Ticagrelor vs clopidogrel in patients with acute coronary syndromes undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: Insights from a single institution registry

Sorin J. Brener, Venkatesh Alapati, Max M. Benson, Doris Chan, Gregory Cunn, Saadat Khan, Issa Kutkut, C. Arun Narayanan, John P. O'Laughlin, Terrence J. Sacchi

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Abstract

Dual-antiplatelet therapy is recommended for all patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS), regardless of performance of revascularization. Ticagrelor (T) was shown to be superior to clopidogrel (C) in a large, randomized clinical trial, but data from real-world practice are lacking. We identified ACS patients from our institutional registry who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention and received one of the two drugs at hospital discharge based on physician preference. Among 1439 patients, there were 774 patients (53.8%) in the C group and 665 patients (46.2%) in the T group. T and C patients were similar except for a higher incidence of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (MI) and lower frequency of prior MI in the T group (P<.05 for both). The primary endpoint - 1-year all-cause death - occurred in 58 C patients and 48 T patients (6.9% vs 7.9%, respectively; P=.42). Sixty percent of these deaths (n = 62; 31 C and 31 T) were considered cardiovascular in nature based on chart review. By multivariable logistic regression model, only dialysis (hazard ratio [HR], 2.64; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.50-4.64; P=.01), age (HR, 1.83; 95% CI, 1.49-2.24 per 10 years; P<.001), and prior heart failure (HR, 1.78; 95% CI, 1.12-2.82; P=.02) were independent predictors of 1-year death. Treatment with T was not a predictor of death (HR, 1.21; 95% CI, 0.81-1.82; P=.35) or cardiovascular death (HR, 1.18; 95% CI, 0.72-1.94; P=.52). Landmark analysis from day 10 showed similar results (HR, 1.13; 95% CI, 0.71-1.84; P=.59). Thus, we conclude that C and T have similar rates of 1-year all-cause mortality, which is predominantly affected by age, end-stage renal disease, and pre-existing heart failure.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)235-238
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Invasive Cardiology
Volume31
Issue number8
StatePublished - 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Acute coronary syndromes
  • Clopidogrel
  • Survival
  • Ticagrelor

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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