Sanbon Hospital, Wonkwang University College of Medicine, Gunpo, Korea.
Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea; Cardiovascular Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 Mar 12;11(5):435-443. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2017.10.015. Epub 2018 Feb 14.
This study sought to evaluate the optimal duration of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after the implantation of a drug-eluting stent (DES) in elderly patients.
Qualified studies to evaluate the optimal duration of DAPT in elderly patients have been very limited.
Using 6 randomized trials that compared short-term (≤6 months) and long-term (12 months) DAPT, individual participant data meta-analysis was performed in elderly patients (≥65 years of age). The primary study outcome was the 12-month risk of a composite of myocardial infarction, definite or probable stent thrombosis, or stroke. The major secondary outcome was the 12-month risk of major bleeding.
The primary outcome risk did not significantly differ between patients receiving short-term and long-term DAPT (hazard ratio [HR]: 1.12; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.88 to 1.43; p = 0.3581) in the overall group of study participants. In subgroup analysis, a significant interaction between age and DAPT duration was observed for primary outcome risk (p for interaction = 0.0384). In the subset of younger patients (<65 years of age, n = 6,152), short-term DAPT was associated with higher risk of primary outcome (HR: 1.67; 95% CI: 1.14 to 2.44; p = 0.0082). In elderly patients (n = 5,319), however, the risk of primary outcome did not significantly differ between patients receiving short-term and long-term DAPT (HR: 0.84; 95% CI: 0.60 to 1.16; p = 0.2856). Short-term DAPT was associated with a significant reduction in major bleeding compared with long-term DAPT (HR: 0.50; 95% CI: 0.30 to 0.84; p = 0.0081) in the overall group, and particularly in elderly patients (HR: 0.46; 95% CI: 0.24-0.88; p = 0.0196).
Short-term DAPT after new-generation DES implantation may be more beneficial in elderly patients than in younger patients.
本研究旨在评估老年患者植入药物洗脱支架(DES)后双联抗血小板治疗(DAPT)的最佳持续时间。
评估老年患者 DAPT 最佳持续时间的合格研究非常有限。
使用 6 项比较短期(≤6 个月)和长期(12 个月)DAPT 的随机试验,对老年患者(≥65 岁)进行个体参与者数据荟萃分析。主要研究结局为 12 个月时心肌梗死、明确或可能的支架血栓形成或卒中等复合终点的风险。主要次要结局为 12 个月时大出血的风险。
在所有研究参与者中,接受短期和长期 DAPT 的患者主要结局风险无显著差异(风险比 [HR]:1.12;95%置信区间 [CI]:0.88 至 1.43;p=0.3581)。亚组分析显示,年龄与 DAPT 持续时间对主要结局风险存在显著交互作用(p 交互=0.0384)。在年龄较小的患者亚组(<65 岁,n=6152)中,短期 DAPT 与主要结局风险升高相关(HR:1.67;95%CI:1.14 至 2.44;p=0.0082)。然而,在老年患者(n=5319)中,接受短期和长期 DAPT 的患者主要结局风险无显著差异(HR:0.84;95%CI:0.60 至 1.16;p=0.2856)。与长期 DAPT 相比,短期 DAPT 可显著降低大出血风险(HR:0.50;95%CI:0.30 至 0.84;p=0.0081),这种差异在总体人群中存在,在老年患者中更明显(HR:0.46;95%CI:0.24 至 0.88;p=0.0196)。
与年轻患者相比,在老年患者中,新一代 DES 植入术后短期 DAPT 可能更有益。