The Effects of Clopidogrel Duration on Carotid Artery In-Stent Restenosis

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BACKGROUND: There are limited data supporting a specific duration for dual antiplatelet therapy in carotid artery stenting (CAS), and most clinical evidence is derived from studies involving coronary interventions. As a result, the appropriate duration of dual antiplatelet therapy after CAS is yet to be determined. We aimed to elucidate whether the duration of dual antiplatelet therapy played a role in the rate of carotid in-stent restenosis.

METHODS: A retrospective analysis of all patients who underwent CAS at our institution over a 20-year period (1996-2016) was performed (n = 279). Patients who did not complete their follow-up duplex studies or were not discharged on clopidogrel were excluded from the study. Patients were separated into short-term (<6 weeks, n = 159) and long-term (>6 weeks, n = 112) clopidogrel users based on duration of therapy. We defined clinically significant in-stent restenosis as >50% restenosis (peak systolic velocity = 224 cm/s) in symptomatic patients and >80% restenosis (peak systolic velocity = 325 cm/s) in asymptomatic patients status-post prior CAS based on published velocity criteria. Rates of in-stent restenosis at 1-year, 2-year, and 5-year intervals were analyzed between the 2 groups using chi-squared analysis.

RESULTS: Demographic information was largely similar between the 2 groups; however, short-term clopidogrel users were more likely to have a history of atrial fibrillation (9.43% vs. 1.68%, P = 0.008) and were less likely to have a history of coronary artery bypass graft (16.35% vs. 29.41%, P = 0.009), diabetes (33.34% vs. 49.58%, P = 0.006), and coronary artery disease (50.31% vs. 63.03%, P = 0.035). All patients were on long-term aspirin therapy. There was no significant difference between overall rates of in-stent restenosis between the short-term and long-term clopidogrel users (5.03% vs. 9.24%, P = 0.168) within 5 years of the index procedure. Similar results were observed when these groups were evaluated at 1-year (5.61% vs. 3%, P = 0.321), 2-year (2.02% vs. 6.59%, P = 0.072), and 5-year (2.24% vs. 3.57%, P = 0.635) follow-up.

CONCLUSIONS: No statistically significant difference was observed in the rate of in-stent restenosis after CAS between short-term and long-term clopidogrel therapy. Patients in whom there is no other indication for longer duration clopidogrel therapy may be considered for shorter duration course of dual antiplatelet therapy following CAS.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:103

Enthalten in:

Annals of vascular surgery - 103(2024) vom: 03. Mai, Seite 68-73

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Nguyen, Trung [VerfasserIn]
Jokisch, Christine [VerfasserIn]
Dargan, Chetan [VerfasserIn]
Janjua, Haroon [VerfasserIn]
Brooks, James [VerfasserIn]
Moudgill, Neil [VerfasserIn]
Latz, Christopher [VerfasserIn]
Shames, Murray [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

A74586SNO7
Clopidogrel
Comparative Study
Journal Article
Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors

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Date Completed 08.05.2024

Date Revised 08.05.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.avsg.2023.12.064

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NLM368406512