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Comparison of antiplatelet effects of aspirin, ticlopidine, or their combination after stent implantation.

Author(s): Rupprecht HJ, Darius H, Borkowski U, Voigtlander T, Nowak B, Genth S, Meyer J

Affiliation(s): Department of Medicine II, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany.

Publication date & source: 1998-03-24, Circulation., 97(11):1046-52.

Publication type: Clinical Trial; Randomized Controlled Trial

BACKGROUND: This study was performed to analyze the influence of either aspirin, ticlopidine, or their combination on platelet activation and aggregation parameters after stent implantation. METHODS AND RESULTS: Sixty-one patients with successful implantation of a single Palmaz-Schatz stent in a native coronary artery were randomly assigned to either group A (aspirin 300 mg/d+ticlopidine 2X250 mg/d), group B (ticlopidine 2X250 mg/d), or group C (aspirin 300 mg/d). Platelet activation was evaluated on days 1, 7, and 14 by flow cytometry measurement of expression of CD62p (p-selectin) and the binding of fibrinogen to the platelet surface glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor. Platelet aggregation was induced by addition of ADP or collagen. Differences between treatment groups were compared by ANOVA. Between days 1 and 14, we observed a significant decrease in collagen-induced platelet aggregation in group A (62.2+/-2.5% versus 36.9+/-3.1%), whereas an increase was seen in group B (58.3+/-2.5% versus 67.7+/-3.2%) and no change was seen in group C (P<.0001). The ADP-induced aggregation declined significantly in group A (74.7+/-1.4% versus 55.3+/-2.6%), whereas a delayed reduction was seen in group B (72.0+/-3.0% versus 52.6+/-4.2%) and no change was seen in group C (P=.0017). The CD62p expression declined significantly in groups A (68.2+/-2.7% versus 41.3+/-2.7%) and B (64.8+/-2.9% versus 39.3+/-3.5%) but not in group C (P<.0001). Moreover, the fibrinogen binding decreased significantly in group A (61.0+/-4.3% versus 36.3+/-4.2%) and with delay in group B (58.3+/-2.2% versus 39.4+/-3.0%), whereas no alterations were seen in group C (P=.012). CONCLUSIONS: Our results demonstrate synergistic and accelerated platelet inhibitory effects of ticlopidine plus aspirin in patients after stent implantation compared with a monotherapy with either ticlopidine or aspirin alone.

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