Objective To assess the effectiveness and safety of different dual antiplatelet therapies in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Methods Such databases as The Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, EMbase, CBM, CNKI and WanFang Data were searched to collect the randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and observational studies on the effectiveness and safety of dual antiplatelet therapies both short-duration (≤6 months) and long-duration (gt;6 months) after percutaneous coronary intervention. The literature was screened according to the inclusive and exclusive criteria by two reviewers independently, the quality was evaluated, the data were extracted, and meta-analyses were performed by using RevMan 5.1 software. Results Eight trials were included, of which 3 were RCTs involving 7 475 patients, and 5 were observational studies involving 12 744 patients. Meta-analyses on RCTs showed that the incidence of death or myocardial infarction in the long-duration treatment group was lower than that of the short-duration treatment group (OR=0.74, 95%CI 0.56 to 0.98, Plt;0.000 1), while meta-analyses on observation studies showed the similar result (OR=0.7, 95%CI 0.45 to 1.08, P=0.11). With the variables of published year and follow-up time, the heterogeneity of cohort studies was discussed through meta-regression (Z=3.61, P=0.000) which indicated that both published year and follow-up time might be the source of heterogeneity due to their contribution. For RCTs, the incidence of severe bleeding events in the short-duration treatment group was lower than that in the long-duration treatment group (OR=1.29, 95%CI 0.99 to 1.69, P=0.06). For observational studies, the incidence of late stent thrombosis in the long-duration treatment group was lower than that in the short-duration treatment group (OR=0.40, 95%CI 0.15 to 1.07, P=0.07). Conclusion The long duration (gt;6months) of dual antiplatelet therapy in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention can reduce the incidence of death or myocardial infarction and decrease the tendency of late stent thrombosis, but cannot obviously increase the incidence rate of severe bleeding events. The current evidence shows no marked superiority in longer duration (gt;12months) of dual antiplatelet therapy.
Objective [WTBZ]To assess the impact of dual antiplatelet therapy using aspirin and clopidogrel on postoperative bleeding and blood transfusion early after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Methods [WTBZ]In this randomized controlled trial, 249 patients were randomly assigned to 2 groups after coronary artery bypass grafting from December 2007 to December 2008. Daily clopidogrel (75 mg) and aspirin (100 mg) were initiated in 124 patients (group AC) while aspirin (100 mg) alone was administered to 125 patients (group A). Antiplatelet therapy was initiated within 48h postoperatively. Demographic, operative, and postoperative data were compared between the two groups. Chest tube drainage and quantity of blood products used in both groups were recorded. The effects of the antiplatelet regimen on chest tube drainage were compared using a linear regression model. Results [WTBZ]No statistical difference of demographic, operative, and preoperative data was observed between the two groups （Pgt;0.05）. Chest tube drainage after patients received ntiplatelet agents was not significantly different between group A and group AC（495.00±270.89 ml vs. 489.25±316.68ml，t=0.146, P=0.884）. No statistical difference of cases of transfusion(81 cases vs. 91 cases，χ2=1.937, P=0.164) or quantity of red cells (2.51±2.88 U vs. 2.25±2.87 U, t=0.690, P=0.491) and plasma (195.45±300.88 ml vs. 223.01±238.68 ml,t=0.759, P=0.449) transfused was found between group A and group AC. No perioperative mortality, reexploration or extrathoracic bleeding occurred in either group. Early postoperative use of dual antiplatelet therapy was not associated with increased bleeding after coronary artery bypass grafting on multivariable analysis（r=2.297，95%CI:-64.526,69.121，P=0.946）. Conclusionpresent study suggests that according to a predefined administration protocol, dual antiplatelet therapy of aspirin and clopidogrel can safely be administered in the early postoperative period in CABG patients, without increasing the risk of bleeding complications.
Objective To compare the therapeutic effect of one-stage direct revascularization and medicine therapy for the treatment of ischemic moyamoya disease. Methods From March 2002 to March 2008, 18 patients with ischemic moyamoyadisease (12 males and 6 females) were treated, aged 9 to 33 years old. Eighteen patients presented with ischemic stroke, including 11 cases of cerebral infarction and 7 cases of transient ischemic attack. According to Chinese ischemic cardiovascular diseases evaluation tools, 17 patients were classified as low risk ischemic stroke and 1 as modernte risk ischemic stroke. Different levels of occlusion branch of the intracranial carotid arteries and pathosis collaterals were identified by DSA. Fourteen patients and 4 patients were showed unilateral and bilateral hypoperfusion of cerebral blood flow by single photon emission computed tomography, respectively. Eleven patients received superficial temporal artery-middle cerebral artery anastomosis and 7 patients received medicine (anti-PLT agglutinin and calcium channel blocker). Results All incisions healed at stage I. There was no stroke events during perioperation. Anastomosis vessel vasospasm occurred in 2 patients 5 days after operation; and hyperperfusion syndrome in 1 patient 2 weeks afteroperation. All patients were followed up 13-32 months (mean 18 months). In 11 anastomosis patients, 6 underwent 6 stroke events within 12 months; in 7 medicine patients, 6 underwent 11 stroke events within 12 months; and showing a significant difference (P lt; 0.05). The stroke recurrence rate was 85.7% in medicine patients and 54.5% in anastomosis patients 12 months after therapy. DSA showed pathosis collaterals in 7 anastomosis patients and 6 medicine patients 6 months after therapy. After 12 months according to modified Rankin scale, the scores of anastomosis patients were 3 points in 1 case, 2 points in 6 cases and 0-1 point in 4 cases, and the scores of medicine patients were 2 points in 2 cases and 0-1 point in 5 cases; showing no significant difference (P gt; 0.05). Conclusion As long as onset of stroke occurred and ischemic moyamoya disease is diagnosed, one-stage direct revascularization should be performed, which can reduce the rate of stroke recurrence risk and slow down the progression of disease.
ObjectiveTo analyze the correlation of thrombopoietin (TPO) and anti-TPO antibody with thrombocytopenia in patients with primary Sjögren syndrome (PSS). MethodsWe included in our study 40 PSS patients with thrombocytopenia (group A), 22 PSS patients who once had thrombocytopenia and returned to normal (group B), 40 PSS patients with normal platelet counts (group C) and 40 healthy controls (group D) between September 2013 and October 2014. Anti-TPO antibody was detected by indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), and serum TPO levels were measured by ELISA. We analyzed the relationship between the assay results and the clinical manifestations and parameters. ResultsThe serum TPO levels in groups A, B, and C were (129.74±17.47) , (330.23±18.07) and (364.19±12.25) pg/mL, respectively, and they were significantly higher than that in group D [(54.04±10.71) pg/mL] (P ＜ 0.05) . The serum level of TPO was positively correlated with CRP and IgA (rs=0.224, P=0.039; rs=0.239, P=0.033) , and was negatively correlated with C4 level (rs=?0.220, P=0.041) , but it was not significantly correlated with platelet count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, the level of antiphospholipid antibodies and the titer of antinuclear antibodies (P ＞ 0.05) . The positive rate of PSS patients was 20.59% (21/102) and the rate in groups A, B, and C was respectively 17.5% (7/40) , 22.72% (5/22) , and 22.5% (9/40) . There was no statistically significant difference between the positive and negative groups in various clinical indexes (P ＞ 0.05) . ConclusionAntiTPO antibody may not be the main mechanism of thrombocytopenia in PSS patients, and there is a certain correlation between TPO and inflammatory factors.
ObjectiveTo systematically review the efficacy and safety of triple antiplatelet therapy (TAT:aspirin, clopidogrel and cilostazol) for patients with coronary heart diseases after percutaneous coronary intervention. MethodsSuch databases as The Cochrane Library (Issue 2, 2014), PubMed, EMbase, Web of Science, CBM, CNKI, VIP and WanFang Data were electronically searched for relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on the efficacy and safety of TAT for patients with coronary heart diseases after percutaneous coronary intervention from inception to February 2014. Two reviewers independently screened literature according to inclusion and exclusion criteria, extracted data, and assessed methodological quality of included studies. Then meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.2 software. ResultsA total of 15 RCTs involved 6 980 patients were included. The results of meta-analysis showed that:a) the DAT group (DAT:aspirin and clopidogrel) and the TAT group were similar in non-fatal myocardial infarction (OR=0.72, 95%CI 0.47 to 1.10, P=0.05), stroke (OR=0.66, 95%CI 0.38 to 1.16, P=0.15), and hemorrhage (OR=1.03, 95%CI 0.74 to 1.44, P=0.85) with no significant difference; b) the TAT group was superior to the DAT group in reducing the incidences of the major cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) (OR=0.50, 95%CI 0.39 to 0.65, P < 0.000 01), cardiac death (OR=0.53, 95%CI 0.33 to 0.84, P=0.007), stent thrombosis (OR=0.52, 95% CI 0.27 to 0.99, P=0.05), target vessel revascularization (OR=0.63, 95%CI 0.51 to 0.76, P < 0.000 01), and target lesion revascularization (OR=0.44, 95%CI 0.28 to 0.70, P=0.000 6); and c) no significant difference was found between the two groups in the incidences of thrombocytopenia, leucopenia, and liver damage. The DAT group was superior to the TAT group in gastrointestinal reaction, palpitations, headache, and skin rashes between the two groups, with significant differences. ConclusionTAT therapy has good efficacy and safety in the treatment of patients with coronary heart diseases after percutaneous coronary intervention.
ObjectiveTo systematically review the effectiveness and safety of aspirin-clopidogrel combined anti-platelet therapy after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). MethodsDatabases including The Cochrane Library (Issue 2, 2013), PubMed, EMbase, CBM, CNKI, WanFang Data and VIP were searched electronically from their inception to September 2013 for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) about aspirin-clopidogrel combined anti-platelet therapy after CABG. Two reviewers selected literature independently according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. After data extraction and methological quality assessment of the included studies, meta-analysis was performed using RevMan 5.2 software. ResultsA total of six RCTs involving 901 patients were included, of which 449 cases were in the aspirin-clopidogrel group (A+C) and 452 cases were in the aspirin with or without placebo group (A+P). The results of meta-analysis showed that: compared with A+P, A+C significantly reduced occlusion rates of the saphenous vein graft (RR=0.59, 95% CI 0.43 to 0.80, P=0.000 6). But no significant difference was found between the two groups in occlusion rates of the left internal mammary artery graft (RR=0.88, 95% CI 0.35 to 2.18, P=0.78), radial artery graft (RR=0.43, 95% CI 0.13 to 1.46, P=0.18), pleural fluid drainage volume (MD=-1.68, 95%CI-48.69 to 45.32, P=0.94), incidence of major bleeding events (RR=1.20, 95% CI 0.39 to 1.65, P=0.75), major cardiovascular events (OR=0.81, 95% CI 0.38 to 1.72, P=0.58), and mortality within 30 days (RR=0.64, 95% CI 0.17 to 2.44, P=0.52). ConclusionIn reducing occlusion rates of the saphenous vein graft, the A+C group is more effective than the A+P group. Due to the limited quantity and quality of the included studies, the above conclusion still needs to be verified by carrying out more high-quality RCTs.
ObjectiveTo summarize the effectiveness and safety of antiplatelet combined with anticoagulant therapy for peripheral arterial disease (PAD). MethodUsing the search strategy developed by Cochrane Collaborative Network, the relevant literature from domestic and foreign databases as of November 1, 2023 was searched and a meta-analysis of outcome indicators was conducted using Stata 14.0 software and Review Manager 5.4.1 software provided by Cochrane Collaboration Network. ResultsA total of 15 eligible literature and 15 383 patients were included, including 7 692 in the antiplatelet combined with anticoagulant therapy group (study group) and 7 691 in the control group (only antiplatelet drug therapy). The meta-analysis results showed that: ① Symptoms: The ankle brachial index [mean difference (MD) and 95% confidence interval (95%CI)=0.04(0.02, 0.06)] and the minimum lumen diameter [MD (95%CI)=0.48(0.40, 0.55)] of the study group were greater than those of the control group; The plasma D-2 dimer level of the study group was lower than that of the control group [MD (95%CI)=–0.55(–0.57, –0.52)], and the probability of the limb ischemia risk of the study group was lower than that of the control group [risk ratio (RR) and 95%CI=0.67(0.56, 0.80)]. ② Vascular patency: The probability of the vascular patency of the study group was higher than that of the control group [RR (95%CI)=1.13(1.08, 1.17)]; The subgroup analysis results: the vascular patency rate of the two antiplatelet drugs combined with anticoagulation therapy was highest among the different treatment regimens [effect size (ES) and 95%CI=0.90(0.86, 0.94)], which of the other measures in descending order was only one antiplatelet drug combined with anticoagulation therapy [ES(95%CI)=0.82(0.76, 0.89)], two antiplatelet drugs therapy [ES(95%CI)=0.79(0.72, 0.85)], and only one antiplatelet drug therapy [ES(95%CI)=0.71(0.54, 0.87)]; The probability of the vascular patency using vitamin K antagonists in the study group was higher than that in the control group [RR(95%CI)=1.15(1.10, 1.20)], which had no statistical difference using Ⅹa inhibitor between the study group and the control group [RR(95%CI)=1.04 (0.95, 1.15)]. ③ Bleeding risk: The risk of bleeding of the study group was higher than that of the control group [RR(95%CI)=1.55(1.27, 1.89)]; The subgroup analysis results: The bleeding rate of the only one antiplatelet drug therapy among the different intervention measures was the lowest [ES(95%CI)=0.02(0.01, 0.02)], which of the other measures in ascending order was only one antiplatelet drug combined with anticoagulant therapy [ES(95%CI)=0.04(0.03, 0.06)], two antiplatelet drugs therapy [ES(95%CI)= 0.08(0.06, 0.10)], and two antiplatelet drugs combined with anticoagulant [ES(95%CI)=0.12(0.06, 0.18)]; The probabilities of the bleeding occurring using the vitamin K antagonists and Ⅹa inhibitor in the study group were higher than those in the control group [RR(95%CI)=1.76(1.28, 2.42); RR(95%CI)=1.44(1.12, 1.84)]. ConclusionsFrom the results of this meta-analysis, it can be seen that the combination of antiplatelet and anticoagulant therapy can effectively improve symptoms of patients with PAD, increase vascular patency rate, but it has a certain risk of bleeding. The combination of only one antiplatelet drug combined with anticoagulant therapy might achieve an optimum clinical effect and lower bleeding risk.
ObjectivesTo evaluate the efficacy and safety of four antiplatelet regimens after coronary drug-eluting stents by network meta-analysis.MethodsPubMed, The Cochrane Library, EMbase and Web of Science databases were electronically searched to collect randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of the comparison of different antiplatelet regimens after coronary drug-eluting stenting from inception to December 31st, 2019. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data and assessed risk bias of included studies. Network meta-analysis was then performed by using Gemtc14.3 software, Stata16.0 software and RevMan5.3 software.ResultsA total of 23 RCTs involving 45 837 patients were included. The results of network meta-analysis showed that: in terms of prevention of myocardial infarction (MI) recurrence, the aspirin monotherapy after short-term dual antiplatelet therapy was inferior to the triple antiplatelet therapy (OR=2.13, 95%CI 1.08 to 4.03). In terms of reducing the incidence of ischemic compound events, the triple antiplatelet therapy was superior to the standard dual antiplatelet therapy (OR=0.53, 95%CI 0.39 to 0.72), the aspirin monotherapy after short-term dual antiplatelet therapy (OR=0.49, 95%CI 0.35 to 0.69) and the P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy after short-term dual antiplatelet therapy (OR=0.51, 95%CI 0.35 to 0.73). There was no statistically significant difference among the four interventions in reducing the rate of in-stent thrombosis and all-cause mortality (P>0.05). In terms of safety, the bleeding rate of aspirin monotherapy after short-term dual antiplatelet therapy was lower than that of standard dual antiplatelet therapy (OR=0.70, 95%CI 0.55 to 0.86) and triple antiplatelet therapy (OR=0.58, 95%CI 0.36 to 0.90), and the bleeding rate of P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy after short-term dual antiplatelet therapy was also lower than that of standard dual antiplatelet therapy (OR=0.51, 95%CI 0.39 to 0.65) and triple antiplatelet therapy (OR=0.43, 95%CI 0.26 to 0.67). The probability ranking diagram showed that: in terms of the recurrence rate of MI, the rate of in-stent thrombosis and the incidence of ischemic compound events, triple antiplatelet therapy was the lowest and aspirin monotherapy after short-term dual antiplatelet therapy was the highest. However, in terms of all-cause mortality and bleeding rate, aspirin or P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy after short-term dual antiplatelet therapy was the lowest and triple antiplatelet therapy was the highest.ConclusionsThe available evidence suggests that when the risk of ischemia is low, we should choose aspirin or P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy after short-term dual antiplatelet therapy, and P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy may have a lower risk of ischemia and bleeding. When the risk of ischemia is high and bleeding is low, the triple or standard dual antiplatelet therapy should be selected, and the efficacy of triple antiplatelet therapy is superior, while the safety may be inferior.
Coronary heart disease with gastrointestinal bleeding is common in clinical practice. The disease is dangerous and has a high mortality rate. This article will review the risk factors for coronary heart disease with gastrointestinal bleeding (including Helicobacter pylori infection, long-term use of antiplatelet drugs and combined anticoagulation drugs), blood transfusion strategies (including hemoglobin transfusion thresholds and platelet transfusion strategies), and the management of antithrombotic drugs after bleeding (including the management of antiplatelet drugs and the management of anticoagulation combined with antiplatelet drugs). The purpose is to provide a theoretical basis for the diagnosis and treatment of coronary heart disease with gastrointestinal bleeding.