Incidence and clinical consequences of acquired thrombocytopenia after antithrombotic therapies in patients with acute coronary syndromes: results from the Acute Catheterization and Urgent Intervention Triage Strategy (ACUITY) trial.
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BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to investigate the incidence and clinical consequences of acquired thrombocytopenia in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in the ACUITY trial. METHODS: We examined 10,836 patients with ACS randomized to receive heparin plus glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa inhibitor, bivalirudin plus GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor, or bivalirudin monotherapy. RESULTS: Acquired thrombocytopenia developed in 740 (6.8%) patients; mild (100,000-150,000 platelets/mm³), moderate (50,000-100,000 platelets/mm³), and severe (< 50,000 platelets/mm³) developed in 656 (6%), 51 (0.5%), and 33 (0.3%) patients, respectively. Patients with acquired thrombocytopenia, compared with those without, were more likely to develop major bleeding (14% vs 4.3%, P < .0001) at 30 days and had higher rates of mortality (6.5% vs 3.4%, P < .0001) at 1 year. By multivariate analysis, acquired thrombocytopenia was an independent predictor of major bleeding at 30 days (hazard ratio [HR] 1.68, 95% CI 1.04-2.72, P = .03). Moderate and severe acquired thrombocytopenia were predictors of mortality at 1 year (HR 2.89, 95% CI 0.92-9.06, P = .06, and HR 3.41, 95% CI 1.09-10.68, P = .03, respectively). Compared to heparin plus GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor, bivalirudin monotherapy was associated with less declines in platelet count by >25% (7.6% vs 5.6%, P = .0009) and >50% (1.4% vs 0.7%, P = .004) from baseline. CONCLUSIONS: Acquired thrombocytopenia occurs in approximately 1 in 14 patients with ACS treated with antithrombin and antiplatelet medications and is strongly associated with hemorrhagic and ischemic complications. Compared to an anticoagulant regimen including a GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor, administration of bivalirudin monotherapy appears to be associated with less frequent declines in platelet count.
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Cited Authors
- Caixeta, A; Dangas, GD; Mehran, R; Feit, F; Nikolsky, E; Lansky, AJ; Aoki, J; Moses, JW; Steinhubl, SR; White, HD; Ohman, EM; Manoukian, SV; Fahy, M; Stone, GW
Published Date
- February 2011
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 161 / 2
Start / End Page
- 298 - 306.e1
PubMed ID
- 21315212
Pubmed Central ID
- 21315212
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1097-6744
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.ahj.2010.10.035
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States