Objectives:We sought to determine whether high posttreatment platelet reactivity(HPPR)to a 600 mg loading dose of clopidogrel affects outcomes in Chinese patients with acute coronary syndrome(ACS)following percutaneou...Objectives:We sought to determine whether high posttreatment platelet reactivity(HPPR)to a 600 mg loading dose of clopidogrel affects outcomes in Chinese patients with acute coronary syndrome(ACS)following percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI)and to investigate whether there is a relationship between the number of platelet reactivity units(PRUs)and the characteristics of the patients.Background:Although impaired platelet response to clopidogrel is a strong predictor of unfavorable outcome after PCI,the impact of HPPR to a 600 mg loading dose of clopidogrel in Chinese patients with ACS undergoing PCI is still unknown.Methods:We performed observational research on 134 unselected patients with ACS undergoing urgent or planned PCI with a 600 mg loading dose of clopidogrel.Platelet activation was expressed as the PRU value measured by the VerifyNow assay.Results:Among the 134 patients(mean age 60.62 years[standard deviation 9.13 years],60.4%male),there were 46 patients with HPPR(34.3%)and 88 patients without HPPR(65.7%).At a mean follow-up of 6 months(standard deviation 1 month),the rates of cardiac death,unstable angina,and rehospitalization for target lesion revascularization were higher in the HPPR group(19.6%vs.6.8%,P=0.029).Multivariate analysis identifi ed hemoglobin level and sex as independent predictors of the PRU value(y=456.355−1.736 x 1−31.880 x 2,P<0.05).On receiver operating characteristic curve analysis,PRU values could signifi cantly discriminate between patients with and patients without cardiac death,unstable angina,and rehospitalization for target lesion revascularization(area under the curve 0.758,95%confi dence interval 0.62–0.85,P=0.001,P<0.05).Conclusion:In patients with ACS,HPPR to a 600 mg loading dose of clopidogrel is associated with worse outcomes after PCI.There is some relationship between the PRU value and the hemoglobin level and sex.PRU values can predict the prognosis.展开更多
基金the Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars from the Fourth Affi liated Hospital of Harbin Medical University(no.HYDSYJQ201504)The funders had no role in the study design,data collection and analysis,decision to publish,or preparation of the manuscriptThe clinical trial is registered as ChiCTR-IOR-17013665。
文摘Objectives:We sought to determine whether high posttreatment platelet reactivity(HPPR)to a 600 mg loading dose of clopidogrel affects outcomes in Chinese patients with acute coronary syndrome(ACS)following percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI)and to investigate whether there is a relationship between the number of platelet reactivity units(PRUs)and the characteristics of the patients.Background:Although impaired platelet response to clopidogrel is a strong predictor of unfavorable outcome after PCI,the impact of HPPR to a 600 mg loading dose of clopidogrel in Chinese patients with ACS undergoing PCI is still unknown.Methods:We performed observational research on 134 unselected patients with ACS undergoing urgent or planned PCI with a 600 mg loading dose of clopidogrel.Platelet activation was expressed as the PRU value measured by the VerifyNow assay.Results:Among the 134 patients(mean age 60.62 years[standard deviation 9.13 years],60.4%male),there were 46 patients with HPPR(34.3%)and 88 patients without HPPR(65.7%).At a mean follow-up of 6 months(standard deviation 1 month),the rates of cardiac death,unstable angina,and rehospitalization for target lesion revascularization were higher in the HPPR group(19.6%vs.6.8%,P=0.029).Multivariate analysis identifi ed hemoglobin level and sex as independent predictors of the PRU value(y=456.355−1.736 x 1−31.880 x 2,P<0.05).On receiver operating characteristic curve analysis,PRU values could signifi cantly discriminate between patients with and patients without cardiac death,unstable angina,and rehospitalization for target lesion revascularization(area under the curve 0.758,95%confi dence interval 0.62–0.85,P=0.001,P<0.05).Conclusion:In patients with ACS,HPPR to a 600 mg loading dose of clopidogrel is associated with worse outcomes after PCI.There is some relationship between the PRU value and the hemoglobin level and sex.PRU values can predict the prognosis.
