Effect of Tailored Antiplatelet Therapy to Reduce Recurrent Stent Thrombosis and Cardiac Death After a First Episode of Stent Thrombosis.
The recurrence rate of coronary stent thrombosis (ST) is high. Patients with ST often demonstrate high on-treatment platelet reactivity (HPR). It is suggested that patients at high risk of atherothrombotic events, that is patients with ST, could benefit from tailored antiplatelet therapy (APT). This study evaluated whether tailored APT, based on platelet function testing, reduced the rate of cardiac death and/or recurrent ST at 1 year after ST, compared with a historical cohort of patients with ST without tailored APT. Patients with definite ST visited our ST outpatient clinic for platelet function testing and tailored APT. These patients were evenly matched to a historical cohort of patients with ST treated with aspirin and clopidogrel, which was the standard of care at that time. The primary end point was a composite of cardiac death and/or recurrent definite ST after 1 year. In total, 113 patients who visited the outpatient clinic were included. HPR was observed in 46%, 6.7%, and 0% of the patients on clopidogrel, prasugrel, and ticagrelor, respectively. After tailored APT, 93% of the patients with HPR demonstrated normal platelet reactivity. The primary end point was observed in 4 patients who had visited the outpatient clinic and in 23 patients of the historical cohort. The odds ratio of tailored APT on the primary end point was 0.26 (95% confidence interval 0.11 to 0.64, p = 0.003), independent from the possible confounders prior myocardial infarction and stent type. In conclusion, the outpatient ST clinic was associated with lower HPR rates in patients with ST after tailored APT. Patients who visited the ST outpatient clinic had a lower risk for cardiac death and/or recurrent ST compared with a historical cohort of patients with ST without tailored APT. Regarding the high HPR rate in patients with ST on clopidogrel, these patients might benefit in particular from the strategy of tailored APT.
St. Antonius Center for Platelet Function Research, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
Thea C
TC
Godschalk
St. Antonius Center for Platelet Function Research, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
Laura M
LM
Willemsen
Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
Bastiaan
B
Zwart
St. Antonius Center for Platelet Function Research, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
Thomas O
TO
Bergmeijer
St. Antonius Center for Platelet Function Research, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
Paul Willem A
PWA
Janssen
Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
Johannes C
JC
Kelder
St. Antonius Center for Platelet Function Research, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands; Department of Clinical Chemistry, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
Christian M
CM
Hackeng
St. Antonius Center for Platelet Function Research, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands; Department of Cardiology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands. Electronic address: jurtenberg@gmail.com.
Jurriën M
JM
Ten Berg
D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D062645:Percutaneous Coronary Intervention / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010979:Platelet Function Tests; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D000072657:ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends; D013997:Time Factors
D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors