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Observational studyClinical cardiology2021

Ticagrelor or clopidogrel dual antiplatelet therapy following a pharmacoinvasive strategy in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction.

Robert C Welsh, Jay S Shavadia, Yinggan Zheng, Benjamin D Tyrrell, Raymond Leung, Kevin R Bainey

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Observational study in Clinical cardiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Robert C WelshCanadian VIGOUR Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2613-9142
Jay S ShavadiaCanadian VIGOUR Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Yinggan ZhengCanadian VIGOUR Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Benjamin D TyrrellCardiology, CK Hui Heart Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Raymond LeungCardiology, CK Hui Heart Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Kevin R BaineyCanadian VIGOUR Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5458-4617
University of Alberta · CACanadian Heart Research Centre · CA

Funding

Alberta Health ServicesAstra ZenecaPfizerSince inception, the VHR registry has received funding from multiple sources including Alberta Health Services, Astra Zeneca, and Pfizer to support data collection and analysis. The current project received non-restricted funding for an investigator-initiated study from Astra Zeneca
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo describe and evaluate outcomes in STEMI patients sustained on clopidogrel compared to those switched to ticagrelor following fibrinolysis.

backgroundWorld-wide, many STEMI patients cannot achieve timely PCI and therefore require fibrinolysis. Although comparable 30-day and 1-year safety was shown with clopidogrel or ticagrelor in the TREAT study, there is paucity of long-term outcomes in pharmacoinvasive treated STEMI.

methodsWe conducted an observational cohort study evaluating consecutive pharmacoinvasive STEMI patients treated in a network, comparing those switched to ticagrelor to those sustained on clopidogrel. The primary efficacy composite was one-year all-cause death, recurrent myocardial infarction, and stroke with major bleeding and intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) as the safety outcomes. Multivariable Cox regression model was used to examine the association between P2Y12 inhibitor and outcomes with inverse probability weighting.

resultsOf 1426 pharmacoinvasive STEMI patients, 28% (n = 396) were converted to ticagrelor at a mean of 9.9 h after fibrinolysis with comparable GRACE Risk Scores (median; 158 vs 157, p0.352). The primary composite occurred in 3.5% of ticagrelor and 7.0% of clopidogrel treated patients (p0.014). Following adjustment, ticagrelor was associated with a 54% lower composite outcome (adjusted HR 0.46, 95% confidence interval 0.26-0.84). Major bleeding 6.3% vs 6.1% (NS) and ICH 0.0% vs 0.2% (NS) were similar.

conclusionsIn a prospective STEMI cohort, switching to ticagrelor compared with sustaining clopidogrel following fibrinolysis pharmacoinvasive reperfusion reduced recurrent ischemic events at 1-year with no differences in major bleeding or ICH. Aligned with randomized data, these findings provide support to switch pharmaco-invasively treated STEMI patients.

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Percutaneous Coronary InterventionST Elevation Myocardial InfarctionClopidogrelDrug SubstitutionHumansPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsProspective StudiesTicagrelorTreatment OutcomeClopidogrelPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsTicagrelorantiplateletsfibrinolysispharmacoinvasive reperfusionSTEMI

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PMID34405422
PMCPMC8571547
OpenAlexW3194353953

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