Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients Aged 75 Years and Older with Coronary Artery Disease: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review

Objectives. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates the safety and efficacy of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) in elderly patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Background. The safety and efficacy of DAPT in elderly patients with ACS is not well characterized. Methods. We performed...

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Main Authors: Garly Saint Croix, Spencer C. Lacy, Amre Gazzhal, Michel Ibrahim, Medeona Gjergjindreaj, Jorge Perez, Malik Shehadeh, Karthik Vedantam, Christian Torres, Nirat Beohar, Esteban Escolar
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Published: Wiley 2022-01-01
Series:Journal of Interventional Cardiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/3111840
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author Garly Saint Croix
Spencer C. Lacy
Amre Gazzhal
Michel Ibrahim
Medeona Gjergjindreaj
Jorge Perez
Malik Shehadeh
Karthik Vedantam
Christian Torres
Nirat Beohar
Esteban Escolar
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Spencer C. Lacy
Amre Gazzhal
Michel Ibrahim
Medeona Gjergjindreaj
Jorge Perez
Malik Shehadeh
Karthik Vedantam
Christian Torres
Nirat Beohar
Esteban Escolar
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description Objectives. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates the safety and efficacy of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) in elderly patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Background. The safety and efficacy of DAPT in elderly patients with ACS is not well characterized. Methods. We performed a systematic literature review to identify clinical studies that reported safety and efficacy outcomes after DAPT for ACS in elderly patients. The primary outcomes of primary efficacy endpoint rates and bleeding event rates were reported as random effects risk ratio (RR) with 95% confidence interval. No prior ethical approval was required since all data are public. Results. Our search yielded 660 potential studies. We included 8 studies reporting on 29,217 patients. There was a higher risk of bleeding event rates in elderly patients treated with prasugrel or ticagrelor when compared to clopidogrel with a risk ratio of 1.17 (95% CI 1.08 to 1.27, p<0.05). There was no difference in primary efficacy endpoint rates between elderly patients treated with prasugrel or ticagrelor when compared to clopidogrel with a risk ratio of 0.85 (95% CI 0.68 to 1.07, p=0.17). Conclusions. This systematic review and meta-analysis suggests that DAPT with prasugrel or ticagrelor compared to clopidogrel is associated with a higher risk of bleeding events in elderly patients with ACS. There was no difference in the primary efficacy endpoints between the two treatment groups.
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spelling doaj-art-32aaf2db615347fe908779ceec7f03fd2025-08-20T03:20:27ZengWileyJournal of Interventional Cardiology1540-81832022-01-01202210.1155/2022/3111840Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients Aged 75 Years and Older with Coronary Artery Disease: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic ReviewGarly Saint Croix0Spencer C. Lacy1Amre Gazzhal2Michel Ibrahim3Medeona Gjergjindreaj4Jorge Perez5Malik Shehadeh6Karthik Vedantam7Christian Torres8Nirat Beohar9Esteban Escolar10Columbia University Division of Cardiology at Mount Sinai Medical CenterLoyola University Medical CenterColumbia University Division of Cardiology at Mount Sinai Medical CenterTemple University Medical CenterColumbia University Division of Cardiology at Mount Sinai Medical CenterColumbia University Division of Cardiology at Mount Sinai Medical CenterColumbia University Division of Cardiology at Mount Sinai Medical CenterColumbia University Division of Cardiology at Mount Sinai Medical CenterColumbia University Division of Cardiology at Mount Sinai Medical CenterColumbia University Division of Cardiology at Mount Sinai Medical CenterColumbia University Division of Cardiology at Mount Sinai Medical CenterObjectives. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates the safety and efficacy of dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) in elderly patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Background. The safety and efficacy of DAPT in elderly patients with ACS is not well characterized. Methods. We performed a systematic literature review to identify clinical studies that reported safety and efficacy outcomes after DAPT for ACS in elderly patients. The primary outcomes of primary efficacy endpoint rates and bleeding event rates were reported as random effects risk ratio (RR) with 95% confidence interval. No prior ethical approval was required since all data are public. Results. Our search yielded 660 potential studies. We included 8 studies reporting on 29,217 patients. There was a higher risk of bleeding event rates in elderly patients treated with prasugrel or ticagrelor when compared to clopidogrel with a risk ratio of 1.17 (95% CI 1.08 to 1.27, p<0.05). There was no difference in primary efficacy endpoint rates between elderly patients treated with prasugrel or ticagrelor when compared to clopidogrel with a risk ratio of 0.85 (95% CI 0.68 to 1.07, p=0.17). Conclusions. This systematic review and meta-analysis suggests that DAPT with prasugrel or ticagrelor compared to clopidogrel is associated with a higher risk of bleeding events in elderly patients with ACS. There was no difference in the primary efficacy endpoints between the two treatment groups.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/3111840
spellingShingle Garly Saint Croix
Spencer C. Lacy
Amre Gazzhal
Michel Ibrahim
Medeona Gjergjindreaj
Jorge Perez
Malik Shehadeh
Karthik Vedantam
Christian Torres
Nirat Beohar
Esteban Escolar
Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients Aged 75 Years and Older with Coronary Artery Disease: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review
Journal of Interventional Cardiology
title Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients Aged 75 Years and Older with Coronary Artery Disease: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review
title_full Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients Aged 75 Years and Older with Coronary Artery Disease: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review
title_fullStr Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients Aged 75 Years and Older with Coronary Artery Disease: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review
title_full_unstemmed Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients Aged 75 Years and Older with Coronary Artery Disease: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review
title_short Dual Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients Aged 75 Years and Older with Coronary Artery Disease: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review
title_sort dual antiplatelet therapy in patients aged 75 years and older with coronary artery disease a meta analysis and systematic review
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/3111840
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