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Matsuoka Y, Sotomi Y, Hikoso S, Nakatani D, Okada K, Dohi T, Kida H, Oeun B, Sunaga A, Sato T, Kitamura T, Sakata Y, Sato H, Hori M, Komuro I, Sakata Y. The Prognostic Impact of In-Hospital Major Bleeding and Recurrence of Myocardial Infarction during Acute Phase after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention for Acute Myocardial Infarction. J Atheroscler Thromb 2024; 31:158-170. [PMID: 37599086 PMCID: PMC10857835 DOI: 10.5551/jat.64274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/22/2023] Open
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AIM Both recurrent myocardial infarction (ReMI) and bleeding events after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) were reportedly associated with increased mortality. To date, the prognostic impact of these events on subsequent outcomes in East Asians is still unclear. In this study, we aimed to investigate the impact of bleeding or thrombotic events during acute phase on subsequent mortality and time-dependent change of the impact in patients with AMI undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). METHOD We conducted a prospective, multicenter, observational study of patients with AMI (n=12,093). The patients who did not undergo emergent PCI were excluded. In addition, the patients registered before 2003 were excluded because the data of bleeding severity was not obtained. Eligible patients were divided into two groups based on the occurrence of major bleeding within 7 days of PCI, and the same approach was performed for ReMI within 7 days of PCI. The endpoint of this study was all-cause death. We assessed the impact of major bleeding and ReMI, which occurred within 7 days of index PCI, on the subsequent clinical outcomes up to 5 years. RESULTS A total of 6,769 patients were found to be eligible. All-cause death occurred in 898 (13.3%) patients during a median follow-up period of 1,726 [511-1,840] days. After adjustment for multiple confounders, major bleeding in 7 days from index PCI was independently associated with higher 30-day and 30-day to 1-year mortality (odds ratio [OR]: 2.06 [1.45-2.92] p<0.001, OR: 2.03 [1.28-3.15] p=0.002), whereas ReMI was not (OR: 1.93 [0.92-3.80] p=0.07, OR: 0.81 [0.24-2.03] p=0.68). Major bleeding and ReMI did not affect mortality between 1 and 5 years (hazard ratio [HR]: 1.32 [0.77-2.26] p=0.31, HR: 0.48 [0.12-1.94] p=0.30). CONCLUSION Major bleeding in 7 days from admission was independently associated with higher 30-day and 1-year mortality but not during 1-5 years. ReMI did not affect mortality in all phases. We should be more concerned about bleeding event during acute phase after PCI.
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- Yuki Matsuoka
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Transformative System for Medical Information, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Environmental Medicine and Population Sciences, Department of Social and Environmental Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Development and Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Japan
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- Graduate School of Human Welfare Studies Health Care Center and Clinic, Kwansei Gakuin University, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
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Bikdeli B, Erlinge D, Valgimigli M, Kastrati A, Han Y, Steg PG, Stables RH, Mehran R, James SK, Frigoli E, Goldstein P, Li Y, Shahzad A, Schüpke S, Mehdipoor G, Chen S, Redfors B, Crowley A, Zhou Z, Stone GW. Bivalirudin Versus Heparin During PCI in NSTEMI: Individual Patient Data Meta-Analysis of Large Randomized Trials. Circulation 2023; 148:1207-1219. [PMID: 37746717 DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.123.063946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 08/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND The benefit:risk profile of bivalirudin versus heparin anticoagulation in patients with non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is uncertain. Study-level meta-analyses lack granularity to provide conclusive answers. We sought to compare the outcomes of bivalirudin and heparin in patients with non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing PCI. METHODS We performed an individual patient data meta-analysis of patients with non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction in all 5 trials that randomized ≥1000 patients with any myocardial infarction undergoing PCI to bivalirudin versus heparin (MATRIX [Minimizing Adverse Hemorrhagic Events by Transradial Access Site and Systemic Implementation of Angiox], VALIDATE-SWEDEHEART [Bivalirudin Versus Heparin in ST-Segment and Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Patients on Modern Antiplatelet Therapy in the Swedish Web System for Enhancement and Development of Evidence-Based Care in Heart Disease Evaluated According to Recommended Therapies Registry Trial], ISAR-REACT 4 [Intracoronary Stenting and Antithrombotic Regimen: Rapid Early Action for Coronary Treatment 4], ACUITY [Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage Strategy], and BRIGHT [Bivalirudin in Acute Myocardial Infarction vs Heparin and GPI Plus Heparin Trial]). The primary effectiveness and safety end points were 30-day all-cause mortality and serious bleeding. RESULTS A total of 12 155 patients were randomized: 6040 to bivalirudin (52.3% with a post-PCI bivalirudin infusion), and 6115 to heparin (53.2% with planned glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor use). Thirty-day mortality was not significantly different between bivalirudin and heparin (1.2% versus 1.1%; adjusted odds ratio, 1.24 [95% CI, 0.86-1.79]; P=0.25). Cardiac mortality, reinfarction, and stent thrombosis rates were also not significantly different. Bivalirudin reduced serious bleeding (both access site-related and non-access site-related) compared with heparin (3.3% versus 5.5%; adjusted odds ratio, 0.59; 95% CI, 0.48-0.72; P<0.0001). Outcomes were consistent regardless of use of a post-PCI bivalirudin infusion or routine lycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor use with heparin and during 1-year follow-up. CONCLUSIONS In patients with non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing PCI, procedural anticoagulation with bivalirudin and heparin did not result in significantly different rates of mortality or ischemic events, including stent thrombosis and reinfarction. Bivalirudin reduced serious bleeding compared with heparin arising both from the access site and nonaccess sites.
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- Behnood Bikdeli
- Cardiovascular Medicine Division (B.B.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Thrombosis Research Group (B.B.), Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
- Yale-New Haven Hospital/Yale Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, New Haven, CT (B.B.)
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- Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland (M.V., E.F.)
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- Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität, Munich, Germany (A.K., S.S.)
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Germany (A.K., S.S.)
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- General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China (Y.H., Y.L.)
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- Université Paris-Cité, French Alliance for Cardiovascular Trials, L'Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale U-1148, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France (P.G.S.)
- Imperial College, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom (P.G.S.)
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- Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, United Kingdom (R.H.S., A.S.)
- University of Liverpool, United Kingdom (R.H.S., A.S.)
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY (R.M., G.W.S.)
- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (R.M., Z.Z.)
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- Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland (M.V., E.F.)
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- General Hospital of Northern Theater Command, Shenyang, China (Y.H., Y.L.)
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- Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, United Kingdom (R.H.S., A.S.)
- University of Liverpool, United Kingdom (R.H.S., A.S.)
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- Deutsches Herzzentrum München, Technische Universität, Munich, Germany (A.K., S.S.)
- German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Partner Site Munich Heart Alliance, Germany (A.K., S.S.)
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- Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY (G.M.)
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- Weill-Cornell Cornell Medical Center/ New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY (S.C.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden (B.R.)
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- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York, NY (R.M., Z.Z.)
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- The Zena and Michael A. Wiener Cardiovascular Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY (R.M., G.W.S.)
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Mo R, Wang HY, Yang YM, Zhang H, Suo N, Wang JY. Implications of bleeding on subsequent cardiovascular events in patients with atrial fibrillation after acute coronary syndrome or PCI. Thromb Res 2023; 229:243-251. [PMID: 37591154 DOI: 10.1016/j.thromres.2023.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2023] [Revised: 06/22/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The association between bleeding and subsequent major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) remains poorly characterized. We aimed to evaluate the impact of hemorrhagic events in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and acute coronary syndrome (ACS) or undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 1877 consecutive patients with AF and ACS or undergoing PCI were prospectively recruited. The primary endpoint was MACCE, including all-cause death, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, systemic embolism or ischemia-driven revascularization during follow-up. Post-discharge bleeding was graded according to TIMI criteria. Associations between bleeding and subsequent MACCE were examined using time-dependent multivariate Cox regression after adjusting for baseline covariates and the time from bleeding. RESULTS During a median follow-up of 34.2 months, 341 (18.2 %) had TIMI major or minor bleeding events, of whom 86 (25.2 %) also experienced MACCE. The risk of MACCE was significantly higher in patients with bleeding than those without (8.85 % versus 6.99 % per patient-year; HR, 1.568, 95 % CI, 1.232-1.994). In patients who had both bleeding and MACCE, 65.1 % (56 of 86) bleeding events occurred first. Temporal gradients in MACCE risk after major bleeding was highest within 30 days (HRadj, 23.877; 95 % CI, 12.810-44.506) and remained significant beyond 1 year (HRadj, 3.640; 95 % CI, 1.278-10.366). Minor bleeding was associated with increased risk of MACCE within 1 year. CONCLUSIONS In patients with AF and ACS or PCI, major and minor bleeding were associated with subsequent MACCE with time-dependency. Our findings may aid in better defining net clinical benefit of optimal antithrombotic therapy.
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- Ran Mo
- Department of Neurology, Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100053, China.; National Center for Neurological Disorders, No. 45 Changchun Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, 100053, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiometabolic Medicine Center, Coronary Heart Disease Center, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No.167 North Lishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, China.; State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, No.167 North Lishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, China.; National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No.167 North Lishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, No.167 North Lishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, China.; National Clinical Research Center of Cardiovascular Disease, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No.167 North Lishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, China.; Emergency Center, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No.167 North Lishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, China..
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- Emergency Center, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No.167 North Lishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, China
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- Emergency Center, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No.167 North Lishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, China
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- Emergency Center, Fuwai Hospital, National Center for Cardiovascular Disease, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, No.167 North Lishi Road, Xicheng District, Beijing, China
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The Efficacy and Safety of Bisoprolol in the Treatment of Myocardial Infarction with Cardiac Insufficiency. COMPUTATIONAL AND MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN MEDICINE 2022; 2022:3098726. [PMID: 36060658 PMCID: PMC9436541 DOI: 10.1155/2022/3098726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 07/25/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Background Bisoprolol is commonly used to treat moderate or severe chronic stable heart failure, coronary heart disease, and hypertension. This study is aimed at analyzing the efficacy of bisoprolol in the treatment of myocardial infarction with cardiac insufficiency and its effect on cardiac function, Hcy, and CRP through meta-analysis. Methods A total of 120 patients with myocardial infarction and cardiac insufficiency from February 2020 to February 2021 were selected and randomly divided into two groups (control and the observation, n = 60) according to the random number table method. The control group was given conventional treatment. The observation group was given bisoprolol on the basis of control group. The clinical efficacy, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, heart rate, cardiac function indexes, homocysteine (Hcy), and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels were compared between the two groups before and after treatment through data analysis. Adverse reactions were observed during treatment. Results Compared with the control group, the total effective rate of the observation group was significantly increased (p < 0.05). After treatment, the levels of heart rate, left ventricular end-diastolic volume (LVEDV), and left ventricular end-systolic volume (LVESV) and serum Hcy and CRP levels in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (p < 0.05). Meanwhile, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) level in the observation group after treatment was higher than that of the control group (p < 0.05). Conclusion Bisoprolol combined with conventional treatment can reduce serum Hcy and CRP levels in patients with myocardial infarction and cardiac insufficiency and improve cardiac function. Moreover, there are no obvious adverse reactions during the treatment.
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Ono M, Hara H, Kawashima H, Gao C, Wang R, Wykrzykowska JJ, Piek JJ, Garg S, Hamm C, Steg PG, Valgimigli M, Windecker S, Vranckx P, Onuma Y, Serruys PW. Ticagrelor monotherapy versus aspirin monotherapy at 12 months after percutaneous coronary intervention: a landmark analysis of the GLOBAL LEADERS trial. EUROINTERVENTION 2022; 18:e377-e388. [PMID: 35260381 DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-21-00870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The optimal antiplatelet strategy in the second year after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) remains unclear. AIMS We aimed to compare ticagrelor monotherapy with aspirin monotherapy on clinical outcomes beyond 1 year post-PCI. METHODS This post hoc subanalysis of the open-label, all-comers, randomised GLOBAL LEADERS trial, which compared 23-month ticagrelor monotherapy following 1-month dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) with 12-month aspirin monotherapy following 12-month DAPT, only included patients who, at 12 months, were free from ischaemic and bleeding events and were adherent to their assigned antiplatelet therapy. The incidences of ischaemic events (all-cause death, any myocardial infarction, or any stroke) and bleeding events (Bleeding Academic Research Consortium [BARC] type 3 or 5 bleeding) during the second year (12-24 months) were compared between patients receiving either ticagrelor or aspirin monotherapy. RESULTS The present analysis included 11,121 (ticagrelor monotherapy n=5,308, and aspirin monotherapy n=5,813) of the 15,991 patients enrolled in GLOBAL LEADERS. During the second year, the ischaemic composite endpoint was lower with ticagrelor monotherapy compared to aspirin monotherapy (1.9% vs 2.6%: log-rank p=0.014, adjusted hazard ratio [HR] 0.74, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.58-0.96; p=0.022), which was primarily driven by a reduced risk of myocardial infarction. In contrast, BARC type 3 or 5 bleeding was numerically higher with ticagrelor monotherapy (0.5% vs 0.3%: log-rank p=0.051, adjusted HR 1.89, 95% CI: 1.03-3.45; p=0.005). CONCLUSIONS Patients free from events at the end of the first year post-PCI and who adhered to their prescribed regimen had a reduced risk of ischaemic events compared to aspirin monotherapy in the second year post-PCI. CLINICALTRIALS gov: NCT01813435.
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- Masafumi Ono
- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.,Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland
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- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.,Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland
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- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.,Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland.,Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland.,Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.,University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Heart Center, Department of Clinical and Experimental Cardiology, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Royal Blackburn Hospital, Blackburn, United Kingdom
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- University of Giessen and Kerckhoff Heartand Thorax Center, University of Giessen, Bad Nauheim, Germany
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- FACT (French Alliance for Cardiovascular Trials), Université de Paris, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Cardiocentro Ticino Institute, and Università della Svizzera Italiana (USI), Lugano, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, University of Bern, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland.,NHLI, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Simonsson M, Alfredsson J, Szummer K, Jernberg T, Ueda P. Association of Ischemic and Bleeding Events With Mortality Among Patients in Sweden With Recent Acute Myocardial Infarction Receiving Antithrombotic Therapy. JAMA Netw Open 2022; 5:e2220030. [PMID: 36036452 PMCID: PMC9425148 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.20030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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IMPORTANCE Antithrombotic treatment after myocardial infarction (MI) should be individualized based on the patient's risk of ischemic and bleeding events. Uncertainty remains regarding the relative prognostic importance of the 2 types of events, and further study would be useful. OBJECTIVES To compare the association of ischemic vs bleeding events with mortality in patients with a recent MI and assess whether the relative mortality risk for the 2 types of events has changed over the past 2 decades. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS A cohort study based on nationwide registers in Sweden, 2012-2017, was conducted. Data were analyzed between July 2021 and May 2022. Patients with MI who were discharged alive with antithrombotic therapy (antiplatelet therapy or oral anticoagulation) were included in the analysis. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The incidence of a first ischemic event (hospitalization for MI or ischemic stroke) or bleeding event (hospitalization with bleeding) up to 1 year after discharge and the mortality risk up to 1 year after each type of event were assessed. Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to estimate adjusted hazard ratios (aHRs) for 1-year mortality after an ischemic and bleeding event vs no event, and after an ischemic vs bleeding event. Adjusted HRs for mortality after ischemic vs bleeding events were compared among patients discharged in 1997-2000, 2001-2011, and 2012-2017. RESULTS Of 86 736 patients discharged after MI in 2012-2017 (median age, 71 [IQR, 62-80] years; 57 287 [66.0%] men), 4039 individuals experienced a first ischemic event (5.7 per 100 person-years) and 3399 experienced a first bleeding event (4.8 per 100 person-years). The mortality rate was 46.2 per 100 person-years after an ischemic event and 27.1 per 100 person-years after a bleeding event. The aHR for 1-year mortality vs no event was 4.16 (95% CI, 3.91-4.43) after an ischemic event and 3.43 (95% CI, 3.17-3.71) after a bleeding event. When the 2 types of events were compared, the aHR was 1.27 (95% CI, 1.15-1.40) for an ischemic vs bleeding event. There was no statistically significant difference in the aHR of an ischemic vs bleeding event in 1997-2000, 2001-2011, and 2012-2017. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE In this nationwide cohort study of patients with a recent MI, postdischarge ischemic events were more common and associated with higher mortality risk compared with bleeding events.
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- Moa Simonsson
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Cardiology, Karolinska Institutet, Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Health, Medicine and Caring Sciences and Department of Cardiology, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Cardiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Cardiology, Karolinska Institutet, Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Clinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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Hara H, O'Leary N, Ono M, Onuma Y, Serruys PW. A comparison of risk prediction models for patients with acute coronary syndromes. EUROINTERVENTION 2022; 17:1362-1364. [PMID: 34387548 PMCID: PMC9743230 DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-21-00536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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- Hironori Hara
- Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland
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- Health Research Board Clinical Research Facility, Department of Medicine, NUIG, Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland
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Yamamoto K, Natsuaki M, Morimoto T, Shiomi H, Yoshikawa Y, Tazaki J, Tada T, Watanabe H, Kato E, Toyofuku M, Inada T, Kaneda K, Takeda T, Sakai H, Yamamoto T, Eizawa H, Yamada M, Shinoda E, Mabuchi H, Shirotani M, Matsuda M, Takahashi M, Ishii K, Onodera T, Sakamoto H, Aoyama T, Miki S, Ando K, Kimura T. Ischemic and Bleeding Events After First Major Bleeding Event in Patients Undergoing Coronary Stent Implantation. Am J Cardiol 2022; 162:13-23. [PMID: 34706818 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Revised: 09/11/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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There is a scarcity of data on ischemic and bleeding events in patients who experienced major bleeding after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Moreover, there also is a shortage of data on comparative outcomes between patients with and without interruption of an antithrombotic drug after major bleeding. We evaluated the incidence and prognostic impacts of ischemic (myocardial infarction or ischemic stroke) and bleeding (Bleeding Academic Research Consortium type 3 or 5) events after major bleeding in 12,691 consecutive patients who underwent first PCI in the Coronary Revascularization Demonstrating Outcome Study in Kyoto PCI registry cohort-3. In the entire cohort, incidence of the first ischemic event and bleeding event was 2.3 per 100 person-years and 3.8 per 100 person-years, respectively. Major bleeding (Bleeding Academic Research Consortium type 3) occurred in 2,142 patients during a median follow-up of 5.7 years. In patients with major bleeding, cumulative 30-day, 1-year, and 5-year incidence of an ischemic event was 2.6%, 4.8%, and 13.2% (3.2 per 100 person-years), respectively, whereas that of a bleeding event was 6.3%, 16.1%, and 29.2% (8.5 per 100 person-years), respectively. Ischemic and bleeding events were independently associated with mortality (hazard ratio 2.36, 95% confidence interval 1.87 to 2.96, p <0.001, and hazard ratio 2.85, 95% confidence interval 2.42 to 3.37, p <0.001). The cumulative 180-day incidence of ischemic and bleeding events was not significantly different between patients with and without interruption of an antithrombotic drug in patients with major bleeding. In conclusion, the incidence of an ischemic event after the first major bleeding was approximately 1/3 of that of recurrent major bleeding, and the rates of ischemic and bleeding events after the first major bleeding were higher than the rates of first events in the general PCI population. Both ischemic events and bleeding events were strongly associated with subsequent mortality. The incidence of ischemic and recurrent bleeding events was not different between patients with and without interruption of an antithrombotic drug.
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- Ko Yamamoto
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Nishinomiya, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Japanese Red Cross Wakayama Medical Center, Wakayama, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Kurashiki, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Japanese Red Cross Wakayama Medical Center, Wakayama, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Center, Osaka Red Cross Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Koto Memorial Hospital, Higashiomi, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital, Otsu, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science Hospital, Otsu, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Kobe City Nishi-Kobe Medical Center, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Hamamatsu Rosai Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Hamamatsu Rosai Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Koto Memorial Hospital, Higashiomi, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Kindai University Nara Hospital, Ikoma, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Kishiwada City Hospital, Kishiwada, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Kansai Electric Power Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Shizuoka City Shizuoka Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Shizuoka General Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan
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- Division of Cardiology, Shimada Municipal Hospital, Shimada, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Mitsubishi Kyoto Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Kokura Memorial Hospital, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
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Tan JWC, Chew DP, Tsui KL, Tan D, Duplyakov D, Hammoudeh A, Zhang B, Li Y, Xu K, Ong PJ, Firman D, Gamra H, Almahmeed W, Dalal J, Tam LW, Steg G, Nguyen QN, Ako J, Al Suwaidi J, Chan M, Sobhy M, Shehab A, Buddhari W, Wang Z, Fong AYY, Karadag B, Kim BK, Baber U, Chin CT, Han YL. 2021 Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology Consensus Recommendations on the Use of P2Y1 2 Receptor Antagonists in the Asia-Pacific Region: Special Populations. Eur Cardiol 2021; 16:e43. [PMID: 34815751 PMCID: PMC8591619 DOI: 10.15420/ecr.2021.35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 09/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Advanced age, diabetes, and chronic kidney disease not only increase the risk for ischaemic events in chronic coronary syndromes (CCS) but also confer a high bleeding risk during antiplatelet therapy. These special populations may warrant modification of therapy, especially among Asians, who have displayed characteristics that are clinically distinct from Western patients. Previous guidance has been provided regarding the classification of high-risk CCS and the use of newer-generation P2Y12 inhibitors (i.e. ticagrelor and prasugrel) after acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in Asia. The authors summarise evidence on the use of these P2Y12 inhibitors during the transition from ACS to CCS and among special populations. Specifically, they present recommendations on the roles of standard dual antiplatelet therapy, shortened dual antiplatelet therapy and single antiplatelet therapy among patients with coronary artery disease, who are either transitioning from ACS to CCS; elderly; or with chronic kidney disease, diabetes, multivessel coronary artery disease and bleeding events during therapy.
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- College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University Adelaide, Australia
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- Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore Singapore
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- Department of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital, Dalian Medical University Dalian, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theatre Command Shenyang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Shenyang, China
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- Heart Specialist International, Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital Singapore.,Tan Tock Seng Hospital Singapore
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- Harapan Kita National Cardiovascular Center/Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia Harapan Kita Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Cardiology Department, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital and University of Monastir Monastir, Tunisia
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- Centre for Cardiac Sciences, Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital Mumbai, India
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- Department of Cardiology, Hôpital Bichat Paris, France
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- Department of Cardiology, Hanoi Medical University Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kitasato University School of Medicine Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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- National University Heart Centre Singapore
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- College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Shenyang Military Shenyang, China
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- Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa School of Medicine Istanbul, Turkey
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine Seoul, South Korea
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- University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center Oklahoma City, OK, US
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- Department of Cardiology, General Hospital of Northern Theatre Command Shenyang, China
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Piccolo R, Oliva A, Avvedimento M, Franzone A, Windecker S, Valgimigli M, Esposito G, Jüni P. Mortality after bleeding versus myocardial infarction in coronary artery disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis. EUROINTERVENTION 2021; 17:550-560. [PMID: 33840639 PMCID: PMC9725060 DOI: 10.4244/eij-d-20-01197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Bleeding is the principal safety concern of antithrombotic therapy and occurs frequently among patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). AIMS We aimed to evaluate the prognostic impact of bleeding on mortality compared with that of myocardial infarction (MI) in patients with CAD. METHODS We searched Medline and Embase for studies that included patients with CAD and that reported both the association between the occurrence of bleeding and mortality, and between the occurrence of MI and mortality within the same population. Adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) for mortality associated with bleeding and MI were extracted and ratios of hazard ratios (rHRs) were pooled by using inverse variance weighted random effects meta-analyses. Early events included periprocedural or within 30-day events after revascularisation or acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Late events included spontaneous or beyond 30-day events after revascularisation or ACS. RESULTS A total of 141,059 patients were included across 16 studies; 128,660 (91%) underwent percutaneous coronary intervention. Major bleeding increased the risk of mortality to the same extent as MI (rHRsbleedingvsMI 1.10, 95% CI: 0.71-1.71, p=0.668). Early bleeding was associated with a higher risk of mortality than early MI (rHRsbleedingvsMI 1.46, 95% CI: 1.13-1.89, p=0.004), although this finding was not present when only randomised trials were included. Late bleeding was prognostically comparable to late MI (rHRsbleedingvsMI 1.14, 95% CI: 0.87-1.49, p=0.358). CONCLUSIONS Compared with MI, major and late bleeding is associated with a similar increase in mortality, whereas early bleeding might have a stronger association with mortality.
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- Raffaele Piccolo
- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, Division of Cardiology, University of Naples Federico II, Corso Umberto I 40, 80138 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Applied Health Research Centre of the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, Department of Medicine, St Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Meijers TA, Aminian A, van Wely M, Teeuwen K, Schmitz T, Dirksen MT, Rathore S, van der Schaaf RJ, Knaapen P, Dens J, Iglesias JF, Agostoni P, Roolvink V, Hermanides RS, van Royen N, van Leeuwen MAH. Randomized Comparison Between Radial and Femoral Large-Bore Access for Complex Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2021; 14:1293-1303. [PMID: 34020929 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2021.03.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Revised: 03/18/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate whether transradial (TR) percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is superior to transfemoral (TF) PCI in complex coronary lesions with large-bore guiding catheters with respect to clinically relevant access site-related bleeding or vascular complications. BACKGROUND The femoral artery is currently the most applied access site for PCI of complex coronary lesions, especially when large-bore guiding catheters are required. With downsizing of TR equipment, TR PCI may be increasingly applied in these patients and might be a safer alternative compared with the TF approach. METHODS An international prospective multicenter trial was conducted, randomizing 388 patients with planned PCI for complex coronary lesions, including chronic total occlusion, left main, heavy calcification, or complex bifurcation, to either 7-F TR access (TRA) or 7-F TF access (TFA). The primary endpoint was defined as access site-related clinically significant bleeding or vascular complications requiring intervention at discharge. The secondary endpoint was procedural success. RESULTS The primary endpoint event rate was 3.6% for TRA and 19.1% for TFA (p < 0.001). The crossover rate from radial to femoral access was 3.6% and from femoral to radial access was 2.6% (p = 0.558). The procedural success rate was 89.2% for TFA and 86.0% for TRA (p = 0.285). There was no difference between TFA and TRA with regard to procedural duration, contrast volume, or radiation dose. CONCLUSIONS In patients undergoing PCI of complex coronary lesions with large-bore access, radial compared with femoral access is associated with a significant reduction in clinically relevant access-site bleeding or vascular complications, without affecting procedural success. (Complex Large-Bore Radial Percutaneous Coronary Intervention [PCI] Trial [Color]; NCT03846752).
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- Thomas A Meijers
- Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Center, Zwolle, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Charleroi, Charleroi, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Elisabeth Krankenhaus, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Northwest Clinics, Alkmaar, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Surrey, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cardiology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis Hospital, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Hospital Oost-Limburg, Genk, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, Isala Heart Center, Zwolle, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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Wang R, Wu S, Gamal A, Gao C, Hara H, Kawashima H, Ono M, van Geuns RJ, Vranckx P, Windecker S, Onuma Y, Serruys PW, Garg S. Aspirin-free antiplatelet regimens after PCI: insights from the GLOBAL LEADERS trial and beyond. EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOTHERAPY 2021; 7:547-556. [PMID: 33930107 PMCID: PMC8566303 DOI: 10.1093/ehjcvp/pvab035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2021] [Revised: 04/21/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
Abstract
Historically, aspirin has been the primary treatment for the prevention of ischaemic events in patients with coronary artery disease. For patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) standard treatment has been 12 months of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) with aspirin and clopidogrel, followed by aspirin monotherapy; however, DAPT is undeniably associated with an increased risk of bleeding. For over a decade novel P2Y12 inhibitors, which have increased specificity, potency, and efficacy have been available, prompting studies which have tested whether these newer agents can be used in aspirin-free antiplatelet regimens to augment clinical benefits in patients post-PCI. Among these studies, the GLOBAL LEADERS trial is the largest by cohort size, and so far has provided a wealth of evidence in a variety of clinical settings and patient groups. This article summarizes the state-of-the-art evidence obtained from the GLOBAL LEADERS and other trials of aspirin-free strategies.
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- Rutao Wang
- Department of Cardiology, Xijing hospital, Xi'an, China.,Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland.,Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland.,Department of cardiology, Beijing Anzhen hospital, Beijing, China.,Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland.,Department of Cardiology, North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust, England, United Kingdom.,Department of Cardiology, Zagazig University, Egypt
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- Department of Cardiology, Xijing hospital, Xi'an, China.,Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland.,Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland.,Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland.,Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland.,Department of Cardiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Cardiology and Critical Care Medicine, Hartcentrum Hasselt, Hasselt, Belgium.,Faculty of medicine and Life Sciences, University of Hasselt, Hasselt, Belgium
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- Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland
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- Department of Cardiology, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG), Galway, Ireland.,Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust, Blackburn, Lancashire, United Kingdom
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