Safety of Short-Term Discontinuation of Antiplatelet Therapy in Patients With Drug-Eluting Stents
- 31 March 2009
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 119 (12), 1634-1642
- https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.108.813667
Abstract
Background— Antiplatelet therapy is often discontinued in patients with drug-eluting stents who are undergoing surgical procedures. However, discontinuation of antiplatelet therapy is an important risk factor for late stent thrombosis. Our objective was to examine the safety of short-term discontinuation of antiplatelet therapy. Methods and Results— We systematically searched Medline for reported cases of late stent thrombosis and very late stent thrombosis published between January 2001 and July 2008. We restricted our search to Academic Research Consortium–defined definite cases. We identified 161 cases of late stent thrombosis or very late stent thrombosis from 84 articles (79 from case reports, 61 from registries, and 21 from randomized clinical trials). Patients had a mean age of 58.4±13.4 years, and 88% were male. A total of 19 cases occurred in patients who were receiving dual antiplatelet therapy at the time of the event. If patients stopped both antiplatelet agents simultaneously, the median time...Keywords
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