Relationship between post-treatment platelet reactivity and ischemic and bleeding events at 1-year follow-up in patients receiving prasugrel

Abstract

Background: Post-treatment platelet reactivity (PR) is associated with ischemic and bleeding events in patients receiving P2Y12 receptor antagonists. Objectives: We aimed to study the relationship between post-treatment PR after a 60-mg loading dose (LD) of prasugrel and 1-year thrombotic and bleeding events. Method: Patients were prospectively included in this multicenter study if they had a successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and received prasugrel. The platelet reactivity index (PRI) was measured using the Vasodilator-Stimulated Phosphoprotein index (VASP) after a prasugrel LD. Endpoints included the rate of thrombotic events and bleeding events at 1year. Results: Among the 301 patients enrolled, 9 (3%) were lost to follow-up at 1year. The rates of thrombotic and bleeding events at 1year were of 7.5% and 6.8%, respectively. Receiver-operating curve (ROC) analysis demonstrated an optimal cut-off value of 53.5% of PRI to predict thrombotic events at 1year. Using this cut-off value we observed that patients exhibiting high on-treatment platelet reactivity (HTPR) had a higher rate of thrombotic events (22.4% vs. 2.9%; P<0.001). In parallel the optimal cut-off value of PRI to predict bleeding was 16%. Patients with a PRI ≤16% had a higher rate of bleeding events compared with those with a PRI >16% (15.6% vs. 3.3%; P<0.001). In multivariate analysis, the PRI predicted both thrombotic and bleeding events (OR: 1.44, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.2-1.72; P<0.001 and OR: 0.75, 95% CI: 0.59-0.96; P=0.024 [respectively, per 10% increase]). Conclusion: Platelet reactivity measurement after a prasugrel LD predicts both ischemic and bleeding events at 1year follow-up for ACS patients undergoing PCI. © 2012 International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis.