Optimal long-term antithrombotic treatment of patients with stable coronary artery disease and atrial fibrillation : "OLTAT registry"

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BACKGROUND: The optimal long-term antithrombotic treatment of patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) and atrial fibrillation (AF) is a challenge in daily practice. We sought to determine the prevalence of hemorrhagic complications and ischaemic events depending on antithrombotic strategy in patients with stable CAD and AF.

METHODS: The primary outcome was major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) defined as a composite of cardiovascular mortality, myocardial infarction and ischaemic stroke. The subsequent risks of MACCE and clinically significant bleedings requiring hospitalisation (major safety outcome) were analyzed in a propensity score-matched analysis by adjusted Cox regression models.

RESULTS: Six hundred and six patients with high thrombotic and bleeding risks (mean age 73.4 ± 9.8 years, 25.2% female, CHA2DS2-VASc score:4.7 ± 1.5, and HAS-BLED score:3.1 ± 1.0) were included, and 127 propensity-matched pairs were analyzed. At inclusion, 172 patients (28.4%) were on oral anticoagulation (OAC) alone (75.6% on VKA and 24.4% on DOAC) and 434 patients (71.6%) on OAC + single antiplatelet therapy (SAPT) (71.9% on VKA and 28.1% on DOAC). At 5-year follow-up, MACCE rate did not significantly differ in both groups (30.9% in OAC + SAPT vs. 26.8% in OAC alone; adjusted HR 1.1 [0.8-1.5], p = 0.58), but clinically significant bleedings (28.3% vs. 18.5%; adjusted HR 1.8 [1.2-2.8], p = 0.005) and total deaths (29.5% vs. 20.8%; adjusted HR 1.4 [95% CI 1.0-2.2], p = 0.049) were higher in patients with OAC + SAPT than in patients with OAC alone.

CONCLUSIONS: In patients with stable CAD and AF, the addition of antiplatelet therapy to VKA or DOAC therapy was independently associated with a higher risk of bleeding and overall mortality, without significant reduction in cardiac and cerebral ischaemic events.

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CommentIn: Int J Cardiol. 2018 Aug 1;264:95-96. - PMID 29776578

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:264

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International journal of cardiology - 264(2018) vom: 01. Aug., Seite 64-69

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fischer, Q [VerfasserIn]
Georges, J L [VerfasserIn]
Le Feuvre, C [VerfasserIn]
Sharma, A [VerfasserIn]
Hammoudi, N [VerfasserIn]
Berman, E [VerfasserIn]
Cohen, S [VerfasserIn]
Jolivet, I [VerfasserIn]
Silvain, J [VerfasserIn]
Helft, G [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antithrombotic treatment
Atrial fibrillation
Bleeding
Fibrinolytic Agents
Ischaemic event
Journal Article
Stable coronary artery disease

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Date Completed 09.01.2019

Date Revised 10.12.2019

published: Print

CommentIn: Int J Cardiol. 2018 Aug 1;264:95-96. - PMID 29776578

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.03.018

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NLM284227242