No differences in gastrointestinal bleeding risk among clopidogrel-, ticagrelor-, or prasugrel-based dual antiplatelet therapy

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Abstract

The risk for gastrointestinal bleeding from dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) with new antiplatelets (prasugrel/ticagrelor) compared to clopidogrel is unclear. Aim: To determine the risk and type of major (gastrointestinal bleeding requiring hospitalization) and minor (anemia and iron deficiency) gastrointestinal events with different types of DAPT. Methods: Retrospective observational cohort study of patients who started DAPT after percutaneous coronary intervention. Follow-up was censored after 12 months of DAPT, when a major gastrointestinal event occurred, or when DAPT was discontinued. Results: Among 1,327 patients (54.03% were treated with clopidogrel-based DAPT, 38.13% with ticagrelor-based DAPT, and 7.84% with prasugrel-based DAPT), 29.5% had at least one gastrointestinal event. Patients taking clopidogrel-DAPT were older, with more comorbidities, and higher gastrointestinal risk compared to those taking other DAPT regimens. Adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) showed no between-group differences in the risk for major (clopidogrel vs. new antiplatelets: HR 0.996; 95% confidence interval 0.497–1.996) and minor (HR 0.920; 0.712–1.189) gastrointestinal events. Most patients received proton pump inhibitors while on DAPT (93.3%) and after withdrawal (83.2%). Conclusion: Prasugrel-or ticagrelor-based DAPT was not associated with increased gastrointestinal bleeding risk when compared to clopidogrel-DAPT. New antiplatelets do not necessarily need to be restricted to patients with low gastrointestinal risk.

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Laredo, V., Revilla-Marti, P., Sostres, C., García, S., Carrera-Lasfuentes, P., & Lanas, Á. (2020). No differences in gastrointestinal bleeding risk among clopidogrel-, ticagrelor-, or prasugrel-based dual antiplatelet therapy. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9(5). https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9051526

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