Key result
~47% lower ACA-induced platelet aggregation is linked to bleeding in ACS patients on aspirin and ticagrelor.
Why the study?
Factors influencing bleeding in ACS patients on aspirin and ticagrelor dual antiplatelet therapy were not well understood.
Are lower platelet aggregation rates and specific SNPs associated with increased bleeding risk in ACS patients on aspirin and ticagrelor?
Case-Control (n=50)
Are lower platelet aggregation rates and specific SNPs associated with increased bleeding risk in ACS patients on aspirin and ticagrelor?
Absolute Event Rate: 13.28% vs 24.93%
p-value: p=<0.001
Lower arachidonic acid-induced platelet aggregation rates (cutoff 18%) and specific SNPs may help identify ACS patients at high risk for bleeding on aspirin and ticagrelor.
May flag high-bleeding-risk ACS patients on aspirin-ticagrelor via aggregation testing; hypothesis-generating for SNP integration pending validation.
BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to investigate factors influencing bleeding in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) who are on aspirin and ticagrelor as dual antiplatelet therapy. MATERIAL AND METHODS This retrospective case-control study included 50 patients with ACS (25 with reported bleeding events and 25 without) on aspirin and ticagrelor. Adenosine diphosphate (ADP)- and arachidonic acid (ACA)-induced platelet aggregation rates were measured using light transmission aggregometry. Single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in PEAR1, GP1BA, and GSTP1 were genotyped. RESULTS ACA-induced platelet aggregation rates were obviously lower in patients with bleeding events than in those without (13.28±8.46% vs. 24.93±9.89%, P<0.001). No significant differences in ADP-induced platelet aggregation rates were observed between the 2 groups (16.17±9.74% vs. 16.88±12.69%, P>0.05). Among those with bleeding events and among controls, 70% and 80% had an ACA-induced platelet aggregation rate of 0-18% and 18-50%, respectively. Mutation rates of rs6065 in GP1BA and rs1695, rs4891, and rs8191439 in GSTP1 also differed significantly between the 2 groups. CONCLUSIONS Lower ACA-induced platelet aggregation rates are associated with increased risk of bleeding in patients with ACS who are on aspirin and ticagrelor. An ACA-induced platelet aggregation rate of 18% may be considered the cutoff point for identifying high risk of aspirin-associated bleeding events in patients with ACS. SNP genotyping may also help predict the risk of bleeding in patients with ACS.
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Yuan et al. (2020) conducted a case-control in Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) (n=50). Bleeding events vs. No bleeding events was evaluated on ACA-induced platelet aggregation rate (p=<0.001). Patients with ACS and bleeding events on aspirin and ticagrelor had significantly lower ACA-induced platelet aggregation rates than those without bleeding (13.28% vs. 24.93%; P<0.001).
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