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ArticleCirculation reports2026

High-Intensity Statins and the Post-Discharge Clinical Outcomes at 1 Year After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: Insights From STOPDAPT-3.

Tomoya Kimura, Hirotoshi Watanabe, Takeshi Morimoto, Masahiro Natsuaki, Ko Yamamoto, Yuki Obayashi, Ryusuke Nishikawa, Kenji Ando, Satoru Suwa, Tsuyoshi Isawa and 13 more

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Tomoya KimuraDepartment of Cardiology, Mitsubishi Kyoto Hospital Kyoto Japan.
Hirotoshi WatanabeDivision of Cardiology, Hirakata Kohsai Hospital Osaka Japan.
Takeshi MorimotoDepartment of Data Science, Hyogo Medical University Hyogo Japan.
Masahiro NatsuakiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saga University Saga Japan.
Ko YamamotoDepartment of Cardiology, Kokura Memorial Hospital Kitakyusyu Japan.
Yuki ObayashiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University Kyoto Japan.
Ryusuke NishikawaDepartment of Cardiology, Hamamatsu Rosai Hospital Hamamatsu Japan.
Kenji AndoDepartment of Cardiology, Kokura Memorial Hospital Kitakyusyu Japan.
Satoru SuwaDepartment of Cardiology Juntendo University Shizuoka Hospital Shizuoka Japan.
Tsuyoshi IsawaDepartment of Cardiology, Sendai Kousei Hospital Sendai Japan.
Hiroyuki TakenakaDivision of Cardiology, Hirakata Kohsai Hospital Osaka Japan.
Tetsuya IshikawaDepartment of Cardiology, Dokkyo Medical University Saitama Medical Center Saitama Japan.
Takafumi YokomatsuDepartment of Cardiology, Mitsubishi Kyoto Hospital Kyoto Japan.
Toshiya ChinenDepartment of Cardiology, Urasoe General Hospital Okinawa Japan.
Tatsuki DoijiriDepartment of Cardiology, Yamato Seiwa Hospital Kanagawa Japan.
Ken KozumaDivision of Cardiology, Teikyo University Hospital Tokyo Japan.
Yasunori NishidaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kouseikai Takai Hospital Nara Japan.
Koji YamaguchiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokushima University Hospital Tokushima Japan.
Hideki KitaharaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine Chiba Japan.
Mitsunori IshinoDepartment of Cardiology, Higashiyamato Hospital Shiga Japan.
Koh OnoDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University Kyoto Japan.
Takeshi KimuraDivision of Cardiology, Hirakata Kohsai Hospital Osaka Japan.
STOPDAPT-3 Investigators

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Abstract

Background: The use of high-intensity statins is recommended to improve the prognosis of coronary artery disease. However, it remains unclear whether they offer a short-term benefit after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), regardless of the acute coronary syndrome (ACS) status. Methods and Results: We performed a post hoc analysis of STOPDAPT-3, which compared 1-month aspirin-free prasugrel monotherapy followed by clopidogrel monotherapy with 1-month dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) followed by aspirin monotherapy in patients with ACS or a high bleeding risk undergoing PCI. High-intensity statins were defined as the maximum approved dose of strong statins in Japan (e.g., rosuvastatin 10 mg, atorvastatin 20 mg, or pitavastatin 4 mg). Two co-primary endpoints were the study-defined cardiovascular composite endpoint and bleeding endpoint, assessed between hospital discharge and 1 year after randomization. Among 5,823 patients discharged alive, 2,829 (48.6%) received high-intensity statins (ACS 54.4%; non-ACS 31.5%; P<0.001). The 1-year post-discharge cumulative incidence of cardiovascular events was similar between patients who received high-intensity statins and those who did not (3.90% vs. 4.27%, P=0.51; adjusted HR 1.03; 95% CI 0.74-1.44; P=0.84). Conclusions: In STOPDAPT-3, high-intensity statin therapy at discharge was not associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular events 1 year after PCI, under the limitations of having no laboratory test or prescription data available during the follow up.

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Acute coronary syndromeHigh-intensity statinsLow-density lipoprotein cholesterolPercutaneous coronary intervention

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PMID42724026
PMCPMC13558261

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