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Prognosis of patients suffering an acute coronary syndrome while already under chronic clopidogrel therapy.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19198009     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To assess the prognosis of patients presenting with an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) despite chronic clopidogrel therapy (CCT). BACKGROUND: CCT has been shown to be beneficial in decreasing the frequency of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients after an ACS or drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation. Some patients, however, still suffer thrombotic events while on CCT. The outcome of this particular subgroup of patients is unknown. METHODS: A cohort of 1,281 patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for an ACS was studied. They were divided according to their treatment prior to the ACS. The CCT group was composed of all patients who had been taking clopidogrel for >or=30 days before the onset of the ACS (n = 175) and the no CCT group of all patients not on clopidogrel before the ACS (n = 1,106). Rates of cardiovascular death and myocardial infarction at 6 months' follow-up were compared. RESULTS: Patients in the CCT group were older (66 +/- 11 vs. 63 +/- 13; P< 0.001), and more often diabetic (46.8 vs. 31.9%; P < 0.01). In-hospital outcomes were similar, including the rate of death and myocardial infarction (no CCT vs. CCT group: 4.2 vs. 2.3%; P = 0.2). At 6 months, patients already taking clopidogrel before the ACS had a higher rate of MACE than patients who were not (18.3 vs. 11.8%; P = 0.02). In multivariate analysis, CCT before the ACS was associated with a hazard ratio of 1.7 for MACE. CONCLUSION: This study suggests that patients suffering an ACS while under on CCT have a poor long-term prognosis, which could be linked to clopidogrel low-response.
Authors:
Laurent Bonello; Axel De Labriolle; Gilles Lemesle; Daniel H Steinberg; Probal Roy; Rebecca Torguson; William O Suddath; Lowell F Satler; Kenneth M Kent; Augusto D Pichard; Ron Waksman
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions     Volume:  73     ISSN:  1522-726X     ISO Abbreviation:  Catheter Cardiovasc Interv     Publication Date:  2009 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-05-25     Completed Date:  2009-08-25     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100884139     Medline TA:  Catheter Cardiovasc Interv     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  866-70     Citation Subset:  IM    
Copyright Information:
(c) 2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Affiliation:
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acute Coronary Syndrome / mortality,  therapy*
Aged
Angioplasty, Transluminal, Percutaneous Coronary / adverse effects*,  mortality
Aspirin / administration & dosage
Cardiovascular Diseases / etiology*,  mortality
Disease-Free Survival
Drug Administration Schedule
Drug Therapy, Combination
Female
Hospital Mortality
Humans
Kaplan-Meiers Estimate
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / etiology,  mortality
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / administration & dosage*
Proportional Hazards Models
Recurrence
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Ticlopidine / administration & dosage,  analogs & derivatives*
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; 50-78-2/Aspirin; 55142-85-3/Ticlopidine; 90055-48-4/clopidogrel
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2009 Jun 1;73(7):871-3   [PMID:  19455650 ]

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