Effects of cilostazol on late lumen loss and repeat revascularization after Palmaz-Schatz coronary stent implantation.
BACKGROUND
Cilostazol is an antiplatelet agent that increases the intracellular concentration of cyclic adenosine monophosphate by inhibiting phosphodiesterase III; it has been shown to reduce neointimal hyperplasia in animal balloon injury models.


METHODS
One hundred thirty patients who underwent elective stenting (Palmaz-Schatz stent) were randomly assigned to cilostazol treatment 200 mg/d (n = 65) or to ticlopidine treatment 200 mg/d (n = 65). Angiographic follow-up was performed at 6 months, and clinical follow-up was continued up to 1 year.


RESULTS
One sudden death and one myocardial infarction resulting from subacute occlusion were observed in the ticlopidine group. Drug adverse effects were observed in 3 patients in the cilostazol group, as opposed to 6 patients in the ticlopidine group. In the intention-to-treat analysis, 56 patients (61 lesions) in the cilostazol group and 58 patients (58 lesions) in the ticlopidine group were assessed with quantitative coronary angiography. Late loss in the cilostazol group was smaller (0.58+/-0.52 mm vs. 1.09+/-0.65 mm, P<.0001) than in the ticlopidine group. The restenosis rate was lower in the cilostazol group than in the ticlopidine group (16% vs. 33%, P = .044). The target vessel revascularization rate at 1 year was 23% in the cilostazol group and 42% in the ticlopidine group (P =.03).


CONCLUSIONS
The results of this study suggest that cilostazol may be a safe medication that is effective in preventing restenosis after stent implantation.
Kozuma
K
K
Department of Interventional Cardiology, Thoraxcenter, University Hospital Dijkzigt, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. PXE00364@nifty.ne.jp
Hara
K
K
Yamasaki
M
M
Morino
Y
Y
Ayabe
S
S
Kuroda
Y
Y
Tanabe
K
K
Ikari
Y
Y
Tamura
T
T
D000077407:Cilostazol; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012008:Recurrence; D012044:Regression Analysis; D015607:Stents; D013777:Tetrazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013988:Ticlopidine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D013997:Time Factors
D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D013777:Tetrazoles; D000077407:Cilostazol; D013988:Ticlopidine