Abstract
Background: Patients who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are at increased risk for subsequent ischemic events. Hypothesis: Short-term dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) (≤6 months) is inferior to standard or long-term DAPT in patients who undergo PCI for ACS events. Methods: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials that compared short-term (≤6 months) to long-term (≥12 months) DAPT after PCI for ACS. We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, SCOPUS, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials database. Results: Ten randomized controlled trials, including a total of 12 696 patients, met our inclusion criteria. For short-term DAPT, duration of therapy ranged from 3 to 6 months, while long-term DAPT ranged from 12 to 24 months. The majority of studies used clopidogrel and second-generation drug-eluting stents. No statistically significant difference was found between short-term and long-term DAPT with regard to myocardial infarction (odds ratio 1.21; 95% confidence interval 0.94-1.57; P = 0.14), stent thrombosis (odds ratio 1.54; 95% confidence interval 1.00-2.38; P = 0.052), or major bleeding events (odds ratio 0.74; 95% confidence interval 0.49-1.11; P = 0.14). There was no significant difference in all-cause mortality, cardiac death, or net adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events. Conclusions: Our meta-analysis demonstrated that short-term DAPT (<6 months) after PCI for ACS was not associated with increased risk of myocardial infarction or stent thrombosis when compared to long-term DAPT.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1455-1462 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Clinical Cardiology |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 2018 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:A.A.-L. was supported by the University of Kentucky Clinical and Translational Science Pilot Award (UL1TR000117), the UK COBRE Early Career Program (P20 GM103527), and the National Institutes of Health Grant R01 HL124266.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Keywords
- acute coronary syndrome
- dual antiplatelet therapy
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- stent thrombosis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine