Abstract 14199: Long-term Impact of Baseline Anemia and Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Duration After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Abstract

Background: Anemia is a known risk factor for future ischemic events and bleeding for patients with ischemic heart disease. However, there are little data about dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) duration for patients with anemia after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods: From 2010 to 2013, a total of 1,470 patients who underwent PCI were investigated. We categorized the study population into four groups based on the DAPT duration and anemia (Hemoglobin <13g/dL for men and <12g/dL for women): Group A (non-anemia & ≤12m DAPT, n=521), Group B (non-anemia & >12m DAPT, n=501), Group C (anemia & ≤12m DAPT, n=226), and Group D (anemia & >12m DAPT, n=222). We evaluated major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCEs), defined as cardiac death, myocardial infarction, repeat target vessel revascularization, or stroke, and bleeding complication. Results: Even though anemic patients had more severe angiographic findings, such as three-vessel disease or diffuse long lesion, the DAPT duration was similar between anemia and non-anemia group. MACCEs occurred less frequently in Group B (16.9%) than Group A (24.7%), Group C (34.6%), and Group D (35.1%) (p<0.001) at 8 years. After multivariate analysis, with Group A as a reference, the adjusted hazard ratio for MACCEs was 0.711 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.526-0.961, p=0.027) for Group B, 1.126 (95% CI 0.802-1.581, p=0.494) for Group C, and 0.995 (95% CI 0.706-1.405, p=0.980) for Group D. However, major bleeding occurred more frequently occurred in Group D (13.0%) than Group A (5.7%), Group B (7.5%), and Group C (11.2%) (p=0.035) at 8 years. Conclusions: Although extended DAPT showed reduced rate of MACCEs for non-anemic patients, it can be related with increased of major bleeding for anemic patients.