Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Clopidogrel Resistance Following Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass

Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Clopidogrel Resistance Following Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass

Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Clopidogrel Resistance Following Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass: Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial

Ticagrelor, a direct-acting oral P2Y12-receptor antagonist, provides greater and more consistent platelet inhibition than clopidogrel. This study aimed to compare outcomes of ticagrelor plus aspirin versus clopidogrel plus aspirin 1 year after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) in patients with clopidogrel resistance.

Between November 2014 and November 2020, 1739 patients underwent OPCAB. Aspirin (100mg daily) and clopidogrel (75mg daily) were administered beginning at aday 1 after surgery. On the 7th postoperative day, the clopidogrel resistance was evaluated by point-of-care assay. Among them, the patients had clopidogrel resistance were enrolled in this study. Investigators divide them into two groups [A: ticagrelor, B; clopidogrel]. Primary endpoint was all-cause of mortality 1 year after OPCAB. Secondary endpoint included major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE: cardiac death, myocardial infarction, or stroke). Multivariate Cox regression was used to evaluate predictors of end points.

Postoperative cardiac surgery, patients were randomized to receive ticagrelor or clopidogrel (n=102), respectively. The selected agent was applied in the operating room.

graft occlusion rate diagnosed by CT exam, at follow-up angiography, grafts were evaluated by use of the usual definition of patency and were assessed for FitzGibbon patency with the A, B, and O classification system in which FitzGibbon A is an excellent/unimpaired graft, Bis an impaired graft with a stenosis >50% reducing the caliber of the graft to <50% of the target artery diameter, and O is a completely occluded graft.

Platelet reactivity was assayed using the VeriofyNowP2Y12 assay (Accumetrics Inc, San Diego, CA) which is a cartridge-based assay that specifically measures the direct effects of clopidogrel on the platelet P2Y12 receptor. The results are expressed as P2Y12 reaction units (PRUs) for clopidogrel. The cut-off PRU value was 188 PRU and the details were described previous study.

Inclusion Criteria: patients aged 19 years or older undergoing elective OPCAB surgery with multi-vessel coronary artery disease. Exclusion Criteria: 1) patient had aspirin resistance

Varma PK, Ahmed H, Krishna N, Jose R, Gopal K, Mathew OP, Jayant A. Bleeding complications after dual antiplatelet therapy with ticagrelor versus dual antiplatelet therapy with clopidogrel-a propensity-matched comparative study of two antiplatelet regimes in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Jan;37(1):27-37. doi: 10.1007/s12055-020-01052-6. Epub 2020 Oct 7.