2R (T924C), GPIIIa (Pl(A1/A2)), P2Y1 (A1622G), and GP1Bα (C1018T)] on RPR in Chinese patients undergoing off-pump CABG (OPCAB). METHODS Of 420 patients recruited to this study, 210 patients underwent primary OPCAB and 210 controls with ischemic heart disease received optimal medical therapy. Arachidonic acid-induced platelet aggregation and urinary 11-dehydro thromboxane B2 were measured at baseline and following aspirin administration on days 1, 4, 10, and on 6th month. Four polymorphisms were identified [TBXA2R (T924C), P2Y1 (A1622G), Pl(A1/A2) and GP1Bα (C1018T)]. RESULTS On the first post-operative day, 62 patients (29.5%) were with high RPR and 148 (70.5%) were with low RPR. Of the former, 33 (15.7%), 10 (4.6%), and 0 (0%) patients remained with high RPR on days 4, 10, and on 6 month, respectively. No individuals with high RPR was found in controls. Logistic regression identified TBXA2R-924TT (OR = 4.5; 95% CI, 1.8-11.1) and body mass index > 27 kg/m(2) (OR = 2.73; 95% CI, 1.1-7.0) as independent risk factors for high on-aspirin RPR. CONCLUSIONS High on-aspirin RPR after OPCAB is associated with genetic polymorphism TBXA2R-924TT and obesity.
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- Zanxin Wang
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, P. R. China
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Postula M, Janicki PK, Rosiak M, Kaplon-Cieslicka A, Kondracka A, Trzepla E, Filipiak KJ, Kosior DA, Czlonkowski A, Opolski G. Effect of common single-nucleotide polymorphisms in acetylsalicylic acid metabolic pathway genes on platelet reactivity in patients with diabetes. Med Sci Monit 2013; 19:394-408. [PMID: 23715170 PMCID: PMC3670858 DOI: 10.12659/msm.883922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background Platelet reactivity in patients on acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) therapy can be influenced by physiological or pathological conditions affecting ASA pharmacokinetics or pharmacodynamics. The mechanism of such variability in the therapeutic response to ASA, particularly in diabetic patients, is poorly understood. The rate of elimination of ASA and its metabolite, salicylic acid (SA), is likely a major factor determining drug efficacy. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of genetic polymorphisms in the selected candidate genes within the ASA metabolic pathway on the platelet reactivity and concentration of ASA and thromboxane A2 (TxA2) metabolites in a population of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Material/Methods The study cohort consisted of 287 Caucasians with T2DM who had been taking ASA tablets at the dose of 75 mg per day for at least 3 months. Platelet reactivity analyses were performed using VerifyNow Aspirin and PFA-100 assays. The measured ASA metabolite included salicylic acid (ASA), and TxA2 metabolites included serum TxB2 and urinary 11-dh-TxB2. Genotyping for the selected 18 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within 5 genes of the ASA metabolic pathway was performed using a Sequenom iPLEX platform. Results No statistically significant association was observed between the investigated SNPs genotypes, platelet reactivity, and measured metabolites in the investigated cohort of patients. Conclusions The results of our study failed to confirm that the selected variants in the genes within the ASA metabolic pathway might contribute to platelet reactivity in a diabetic population treated with ASA.
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- Marek Postula
- Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
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Depta JP, Bhatt DL. Aspirin and platelet adenosine diphosphate receptor antagonists in acute coronary syndromes and percutaneous coronary intervention: role in therapy and strategies to overcome resistance. Am J Cardiovasc Drugs 2012; 8:91-112. [PMID: 18422393 DOI: 10.1007/bf03256587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Platelet activation and aggregation are key components in the cascade of events causing thrombosis following plaque rupture. Antiplatelet therapy is essential in the treatment of patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) and for those requiring percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) is a well established antiplatelet therapy and is mandated for secondary prevention of cardiovascular events following ACS. In patients with ACS, the addition of clopidogrel to aspirin is more effective than aspirin alone. For patients undergoing PCI, dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and clopidogrel is warranted. Aspirin should be continued indefinitely after PCI. Pretreatment of patients with clopidogrel prior to PCI lowers the incidence of cardiovascular events, yet the optimum timing of drug administration and dose are still being investigated, as is the duration of therapy following PCI. Late-stent thrombosis with drug-eluting stents has pushed the recommendation for duration of clopidogrel therapy up to 1 year and perhaps beyond, in patients without risks for bleeding. The concepts of aspirin and clopidogrel resistance are important clinical questions. No uniform definition exists for aspirin or clopidogrel resistance. Measurements of resistance are often highly variable and do not necessarily correlate with clinical resistance. Noncompliance remains the most prominent mode of resistance. Screening of selected patient populations for resistance or pharmacologic intervention of those patients termed 'resistant' warrants further study.
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- Jeremiah P Depta
- Department of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
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Wang Z, Gao F, Men J, Ren J, Modi P, Wei M. Aspirin resistance in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2012; 41:108-12. [PMID: 21636287 PMCID: PMC3241077 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2011] [Revised: 04/06/2011] [Accepted: 04/15/2011] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Anti-platelet therapy with aspirin is the cornerstone of treatment after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Aspirin resistance describes the clinical observation of the inability of aspirin to prevent thrombotic complications or the laboratory phenomenon of absence of the effect of aspirin on platelet inhibition tests. Off-pump CABG (OPCAB) is associated with reduced platelet activation and turnover compared to on-pump surgery which may indicate that aspirin is more effective after OPCAB. Our aim was to evaluate the efficacy of aspirin and incidence of aspirin resistance in patients undergoing OPCAB. METHODS A total of 331 patients was recruited, of which 111 underwent primary OPCAB (group A) and 220 controls with ischaemic heart disease received medical therapy. Arachidonic acid-induced platelet aggregation and urinary 11-dehydro thromboxane B2 (11-dehydroTxB2) were measured at baseline and following aspirin administration on days 1, 4 and 10. A 6-month follow-up was completed in patients who developed aspirin resistance. RESULTS On the first postoperative day, 78 patients (70.3%) were aspirin sensitive (AS) and 33 (29.7%) were aspirin resistant (AR). Of the latter, 18 (16.2%) and five (4.5%) patients remained resistant on days 4 and 10, respectively. AR patients had significantly greater platelet aggregation and urinary 11-dehydroTxB2 levels at all time points than those in the AS group. All patients in the AR group were AS by 6 months. All controls were sensitive to aspirin with similar platelet aggregation and 11-dehydroTxB2 to those in the AS group. CONCLUSIONS Aspirin resistance is a transient phenomenon during the early postoperative period in approximately 30% of patients undergoing OPCAB.
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- Zanxin Wang
- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, PR China
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, PR China
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- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, PR China
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- Department of Cardiac Surgery, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, PR China
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van der Loo B, Braun J, Koppensteiner R. On-treatment Function Testing of Platelets and Long-term Outcome of Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease Undergoing Transluminal Angioplasty. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2011; 42:809-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2011.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2011] [Accepted: 08/17/2011] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Zamaraeva M, Charishnikova O, Saidkhodjaev A, Isidorov V, Granosik M, Różalski M, Watała C. Calcium mobilization by the plant estrogen ferutinin does not induce blood platelet aggregation. Pharmacol Rep 2011; 62:1117-26. [PMID: 21273669 DOI: 10.1016/s1734-1140(10)70374-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2009] [Revised: 03/01/2010] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Platelet activation is closely associated with an increase in intracellular Ca(2+) concentration. Various compounds including Ca(2+) ionophores are able to trigger platelet aggregation by increasing intracellular Ca(2+) concentration in platelets. In the present study, we monitored the effect of the phytoestrogen ferutinin, which acts as a Ca(2+) ionophore in human blood platelets; its ionophore-like properties include upregulation of [Ca(2+)](in), activation of fibrinogen receptors and increased fibrinogen binding. Using spectrofluorometry and triple-color flow cytometry, we demonstrate that ferutinin increases [Ca(2+)](in) in both isolated platelets and platelets in whole blood from humans. This effect was almost completely blocked by the Ca(2+) chelator EGTA and was not sensitive to either Gd(3+) or econazole, which inhibit VOC and SOC channels, respectively. Nor was the effect sensitive to thapsigargin, an inhibitor of endoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+) ATPases. Ferutinin stimulated the expression of the active form of the GPIIb-IIIa complex and whole blood platelet aggregation only weakly and had no statistically significant effect on the binding of fibrinogen. These results demonstrate apparently inconsistent effects of ferutinin, which raises intraplatelet Ca(2+) concentration but fails to have an effect on spontaneous blood platelet aggregation. This pattern of responses may be caused by the combination of ferutinin's Ca(2+) ionophoric and estrogenic properties.
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- Maria Zamaraeva
- Faculty of Biology and Chemistry, University of Bialystok, Świerkowa 20B, PL 15-950 Białystok, Poland
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Meves SH, Neubauer H, Overbeck U, Endres HG. Is there an ideal way to initiate antiplatelet therapy with aspirin? A crossover study on healthy volunteers evaluating different dosing schemes with whole blood aggregometry. BMC Res Notes 2011; 4:106. [PMID: 21466682 PMCID: PMC3088887 DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-4-106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2011] [Accepted: 04/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background Guidelines recommend an early initiation of aspirin treatment in patients with acute cerebral ischemia. Comparative studies on the best starting dose for initiating aspirin therapy to achieve a rapid antiplatelet effect do not exist. This study evaluated the platelet inhibitory effect in healthy volunteers by using three different aspirin loading doses to gain a model for initiating antiplatelet treatment in acute strokes patients. Methods Using whole blood aggregometry, this study with a prospective, uncontrolled, open, crossover design examined 12 healthy volunteers treated with three different aspirin loading doses: intravenous 500 mg aspirin, oral 500 mg aspirin, and a course of 200 mg aspirin on two subsequent days followed by a five-day course of 100 mg aspirin. Aspirin low response was defined as change of impedance exceeding 0 Ω after stimulation with arachidonic acid. Results Sufficient antiplatelet effectiveness was gained within 30 seconds when intravenous 500 mg aspirin was used. The mean time until antiplatelet effect was 74 minutes for 500 mg aspirin taken orally and 662 minutes (11.2 hours) for the dose scheme with 200 mg aspirin with a high inter- and intraindividual variability in those two regimes. Platelet aggregation returned to the baseline range during the wash-out phase within 4 days. Conclusion Our study reveals that the antiplatelet effect differs significantly between the three different aspirin starting dosages with a high inter- and intraindividual variability of antiplatelet response in our healthy volunteers. To ensure an early platelet inhibitory effect in acute stroke patients, it could be advantageous to initiate the therapy with an intravenous loading dose of 500 mg aspirin. However, clinical outcome studies must still define the best way to initiate antiplatelet treatment with aspirin.
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- Saskia H Meves
- Ruhr University Bochum, Department of Neurology, St, Josef - Hospital, Gudrunstrasse 56, D-44791 Bochum, Germany.
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Golański J, Michalska M, Polowinczak-Przybyłek J, Krajewska U, Watała C. Can we extrapolate the outcomes of in vitro studies on murine endothelium to studies of human platelet-endothelium interactions? A technical note. Arch Med Sci 2011; 7:34-7. [PMID: 22291730 PMCID: PMC3258691 DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2011.20601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2009] [Revised: 08/30/2009] [Accepted: 09/21/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Interactions between vascular endothelium and blood platelets play a crucial role in cardiovascular diseases. Ex vitro models which use endothelial cells and platelets were the essential tools to investigate these interactions and their impact on haemostasis. The impaired interplay between vascular endothelium, blood platelets and leukocytes is believed to contribute to the development of cardiovascular disease. In this study we compared the ability of human (HUVECs) and murine (HECa10) endothelial cells to inhibit human platelet function and reactivity under in vitro conditions. MATERIAL AND METHODS The aliquots of platelet-rich plasma obtained from 20 healthy donors were incubated with murine endothelial cell line HECa10 or human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) (10 min, 37°C) prior to agonizing platelets with 5 µM ADP and monitoring platelet reactivity for 10 min using optical aggregation. RESULTS Significant reduction in ADP-induced platelet aggregation in the presence of endothelial cell cultures remained independent of cell count. HUVECs appeared much more effective in the inhibition of platelet aggregation compared to HECa10 (35.2 ±2.3 AU vs. 43.7 ±2.0 AU, p= 0.025). CONCLUSIONS HECa10 cells have much lower potential to inhibit platelet aggregation than HUVECs. This implies that these two cell lines may not be freely used interchangeably in in vitro experiments. These findings clearly indicate that the outcomes of in vitro studies performed with murine EC lines cannot be unreservedly extrapolated to human platelet-endothelium interactions.
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- Jacek Golański
- Department of Haemostasis and Haemostatic Disorders, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Hypertension, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Haemostasis and Haemostatic Disorders, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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Neubauer H, Kaiser AFC, Endres HG, Krüger JC, Engelhardt A, Lask S, Pepinghege F, Kusber A, Mügge A. Tailored antiplatelet therapy can overcome clopidogrel and aspirin resistance--the BOchum CLopidogrel and Aspirin Plan (BOCLA-Plan) to improve antiplatelet therapy. BMC Med 2011; 9:3. [PMID: 21226927 PMCID: PMC3033359 DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-9-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2010] [Accepted: 01/12/2011] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Dual antiplatelet therapy using acetylsalicylic acid (ASA, aspirin) and clopidogrel is of great importance following coronary stenting. However, the variable platelet inhibitory effectiveness compromises the antithrombotic advantages provided by dual antiplatelet therapy. The aim of this single-center prospective study was to reduce the low response incidence of dual antiplatelet therapy with ASA and clopidogrel according to a prespecified therapy algorithm. METHODS Platelet function testing using whole blood aggregometry (Chronolog 590) was performed 48 hours following coronary stenting (for either acute coronary syndromes or stable coronary artery disease) on 504 patients. The antiplatelet therapy included a loading dose of 600 mg clopidogrel and 500 mg ASA, followed by 75 mg clopidogrel and 100 mg ASA once daily. Clopidogrel low responders (CLR: >5 ohm; adenosine diphosphate (ADP) 5 μM) and/or ASA low responders (ALR: >0 ohm; arachidonic acid 10 μM) were treated according to a structured therapy plan: in the case of CLR, the maintenance + dose was doubled (repeated loading dose followed by 150 mg daily), and when still ineffective ticlopidine or prasugrel, if available and not contraindicated, were used. ALR was treated by increasing the dose to 300 mg in a first step or to 500 mg ASA when the first modification did not take effect sufficiently. In addition, ADP receptor antagonist 2-methylthioadenosine 5'-monophosphate triethylammonium salt (MeSAMP) testing and ASA incubation were performed to rule out either a platelet ADP-receptor defect or an ASA pharmacokinetic resistance. RESULTS Of the total cohort of 504 patients, we detected 30.8% clopidogrel low-responders and 19.4% aspirin low-responders. For ALR, with a dose adjustment of 300 mg ASA daily, 94.6% of ALR were effectively treated and the residual 5.4% by administration of daily dosages of 500 mg ASA. This means that after modification of the ASA maintenance dose, all initial ALRs had an adequate antiplatelet response. The results for clopidogrel revealed that 69% of the CLR were treated effectively by increasing the clopidogrel dose to 150 mg daily. When prasugrel was not available or contraindicated, 12.7% of the remaining low responders showed an adequate result after being switched to ticlopidine. Consequently, by applying the therapy algorithm, we were able to reduce the CLR prevalence by 86.6%. On including prasugrel in the therapy plan, we were finally able to eliminate thienopyridine low response. In addition, no ADP receptor defect was found in this study as a potential reason for CLR. We identified the following factors associated with both CLR and ALR status: acute coronary syndromes, positive troponin values as well as diabetes mellitus and elevated HbA1C values and a higher platelet count. Furthermore, our data revealed for CLR elevated C-reactive protein values and a high PREDICT-score (including an age >65 years, acute coronary syndrome, diabetes mellitus, renal failure, and reduced left ventricular function) as risk factors. The following factors correlated with the risk of ASA low response: patients with elevated hemoglobin, serum creatinine and C-reactive protein values. In addition, medication with nitrates reduced the risk of being CLR. As also holds true for CLR, we found the PREDICT-score to be correlated to the risk of being ALR. However, by far the strongest risk factor for CLR or ALR was the fact of dual resistance. CONCLUSION Following a structured therapy plan based on a "test and treat" strategy, the prevalence of clopidogrel or aspirin low response can be significantly reduced and the risk of inadequate dual antiplatelet therapy minimized.
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- Horst Neubauer
- Cardiovascular Center, Ruhr University Bochum, St, Josef Hospital, Gudrunstr, 56, D-44791 Bochum, Germany.
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Kotani K, Caccavello R, Hermo R, Yamada T, Taniguchi N, Gugliucci A. Serum cholesterol concentration associated with aspirin esterase activity in older people: preliminary data. Int J Med Sci 2010; 7:90-3. [PMID: 20479954 PMCID: PMC2869453 DOI: 10.7150/ijms.7.90] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2010] [Accepted: 05/09/2010] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Metabolism of aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid), commonly used in older people for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, is important to the effectiveness of this drug. Whereas part of aspirin hydrolysis occurs in blood, there is a paucity of information in regards to circulating aspirin esterase activity in various physiological and pathological conditions. High aspirin esterase activity, corresponding to faster aspirin hydrolysis (thus aspirin non-responsiveness), may occur in cardiovascular disease-prone states. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of cardio-metabolic variables such as cholesterol on serum aspirin esterase activity in older people who participated in an intervention study on physical activity. METHODS A total of 18 non-medicated subjects (7 men/11 women, mean age 67.8 years, body mass index = 23.4 +/- 3.3 kg/m(2)), who completed a 3-month interventional program for a mild-to-moderate increase in physical activity, were analyzed. The body mass index, plasma glucose, serum total cholesterol and aspirin esterase activity were measured in the pre- and post-interventional phases of the study. RESULTS During the interventional period, the changes in aspirin esterase activity correlated significantly and positively with those of total cholesterol concentrations (r = 0.542, P = 0.020; beta = 0.609, P = 0.035 in a multiple linear regression analysis after adjusting for all the measured variables). CONCLUSION The results suggest that cholesterol metabolism alterations may be associated with aspirin metabolism in older people.
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- Kazuhiko Kotani
- Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan.
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Luzak B, Golanski J, Rozalski M, Krajewska U, Olas B, Watala C. Extract from Aronia melanocarpa fruits potentiates the inhibition of platelet aggregation in the presence of endothelial cells. Arch Med Sci 2010; 6:141-4. [PMID: 22371737 PMCID: PMC3281331 DOI: 10.5114/aoms.2010.13884] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2009] [Revised: 03/15/2009] [Accepted: 03/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Some polyphenolic compounds extracted from Aronia melanocarpa fruits (AM) have been reported to be cardioprotective agents. In this study we evaluated the ability of AM extract to increase the efficacy of human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs) to inhibit platelet functions in vitro. MATERIAL AND METHODS THIS STUDY ENCOMPASSES TWO MODELS OF MONITORING PLATELET REACTIVITY: optical aggregation and platelet degranulation (monitored as the surface CD62P expression) in PRP upon the stimulation with ADP. RESULTS We observed that only at low concentrations (5 µg/ml) did AM extract significantly improve antiplatelet action of HUVECs towards ADP-activated platelets in the aggregation test. CONCLUSIONS It is concluded that the potentiating effect of AM extract on the endothelial cell-mediated inhibition of platelet aggregation clearly depends on the used concentrations of Aronia-derived active compounds. Therefore, despite these encouraging preliminary outcomes on the beneficial effects of AM extract polyphenols, more profound dose-effect studies should certainly be considered before the implementation of Aronia-originating compounds in antiplatelet therapy and the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
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- Boguslawa Luzak
- Department of Haemostasis and Haemostatic Disorders, Medical University Hospital No. 2, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Haemostasis and Haemostatic Disorders, Medical University Hospital No. 2, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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- Department of General Biochemistry, University of Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Haemostasis and Haemostatic Disorders, Medical University Hospital No. 2, Medical University of Lodz, Poland
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Resistencia a la aspirina: prevalencia, mecanismos de acción y asociación con eventos tromboembólicos. Revisión narrativa. FARMACIA HOSPITALARIA 2010; 34:32-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.farma.2009.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2009] [Revised: 07/30/2009] [Accepted: 08/07/2009] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Poston RS, Kwon MH, Gu J. Role of procurement-related injury in early saphenous vein graft failure after coronary artery bypass surgery. Future Cardiol 2009; 2:503-12. [PMID: 19804185 DOI: 10.2217/14796678.2.4.503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Saphenous vein graft thrombosis after coronary artery bypass graft surgery is a poorly understood problem that lessens the benefits of this procedure. Recent studies highlight the importance of injury sustained at the time of saphenous vein graft procurement in the pathogenesis of acute graft thrombosis. In particular, damage to the graft endothelium that occurs secondary to ex vivo pressure distention, a common practice during vein harvest, leads to a loss of antithrombotic factors and increased activity of subendothelial prothrombotic factors. The prothrombotic potential of damaged grafts is further exacerbated by an ischemic storage interval and subsequent exposure to arterial flow conditions after grafting. A clearer understanding of the mechanisms by which endothelial disruption leads to acute saphenous vein graft thrombosis may result in interventions for improving our procurement techniques, interrupting the downstream effects of the damaged saphenous vein graft and/or discriminating damage that is beyond an acceptable threshold of thrombotic risk.
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- Robert S Poston
- University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery, 22 South Greene St, N4W94 Baltimore, MD 21201, USA.
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Bach J, Kammerer I, Isgro F, Haubelt H, Vogt A, Saggau W, Hellstern P. The impact of intravenous aspirin administration on platelet aspirin resistance after on-pump coronary artery bypass surgery. Platelets 2009; 20:150-7. [PMID: 19437331 DOI: 10.1080/09537100902780650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Aspirin resistance continues to be a major challenge in patients after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). We investigated the impact of intravenous aspirin on platelet function in this clinical setting. Forty-two patients received 100 mg of oral aspirin once daily, beginning on day 1 after the operation. Between day 6 and 8 post operation one oral dose was replaced by an intravenous dose of 300 mg. Platelet function analyzer (PFA-100) closure times (CT), turbidimetric platelet aggregation (TPA) and impedance platelet aggregation (IPA) induced by arachidonic acid (AA), collagen and ADP were measured prior to and 1 h and 24 h after intravenous aspirin. Results obtained prior to the intravenous aspirin were compared with respective values from 120 healthy individuals. Despite the postoperative oral aspirin that was given once daily, ADP-induced TPA (ADPTPA) and IPA values induced by AA, ADP or collagen were significantly greater in patients than in controls, while PFA-100 CT were significantly shorter. Intravenous aspirin induced a significant reduction of platelet aggregability as measured by collagen/epinephrine (CEPI) CT, TPA and IPA induced by AA and collagen 1 h and 24 h after administration. Intravenous aspirin was not found to influence collagen/ADP (CADP) CT and IPA induced by ADP. Concomitantly, the number of patients with laboratory aspirin resistance as measured by CEPI-CT and TPA but not by IPA induced by AA or collagen dropped significantly. Agreement in the detection of aspirin responders and non-responders among platelet function tests was poor. Our findings indicate that the intravenous aspirin appears to be a promising approach for reducing laboratory aspirin resistance during the postoperative phase of CABG.
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- Jürgen Bach
- Institute of Hemostaseology and Transfusion Medicine, Academic City Hospital, Ludwigshafen/Germany
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Meen Ø, Brosstad F, Khiabani H, Gjertsen E, Lauritsen ME, Pedersen TM, Bjørnsen S, Schjelderup NM, Ameln W, Ng EC, Wettergreen M, Siddique SP, Erikssen G. No case of COX‐1‐related aspirin resistance found in 289 patients with symptoms of stable CHD remitted for coronary angiography. Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation 2009; 68:185-91. [DOI: 10.1080/00365510701601673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Raghavendra RH, Naidu KA. Spice active principles as the inhibitors of human platelet aggregation and thromboxane biosynthesis. Prostaglandins Leukot Essent Fatty Acids 2009; 81:73-8. [PMID: 19501497 DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2009.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2008] [Revised: 01/07/2009] [Accepted: 04/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Spice active principles are reported to have anti-diabetic, anti-hypercholesterolemic, antilithogenic, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial and anti-cancer properties. In our previous report we have shown that spices and their active principles inhibit 5-lipoxygenase and also formation of leukotriene C4. In this study, we report the modulatory effect of spice active principles viz., eugenol, capsaicin, piperine, quercetin, curcumin, cinnamaldehyde and allyl sulphide on in vitro human platelet aggregation. We have demonstrated that spice active principles inhibit platelet aggregation induced by different agonists, namely ADP (50microM), collagen (500microg/ml), arachidonic acid (AA) (1.0mM) and calcium ionophore A-23187 (20microM). Spice active principles showed preferential inhibition of arachidonic acid-induced platelet aggregation compared to other agonists. Among the spice active principles tested, eugenol and capsaicin are found to be most potent inhibitors of AA-induced platelet aggregation with IC50 values of 0.5 and 14.6microM, respectively. The order of potency of spice principles in inhibiting AA-induced platelet aggregation is eugenol>capsaicin>curcumin>cinnamaldehyde>piperine>allyl sulphide>quercetin. Eugenol is found to be 29-fold more potent than aspirin in inhibiting AA-induced human platelet aggregation. Eugenol and capsaicin inhibited thromboxane B2 (TXB2) formation in platelets in a dose-dependent manner challenged with AA apparently by the inhibition of the cyclooxygenase (COX-1). Eugenol-mediated inhibition of platelet aggregation is further confirmed by dose-dependent decrease in malondialdehyde (MDA) in platelets. Further, eugenol and capsaicin inhibited platelet aggregation induced by agonists-collagen, ADP and calcium ionophore but to a lesser degree compared to AA. These results clearly suggest that spice principles have beneficial effects in modulating human platelet aggregation.
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- R H Raghavendra
- Department of Biochemistry and Nutrition, Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore 570 020, India
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Variability of non-response to aspirin in patients with peripheral arterial occlusive disease during long-term follow-up. Ann Hematol 2009; 88:979-88. [DOI: 10.1007/s00277-009-0708-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2008] [Accepted: 01/26/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Le Guyader A, Pacheco G, Seaver N, Davis-Gorman G, Copeland J, McDonagh PF. Inhibition of platelet GPIIb-IIIa and P-selectin expression by aspirin is impaired by stress hyperglycemia. J Diabetes Complications 2009; 23:65-70. [PMID: 18413191 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdiacomp.2007.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2007] [Revised: 05/24/2007] [Accepted: 06/01/2007] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Increased aspirin resistance may contribute to the increase in thrombotic events observed in patients with type 2 diabetes. In this study, we examined if acute exposure to increased plasma glucose impaired the inhibitory effects of aspirin on platelet activation. Whole-blood samples were incubated with 100 (euglycemia), 200, 300, and 600 mg/dl glucose followed by incubation with aspirin [acetylsalicylic acid (ASA)]. Using flow cytometry, GPIIb-IIIa and P-selectin were analyzed in unstimulated and arachidonic acid (AA)-stimulated platelets. In euglycemic blood, AA caused a significant increase in platelet GPIIb-IIIa expression [unstimulated: 59.5+/-8.2 total fluorescence intensity (TFI), AA stimulated: 319.6+/-42.7 TFI, P=.002] and P-selectin (4.4+/-0.7 and 179.5+/-38.5 TFI, P<.001). In vitro, ASA significantly inhibited both GPIIb-IIIa expression (36.5%) and P-selectin expression (81%; P<.005). However, increased blood glucose (200 mg/dl) significantly impaired the inhibitory effect of ASA (84% for GPIIb-IIIa, P<.005; 48% for P-selectin, P=NS). Increasing glucose to 600 mg/dl completely overwhelmed the inhibitory effect of ASA. A statistically significant interaction between glucose concentration and ASA dose was found (P<.001 for GPIIb-IIIa and P=.004 for P-selectin). In vitro, concentration-dependent stress hyperglycemia significantly impaired the inhibitory effects of aspirin on human platelet GPIIb-IIIa and P-selectin expression. Under acute hyperglycemic conditions, the effectiveness of ASA to inhibit platelets via the AA-activation pathway may be significantly reduced.
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- Alexandre Le Guyader
- Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery and the Sarver Heart Center, University of Arizona Health Sciences Center, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA
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Airee A, Draper HM, Finks SW. Aspirin resistance: disparities and clinical implications. Pharmacotherapy 2008; 28:999-1018. [PMID: 18657017 DOI: 10.1592/phco.28.8.999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Abstract Aspirin is one of the most widely prescribed drugs for the prevention of thrombosis in patients with vascular disease. Yet, aspirin is unable to prevent thrombosis in all patients. The term "aspirin resistance" has been used to broadly define the failure of aspirin to prevent a thrombotic event. Whether this is directly related to aspirin itself through biochemical aspirin resistance or treatment failure, or if it is because of aspirin's inability to overcome the thrombogenic aspects of the disease process itself, has not been elucidated. This can have dramatic clinical implications for a variety of vascular disease subsets and is cause for concern, considering the high prevalence of aspirin use for both primary and secondary prevention. Disparities exist in the rates of aspirin resistance among certain patient populations, such as women, patients with diabetes mellitus, and those with heart failure, and across clinical conditions, such as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease. Clinical trial data from studies observing resistance have revealed that regardless of study size, dose of aspirin, control for drug interactions and adherence, or assay used to measure platelet function, aspirin resistance is associated with an increased risk for adverse events. Although the evidence is mounting, there has yet to be a consensus on the appropriate clinical response to aspirin resistance.
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- Anita Airee
- University of Tennessee College of Pharmacy, Knoxville Campus, 1924 Alcoa Highway, Knoxville, TN 37920, USA.
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Kuliczkowski W, Witkowski A, Polonski L, Watala C, Filipiak K, Budaj A, Golanski J, Sitkiewicz D, Pregowski J, Gorski J, Zembala M, Opolski G, Huber K, Arnesen H, Kristensen SD, De Caterina R. Interindividual variability in the response to oral antiplatelet drugs: a position paper of the Working Group on antiplatelet drugs resistance appointed by the Section of Cardiovascular Interventions of the Polish Cardiac Society, endorsed by the Working Group on Thrombosis of the European Society of Cardiology. Eur Heart J 2008; 30:426-35. [PMID: 19174428 DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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- Wiktor Kuliczkowski
- 3rd Department of Cardiology, Silesian Center for Heart Diseases, Zabrze, Poland
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Aspirin in coronary artery bypass surgery: new aspects of and alternatives for an old antithrombotic agent. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2008; 34:93-108. [PMID: 18448350 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2008] [Revised: 03/10/2008] [Accepted: 03/19/2008] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The success of coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) depends mainly on the patency of the graft vessels. Aortocoronary vein graft disease is comprised of three distinct but interrelated pathological processes: thrombosis, intimal hyperplasia and atherosclerosis. Early thrombosis is a major cause of vein graft attrition during the first month after CABG, while during the remainder of the first year, intimal hyperplasia forms a template for subsequent atherogenesis, which thereafter predominates. Platelets play a crucial role in the pathophysiology of graft thrombosis and aspirin is the primary antiplatelet drug that has been shown to improve vein graft patency within the first year after CABG. Nevertheless, a significant number of grafts still occlude in the early postoperative period despite 'appropriate' aspirin treatment. Moreover, laboratory investigations showed that the expected inhibition of platelet function is not always achieved. This has been called 'aspirin nonresponse' or 'aspirin resistance', although a uniform definition is lacking. The finding that a considerable number of patients show an impaired antiplatelet effect of aspirin after CABG brought new insight into the discussion concerning poor patency rates of bypass grafts: the early period after CABG shows a coincidence of an increased risk for bypass thrombosis (amongst others, due to platelet activation and endothelial cell disruption of the graft) and an increased prevalence of aspirin resistance. Hitherto, the underlying mechanisms of aspirin resistance are uncertain and largely hypothetical; amongst others, increased platelet turnover, enhanced platelet reactivity, systemic inflammation, and drug-drug interaction are discussed. Up to now available data concerning the clinical outcome of aspirin resistant CABG patients are limited, and there is evidence that platelets of patients with graft thrombosis are more likely to be resistant to aspirin compared with patients without thrombotic events. Many publications concerning aspirin resistance are available today, but reports addressing this topic in CABG patients are sparse. This review summarises recent insights into the antiplatelet treatment after CABG and describes the clinical benefit, but also the therapeutic failure of the well-established drug aspirin. Moreover, possible pharmacological approaches to improve antithrombotic therapy in aspirin nonresponders among CABG patients are discussed.
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Sarode R, Frenkel E. And, more on: Assessing aspirin responsiveness using the verify now aspirin assay. Thromb Res 2008; 121:587-8. [PMID: 17553551 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2007.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2007] [Revised: 04/26/2007] [Accepted: 05/04/2007] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Rajagopalan S, Ford I, Bachoo P, Hillis GS, Croal B, Greaves M, Brittenden J. Platelet activation, myocardial ischemic events and postoperative non-response to aspirin in patients undergoing major vascular surgery. J Thromb Haemost 2007; 5:2028-35. [PMID: 17650080 DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2007.02694.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Myocardial ischemia is the leading cause of postoperative mortality and morbidity in patients undergoing major vascular surgery. Platelets have been implicated in the pathogenesis of acute thrombotic events. We hypothesized that platelet activity is increased following major vascular surgery and that this may predispose patients to myocardial ischemia. METHODS Platelet function in 136 patients undergoing elective surgery for subcritical limb ischemia or infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm repair was assessed by P-selectin expression and fibrinogen binding with and without adenosine diphosphate (ADP) stimulation, and aggregation mediated by thrombin receptor-activating peptide and arachidonic acid (AA). Cardiac troponin-I (cTnI) was performed. RESULTS P-selectin expression increased from days 1 to 3 after surgery [median increase from baseline on day 3: 53% (range: -28% to 212%, P < 0.01) for unstimulated and 12% (range: -9% to 45%, P < 0.01) for stimulated]. Fibrinogen binding increased in the immediate postoperative period [median increase from baseline: 34% (range: -46% to 155%, P < 0.05)] and decreased on postoperative day 3 (P < 0.05). ADP-stimulated fibrinogen binding increased on day1 (P < 0.05) and thereafter decreased. Platelet aggregation increased on days 1-5 (P < 0.05). Twenty-eight (21%) patients had a postoperative elevation (> 0.1 ng mL(-1)) of cTnI. They had significantly increased AA-stimulated platelet aggregation in the immediate postoperative period and on day 2 (P < 0.05), and non-response to aspirin (48% vs. 26%, P = 0.036). CONCLUSIONS This study has shown increased platelet activity and the existence of non-response to aspirin following major vascular surgery. Patients with elevated postoperative cTnI had significantly increased AA-mediated platelet aggregation and a higher incidence of non-response to aspirin compared with patients who did not.
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- S Rajagopalan
- Vascular Unit, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK
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Dyszkiewicz-Korpanty AM, Kim A, Burner JD, Frenkel EP, Sarode R. Comparison of a rapid platelet function assay – Verify Now™ Aspirin – with whole blood impedance aggregometry for the detection of aspirin resistance. Thromb Res 2007; 120:485-8. [PMID: 17229458 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2006.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2006] [Revised: 10/17/2006] [Accepted: 11/08/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- Anna M Dyszkiewicz-Korpanty
- Department of Medicine, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-9073, United States
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Nocun M, Golanski J, Lapshina E, Zavodnik L, Dobaczewski M, Kazmierczak P, Markuszewski L, Zavodnik I, Watala C. Usefulness of whole blood aggregometry and its comparison with thromboxane generation assay in monitoring acetylsalicylic acid effectiveness--a multiparametric study in rats. Clin Chem Lab Med 2006; 44:853-62. [PMID: 16776633 DOI: 10.1515/cclm.2006.157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is a need for consensus concerning universal methodological criteria for detection of suboptimal response to acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) therapy. Therefore, animal models to test for ASA effectiveness remain of interest. Our objective was to verify the usefulness of multiparametric whole-blood impedance aggregometry and thromboxane A(2) generation, which are the most popular techniques used for monitoring of ASA treatment effectiveness. METHODS Using multiparametric analysis of whole-blood impedance aggregometry, we examined which parameters of platelet aggregation or disaggregation allow for the best discrimination between ASA-treated (4 or 40 mg/kg for 60 days) and non-treated male rats. The effectiveness of ASA-mediated inhibition of platelet cyclooxygenase-1 was verified by determination of plasma thromboxane B(2) and urine 11-dehydro-thromboxane B(2), accepted as reference assays for monitoring of ASA-mediated platelet cyclooxygenase-1 inhibition. RESULTS Two of the platelet agonists used, collagen (1 mg/L) and arachidonic acid (0.5 mmol/L), allowed discrimination of control and ASA-treated animals, whereas adenosine diphosphate (5 micromol/L) was not effective. It is noteworthy that only ASA-mediated changes in duration of the rising phase for platelet aggregation and the area under the curve for collagen-induced aggregation allowed significant discrimination between low and high ASA dose and remained correlated with the reference parameter, plasma thromboxane B(2). CONCLUSIONS Analysis of aggregation curves, routinely based only on the amplitude and rate of platelet aggregation, may not be enough discriminative to distinguish between varying ASA doses and treatment schedules.
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- Marek Nocun
- Department of Hemostasis and Hemostatic Disorders, Medical University of Lodz, University Hospital No. 2, Lodz, Poland
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Markuszewski L, Rosiak M, Golanski J, Rysz J, Spychalska M, Watala C. Reduced Blood Platelet Sensitivity to Aspirin in Coronary Artery Disease: Are Dyslipidaemia and Inflammatory States Possible Factors Predisposing to Sub-optimal Platelet Response to Aspirin? Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol 2006; 98:503-9. [PMID: 16635110 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7843.2006.pto_343.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The study was designed to assess blood platelet sensitivity to acetylsalicylic acid and its associations with dyslipidaemia and inflammation in coronary artery disease patients. Platelet non-responsiveness to aspirin is associated with an increased risk of serious cardiovascular events. Several environmental and hereditary factors are reportedly involved in sub-optimal acetylsalicylic acid response. Forty-five coronary artery disease patients and 45 non-coronary artery disease controls received acetylsalicylic acid at a daily dose of 75-150 mg. Controls were examined twice: on the day of entering the study and 10 days later. Urinary 11-dehydrothromboxane B2 was assessed as the marker of platelet thromboxane generation. Aggregation was studied in platelet-rich plasma using turbidimetric aggregometry with collagen and arachidonic acid. Fifty to seventy percent of coronary artery disease patients showed an extent of collagen-induced aggregation above the upper quartile of the reference range compared with 8-15% in controls (P<0.003). For arachidonic acid-activated aggregation these proportions were 45-50% in coronary artery disease versus 7% in controls (P<0.007). In coronary artery disease patients, the acetylsalicylic acid-mediated platelet inhibition positively correlated with increased triglycerides (in arachidonic acid-stimulated platelets, r=0.30, P=0.0018), total cholesterol (r=0.33, P<0.0001 in coll and arachidonic acid-activated platelets) and elevated serum C-reactive protein (CRP) (r=0.27, P=0.0024). In coronary artery disease patients urine 11-dehydrothromboxane B2 concentrations were significantly increased compared to controls after 10 day acetylsalicylic acid intake (563; 313-728 pg/mg creatinine versus 321; 246-488 pg/mg creatinine, P=0.04). The incidence of suboptimal acetylsalicylic acid response incidence was more common in patients with coronary artery disease. Acetylsalicylic acid inhibition of blood platelet reactivity and thromboxane generation was less effective in these patients. Dyslipidaemia and chronic inflammatory states may promote suboptimal acetylsalicylic acid response in coronary artery disease patients.
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- Leszek Markuszewski
- Department of Interventional Cardiology, Cardiodiabetology and Cardiac Rehabilitation, Medical University of Lodz, University Hospital no. 2, Lodz, Poland
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Watala C, Ulicna O, Golanski J, Nocun M, Waczulíková I, Markuszewski L, Drzewoski J. High glucose contributes to aspirin insensitivity in streptozotocin-diabetic rats: a multiparametric aggregation study. Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis 2006; 17:113-24. [PMID: 16479193 DOI: 10.1097/01.mbc.0000203862.85610.ac] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The effect of chronic hyperglycaemia on blood platelet response to acetylsalicylic acid was studied in rats with experimental diabetes. Platelet aggregation was determined in non-diabetic and streptozotocin-diabetic rats treated orally with 4 or 40 mg aspirin (ASA)/kg per day (for 8 weeks from the eighth day of diabetes) using whole blood impedance aggregometry with arachidonic acid or ADP as platelet agonists. The dose-dependent effect of ASA 'therapy' on ADP-agonized platelets was significant only in non-diabetic animals, while in diabetic rats both doses were ineffective in reducing ADP-stimulated platelet aggregation. ASA-mediated increased acetylation of platelet proteins favoured reduced platelet aggregation and slower platelet disaggregation (Pr < 0.025 or less). Interestingly, however, the occupation of platelet protein-free amino groups was significantly higher in control rats compared with diabetic rats (P < 0.001), pointing out that proteins of platelets in non-diabetic animals were more vulnerable for the ASA-induced acetylation. We conclude that chronic hyperglycaemia interferes with preventive effects of ASA on platelet reactivity. Our data validate the suggestion that the relationship between aspirin ineffectiveness and poor metabolic control, first revealed in humans, concerns also other animals' platelets and holds regardless of the model or type of diabetes.
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- Cezary Watala
- Department of Haemostasis and Haemostatic Disorders, Medical University of Lodz, University Hospital No. 2, Lodz, Poland.
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Aspirin resistance is the inability of aspirin to reduce platelet production of thromboxane A2 and thereby platelet activation and aggregation. Increasing degrees of aspirin resistance may correlate independently with increasing risk of cardiovascular events. Aspirin resistance can be detected by laboratory tests of platelet thromboxane A2 production or platelet function that depend on platelet thromboxane production. Potential causes of aspirin resistance include inadequate dose, drug interactions, genetic polymorphisms of COX-1 and other genes involved in thromboxane biosynthesis, upregulation of non-platelet sources of thromboxane biosynthesis, and increased platelet turnover. Aspirin resistance can be overcome by treating the cause or causes, and reduced by minimising thromboxane production and activity, and blocking other pathways of platelet activation. Future research is aimed at defining aspirin resistance, developing reliable tests for it, and establishing the risk of associated cardiovascular events. Potential mechanisms of aspirin resistance can then be explored and treatments assessed.
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- Graeme J Hankey
- Department of Neurology, Royal Perth Hospital and School of Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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