Short-Term Versus Long-Term Dual Antiplatelet Therapy After Drug-Eluting Stent Implantation in Elderly Patients A Meta-Analysis of Individual Participant Data From 6 Randomized Trials
JACC cardiovasc. interv
; 11(5): 435-443, Mar. 2018. tab, graf
Article
in English
| Sec. Est. Saúde SP, CONASS, SESSP-IDPCPROD, Sec. Est. Saúde SP
| ID: biblio-1247680
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
This study sought to evaluate the optimal duration of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after the implantation of a drug-eluting stent (DES) in elderly patients. BACKGROUND Qualified studies to evaluate the optimal duration of DAPT in elderly patients have been very limited.METHODS:
Using 6 randomized trials that compared short-term (#6 months) and long-term (12 months) DAPT, individual participant data meta-analysis was performed in elderly patients ($65 years of age). The primary study outcome was the 12-month risk of a composite of myocardial infarction, definite or probable stent thrombosis, or stroke. The major secondary outcome was the 12-month risk of major bleeding.RESULTS:
The primary outcome risk did not significantly differ between patients receiving short-term and long-term DAPT (hazard ratio [HR] 1.12; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.88 to 1.43; p»0.3581) in the overall group of study participants. In subgroup analysis, a significant interaction between age and DAPT duration was observed for primary outcome risk (p for interaction»0.0384). In the subset of younger patients (<65 years of age, n»6,152), short-term DAPT was associated with higher risk of primary outcome (HR 1.67; 95% CI 1.14 to 2.44; p»0.0082). In elderly patients(n»5,319), however, the risk of primary outcome did not significantly differ between patients receiving short-term and long-term DAPT (HR 0.84; 95% CI 0.60 to 1.16; p»0.2856). Short-term DAPT was associated with a significant reduction in major bleeding compared with long-term DAPT (HR 0.50; 95% CI 0.30 to 0.84; p»0.0081) in the overall group, and particularly in elderly patients (HR 0.46; 95% CI 0.24-0.88; p»0.0196).CONCLUSIONS:
Short-term DAPT after new-generation DES implantation may be more beneficial in elderly patients than in younger patients.
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Collection:
National databases
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Brazil
Database:
CONASS
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Sec. Est. Saúde SP
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SESSP-IDPCPROD
Main subject:
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
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Stroke
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Drug-Eluting Stents
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Myocardial Infarction
Type of study:
Controlled clinical trial
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Systematic review
Language:
English
Journal:
JACC cardiovasc. interv
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
New York-Presbyterian Hospital and the Cardiovascular Research Foundation+US
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Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern/CH
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Department of Cardiology, CHU de la Cavale Blanche/FR
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Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Center, Seoul National University Hospital/KR
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Dipartimento Cardio-Toraco-Vascolare, University of Bologna/IT
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InstitutoDante Pazzanese de Cardiologia/BR
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Interventional Cardiology Unit, San Raffaele Scientific Institute/IT
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Sanbon Hospital, Wonk wang University College of Medicine/KR
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Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University Health System/KR