Use of the Dual-Antiplatelet Therapy Score to Guide Treatment Duration After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention.

Piccolo, Raffaele; Gargiulo, Giuseppe; Franzone, Anna; Santucci, Andrea; Ariotti, Sara; Baldo, Andrea; Tumscitz, Carlo; Moschovitis, Aris; Windecker, Stephan; Valgimigli, Marco (2017). Use of the Dual-Antiplatelet Therapy Score to Guide Treatment Duration After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention. Annals of internal medicine, 167(1), pp. 17-25. American College of Physicians 10.7326/M16-2389

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Background

The dual-antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) score was developed to identify patients more likely to derive harm (score <2) or benefit (score ≥2) from prolonged DAPT after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Objective

To evaluate the safety and efficacy of DAPT duration according to DAPT score.

Design

Retrospective assessment of DAPT score-guided treatment duration in a randomized clinical trial. (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00611286).

Setting

PCI patients.

Patients

1970 patients undergoing PCI.

Intervention

DAPT (aspirin and clopidogrel) for 24 versus 6 months.

Measurements

Primary efficacy outcomes were death, myocardial infarction, or cerebrovascular accident. The primary safety outcome was type 3 or 5 bleeding according to the Bleeding Academic Research Consortium definition. Outcomes were assessed between 6 and 24 months.

Results

884 patients (44.9%) had a DAPT score of at least 2, and 1086 (55.1%) had a score less than 2. The reduction in the primary efficacy outcome with 24- versus 6-month DAPT was greater in patients with high scores (risk difference [RD] for score ≥2, -2.05 percentage points [95% CI, -5.04 to 0.95 percentage points]; RD for score <2, 2.91 percentage points [CI, -0.43 to 6.25 percentage points]; P = 0.030). However, the difference by score for the primary efficacy outcome varied by stent type; prolonged DAPT with high scores was effective only in patients receiving paclitaxel-eluting stents (RD, -7.55 percentage points [CI, -12.85 to -2.25 percentage points]). The increase in the primary safety outcome with 24- versus 6-month DAPT was greater in patients with low scores (RD for score ≥2, 0.20 percentage point [CI, -1.20 to 1.60 percentage points]; RD for score <2, 2.58 percentage points [CI, 0.71 to 4.46 percentage points]; P = 0.046).

Limitation

Retrospective calculation of the DAPT score.

Conclusion

Prolonged DAPT resulted in harm in patients with low DAPT scores undergoing PCI but reduced risk for ischemic events in patients with high scores receiving paclitaxel-eluting stents. Whether prolonged DAPT benefits patients with high scores treated with contemporary drug-eluting stents requires further study.

Primary Funding Source

None.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Cardiovascular Disorders (DHGE) > Clinic of Cardiology

UniBE Contributor:

Piccolo, Raffaele, Gargiulo, Giuseppe, Franzone, Anna, Moschovitis, Aris, Windecker, Stephan, Valgimigli, Marco

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

0003-4819

Publisher:

American College of Physicians

Language:

English

Submitter:

Nadia Biscozzo

Date Deposited:

12 Feb 2018 11:43

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:10

Publisher DOI:

10.7326/M16-2389

PubMed ID:

28605779

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.111091

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/111091

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