Lack of association between dual antiplatelet therapy use and stent thrombosis between 1 and 12 months following resolute zotarolimus-eluting stent implantation.

Silber, Sigmund; Kirtane, Ajay J; Belardi, Jorge A; Liu, Minglei; Brar, Sandeep; Rothman, Martin; Windecker, Stephan (2014). Lack of association between dual antiplatelet therapy use and stent thrombosis between 1 and 12 months following resolute zotarolimus-eluting stent implantation. European Heart Journal, 35(29), pp. 1949-1956. Oxford University Press 10.1093/eurheartj/ehu026

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AIM

The optimal duration of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) following the use of new generation drug-eluting stents is unknown.

METHODS AND RESULTS

The association between DAPT interruption and the rates of stent thrombosis (ST) and cardiac death/target-vessel myocardial infarction (CD/TVMI) in patients receiving a Resolute zotarolimus-eluting stent (R-ZES) was analysed in 4896 patients from the pooled RESOLUTE clinical programme. Daily acetylsalicylate (ASA) and a thienopyridine for 6-12 months were prescribed. A DAPT interruption was defined as any interruption of ASA and/or a thienopyridine of >1 day; long interruptions were >14 days. Three groups were analysed: no interruption, interruption during the first month, and >1-12 months. There were 1069 (21.83%) patients with a DAPT interruption and 3827 patients with no interruption. Among the 166 patients in the 1-month interruption group, 6 definite/probable ST events occurred (3.61%; all long DAPT interruptions), and among the 903 patients in the >1-12 months (60% occurred between 6 and 12 months) interruption group, 1 ST event occurred (0.11%; 2-day DAPT interruption). Among patients with no DAPT interruption, 32 ST events occurred (0.84%). Rates of CD/TVMI were 6.84% in the 1-month long interruption group, 1.41% in the >1-12 months long interruption group, and 4.08% in patients on continuous DAPT.

CONCLUSION

In a pooled population of patients receiving an R-ZES, DAPT interruptions within 1 month are associated with a high risk of adverse outcomes. Dual antiplatelet therapy interruptions between 1 and 12 months were associated with low rates of ST and adverse cardiac outcomes. Randomized clinical trials are needed to determine whether early temporary or permanent interruption of DAPT is truly safe.

CLINICAL TRIALSGOV IDENTIFIERS

NCT00617084; NCT00726453; NCT00752128; NCT00927940.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

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

UniBE Contributor:

Windecker, Stephan

Subjects:

600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health

ISSN:

0195-668X

Publisher:

Oxford University Press

Language:

English

Submitter:

Judith Liniger

Date Deposited:

04 Feb 2015 16:48

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 14:39

Publisher DOI:

10.1093/eurheartj/ehu026

PubMed ID:

24510638

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Dual antiplatelet therapy, Resolute zotarolimus-eluting stent, Stent thrombosis

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.62136

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/62136

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