High on-treatment platelet reactivity by ADP and increased risk of MACE in good clopidogrel metabolizers

High on-treatment platelet reactivity (HPR) by ADP, which primarily reflects the effect of thienopyridines, has been found to be an independent predictor of ischemic events in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) on dual antiplatelet therapy. CYP2C19*2 is associated with HPR by ADP. The aim of our study was to evaluate if high on-clopidogrel platelet reactivity (HPR) by ADP is associated with an increased risk of major adverse coronary events (MACE) after ACS independent of CYP2C19*2 allele, i.e. whether genotyping patients for CYP2C19*2 polymorphism is sufficient to identify those to be switched to novel antiplatelets. A total of 1187 patients were included (CYP2C19 *1/*1 n?=?892; *1/*2 n?=?264; *2/*2 n?=?31); 76 MACE (CV death and non-fatal MI) were recorded in non-carriers of CYP2C19*2 (8.5%) and 39 in carriers of CYP2C19*2 (13.2%). At the landmark analysis in the first 6 months, HPR by ADP and CYP2C19*2 allele were both significantly and independently associated with MACE [HPR by ADP: HR?=?2.0 (95% CI 1.2–3.4), p?=?0.01; CYP2C19*2 allele: HR?=?2.3 (95% CI 1.3–3.9), p?=?0.003]. At the land mark analysis from 7 to 12 months, only HPR by ADP remained significantly associated with the risk of MACE [HPR by ADP: HR?=?2.7 (95% CI 1.4–5.3), p?=?0.003; CYP2C19*2: HR?=?0.8 (95% CI 0.2–1.1), p?=?ns]. CYP2C19*2 allele and HPR by ADP are both independently associated with an increased risk of MACE in the first 6 months after ACS. HPR by ADP is associated with an increased risk until 12 months of follow-up. Therefore, both phenotype and genotype are clinically relevant for the evaluation of the antiplatelet effect of clopidogrel and for the prognostic stratification of ACS patients.     

Usefulness of high clopidogrel maintenance dose according to CYP2C19 genotypes in clopidogrel low responders undergoing coronary stenting for non ST elevation acute coronary syndrome

The cytochrome P450 (CYP) 2C19*2 loss-of-function allele has been associated with impaired clopidogrel response and worse prognosis in clopidogrel-treated patients. The benefit of tailored therapy according to platelet function test results remains unclear, and the potential effect of genotypes on this benefit has not been addressed in unstable patients. The present study was designed to evaluate the benefit of tailored therapy with a higher maintenance dose according to CYP2C19 genotypes in patients identified as nonresponders who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention for non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes. Three hundred forty-six consecutive patients were enrolled and received a loading dose of 600 mg, including 86 *2 carriers (13 homozygotes and 73 heterozygotes) and 260 *2 noncarriers. Clopidogrel response, assessed with platelet reactivity index vasoactive-stimulated phosphoprotein, was significantly affected by genotype, with lower clopidogrel response in CYP2C19*2 allele carriers (p = 0.01). Accordingly, the rate of clopidogrel nonresponse was higher in CYP2C19*2 allele carriers (53% vs 41%, p = 0.04). All clopidogrel nonresponders (n = 151), including 105 *2 noncarriers and 46 *2 carriers, received high 150-mg clopidogrel maintenance doses at discharge to overcome initial low response. After 1 month, high maintenance doses overcame clopidogrel low response in only 44% of the whole population and significantly less frequently in *2 carriers than in noncarriers (28% vs 50%, p = 0.01). In conclusion, higher clopidogrel maintenance doses were able to overcome clopidogrel low response in fewer than half of clopidogrel low responders who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention for non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndromes. The benefit of this tailored therapy was significantly reduced in CYP2C19*2 carriers. Therefore, these patients might require alternative strategies with new P2Y?? blockers.     

Differential Impact of Clinical and Genetic Factors on High Platelet Reactivity in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease Treated with Clopidogrel and Prasugrel

Aim: High platelet reactivity (HPR) is associated with increased risks of thrombotic events in patients with coronary artery disease. The recently developed ABCD-GENE score identified five clinical and genetic factors (age, body mass index, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, and the CYP2C19 loss-of-function allele) for HPR, although the significance of various stages of each factor is unclear. Methods: Four prospective studies were pooled, in which platelet reactivity was measured using the VerifyNow assay with clopidogrel and prasugrel; genotyping of CYP2C19 was also performed. Each component of the ABCD-GENE score was divided into three subcategories. VerifyNow P2Y12 reactivity units ＞208 were defined as HPR. Results: A total of 184 patients were included, of which 111 (60%) and 51 (28%) had HPR with clopidogrel and prasugrel. Chronic kidney disease had an impact on HPR on both clopidogrel and prasugrel, whereas the impact of diabetes was more evident in patients treated with prasugrel. Although the number of CYP2C19 loss-of-function alleles was clearly associated with a likelihood of HPR with clopidogrel, P2Y12 reactivity units with prasugrel treatment were also significantly and progressively higher in patients with more CYP2C19 loss-of-function alleles. Conclusions: Clinical and genetic factors had a differential effect on a P2Y12 inhibitor reactivity with clopidogrel and prasugrel in patients with coronary artery disease. The severity of the factors also had a different impact on HPR.     

Effect of cytochrome p450 polymorphisms on platelet reactivity after treatment with clopidogrel in acute coronary syndrome

Genetic polymorphisms of cytochrome P450 (CYP) isoforms may promote variability in platelet response to clopidogrel. This study was conducted to analyze, in 603 patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes, the effect of CYP3A4, CYP3A5, and CYP2C19 gene polymorphisms on clopidogrel response and post-treatment platelet reactivity assessed by adenosine diphosphate (ADP)-induced platelet aggregation, vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein phosphorylation index, and ADP-induced P-selectin expression. The CYP2C19*2 polymorphism was significantly associated with ADP-induced platelet aggregation, vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein phosphorylation index, and ADP-induced P-selectin expression in recessive (p <0.01, p <0.007, and p <0.06, respectively) and codominant (p <0.08, p <0.0001, and p <0.009, respectively) models, but the CYP3A4*1B and CYP3A5*3 polymorphisms were not. The CYP2C19*2 allele carriers exhibited the highest platelet index levels in multivariate analysis (p = 0.03). After covariate adjustment, the CYP2C19*2 allele was more frequent in clopidogrel nonresponders, defined by persistent high post-treatment platelet reactivity (ADP-induced platelet aggregation >70%; p = 0.03). In conclusion, the present data suggest that the CYPC19*2 allele influences post-treatment platelet reactivity and clopidogrel response in patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes.     

Cytochrome P450 2C19 loss-of-function polymorphism is a major determinant of clopidogrel responsiveness in healthy subjects

The capacity of clopidogrel to inhibit ADP-induced platelet aggregation shows wide intersubject variability. To determine whether frequent functional variants of genes coding for candidate cytochrome P450 (CYP) isoenzymes involved in clopidogrel metabolic activation (CYP2C19*2, CYP2B6*5, CYP1A2*1F, and CYP3A5*3 variants) influence the platelet responsiveness to clopidogrel, we conducted a prospective pharmacogenetic study in 28 healthy white male volunteers treated for 7 days with clopidogrel 75 mg/d. We observed that pharmacodynamic response to clopidogrel was significantly associated with the CYP2C19 genotype. Twenty of the subjects were wild-type CYP2C19 (*1/*1) homozygotes, while the other 8 subjects were heterozygous for the loss-of-function polymorphism CYP2C19*2 (*1/*2). Baseline platelet activity was not influenced by the CYP2C19 genotype. In contrast, platelet aggregation in the presence of 10 muM ADP decreased gradually during treatment with clopidogrel 75 mg once daily in *1/*1 subjects, reaching 48.9% +/- 14.9% on day 7 (P < .001 vs baseline), whereas it did not change in *1/*2 subjects (71.8% +/- 14.6% on day 7, P = .22 vs baseline, and P < .003 vs *1/*1 subjects). Similar results were found with VASP phosphorylation. The CYP2C19*2 loss-of-function allele is associated with a marked decrease in platelet responsiveness to clopidogrel in young healthy male volunteers and may therefore be an important genetic contributor to clopidogrel resistance in the clinical setting.     

Influence of CYP2C19 polymorphisms in platelet reactivity and prognosis in an unselected population of non ST elevation acute coronary syndrome

Introduction and objectives

CYP2C19*2 and CYP2C19*17 alleles appear to contribute to heterogeneous clopidogrel metabolism. The aims of the present study were to assess the phenotype-genotype relationship of CYP2C19*2 and *17 allele carriage and to explore the clinical impact of those polymorphisms at 6-month follow-up of an acute event in an unselected population of non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome.

Methods

Recruitment for the first and second objectives was 40 stable acute coronary syndrome patients under dual antiplatelet therapy at 12 months after coronary stent placement and an unselected population of 493 consecutive patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndrome, respectively. Platelet reactivity was assessed by optical aggregometry induced by adenosine diphosphate and thrombin receptor activating peptide, and by vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein phosphorylation measurement using flow cytometry. Genotypes were determined with a TaqMan assay.

Results

Only the vasodilator-stimulated phosphoprotein phosphorylation measurement detected significant differences in on-clopidogrel platelet reactivity between the wild-type subjects and the CYP2C19*2 (P=.020) and *17 allele carriers (P=.048). No significant difference was found between CYP2C19*2 ([HR (95%CI): 1 (0.94-1.55)], P=.984) or *17 ([HR (95%CI): 0.93 (0.61-1.43)], P=.753) allele carriage and the occurrence of adverse events at 6-month follow-up.

Conclusions

Even though CYP2C19 genotype is associated with variable on-clopidogrel platelet reactivity, it has no significant clinical influence. Prognosis of acute coronary syndromes may be influenced by a myriad of variables.Full English text available from:www.revespcardiol.org     

细胞色素P450 2C19*2基因多态性联合钙通道阻滞剂与冠状动脉支架内血栓形成的相关性

目的:探讨经皮冠状动脉介入术(PCI)后接受氯吡格雷治疗的患者中,细胞色素P450 2C19(CYP2C19)*2基因多态性(681A)与支架内血栓形成的相关性,以及服用钙通道阻滞剂(CCBs)与支架内血栓形成的相关性。方法:检测1 738例冠心病PCI术后患者的CYP2C19基因多态性,并将这些患者分为CCBs组和非CCBs组,采用比浊法检测二磷酸腺苷(ADP)途径诱导的血小板最大聚集率(MPAR),比较两组患者MPAR及支架内血栓形成率的差异。结果:19例(2.4%)CYP2C19*2基因型的患者(包括CYP2C19*2/*2或*1/*2)和7例(0.75%)基因型为CYP2C19*1/*1的患者发生了明确的支架内血栓形成;CYP2C19*2基因型患者支架内血栓形成的发生率明显高于CYP2C19野生型纯合子患者(CYP2C19*1/*1)(风险比为4.26,95%可信区间为1.28～9.22,P<0.05);基因型为CYP2C19*1/*1的患者发生支架内血栓形成的风险最低,而基因型为CYP2C19*2/*2的患者支架内血栓形成的风险最高(风险比为0.568,95%可信区间为0.308～2.070,P<0.01);CCBs组和非CCBs组MPAR及支架内血栓形成率差异无统计学意义。结论:PCI术后接受氯吡格雷治疗的冠心病患者中,CYP2C19*2基因型患者支架内血栓形成的风险增加,而服用CCBs不会导致氯吡格雷抗血小板聚集作用减弱以及支架内血栓形成事件增加。     

CYP2C19功能缺失性等位基因与老年冠心病患者支架植入术后氯吡格雷抗血小板反应性和疗效的药物基因组学研究

目的：探讨编码CYP2C19酶的基因（CYP2C19）功能缺失性（LOF）等位基因与老年冠心病患者支架植入术后氯吡格雷抗血小板反应性和临床心血管终点事件的关联性。方法连续募集2011年9月1日至2012年12月1日期间在解放军总医院住院拟行经皮冠状动脉介入术（PCI）、年龄≥65岁的老年冠心病患者,术前给予氯吡格雷负荷剂量（300mg）治疗,手术当日测定血小板聚集率,采用SNaPshot法进行CYP2C19 LOF等位基因型（CYP2C19＊2和CYP2C19＊3）检测,并记录在院临床资料。所有患者均在PCI术后1年规律服用阿司匹林和氯吡格雷,随访1年内主要心血管缺血和出血事件的发生率。结果在436例符合入选标准的老年冠心病患者中,CYP2C19＊2携带者与氯吡格雷负荷剂量治疗后的抗血小板反应性之间存在显著相关性（P＝0.001）,但在CYP2C19＊3携带者中未见上述相关性（P＝0.884）。CYP2C19＊2和至少一个CYP2C19 LOF携带者1年内心血管终点事件的发生率较非携带者均明显增加（P＜0.05）。与非携带者相比,CYP2C19＊2携带者因心绞痛再入院的发生率明显增加[校正比值比（OR）：1.67,95%可信区间（CI）：1.05～2.65,P＝0.010]。至少一个CYP2C19 LOF携带者的联合心血管事件（校正OR：1.22,95%CI：1.03～1.98,P＝0.049）和因心绞痛再入院（校正OR：1.67,95%CI：1.04～2.68,P＝0.032）的发生率较非携带者明显增加。结论 CYP2C19 LOF等位基因与老年冠心病患者PCI术后的氯吡格雷抗血小板反应性密切相关,并可明显削弱PCI术后双联抗血小板的治疗效果,导致PCI术后1年内的心血管终点事件发生风险明显增加。     

Accelerated platelet inhibition by switching from atorvastatin to a non-CYP3A4-metabolized statin in patients with high platelet reactivity (ACCEL-STATIN) study

Aims CYP3A4-metabolized statins can influence the pharmacodynamic effect of clopidogrel. We sought to assess the impact of switching to a non-CYP3A4-metabolized statin on platelet function among patients receiving clopidogrel and atorvastatin with high on-treatment platelet reactivity (HPR). Methods and results Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)-treated patients (n= 50) with HPR [20 μM adenosine diphosphate (ADP)-induced maximal platelet aggregation (MPA) >50%] were enrolled during chronic administration of atorvastatin (10 mg/day) and clopidogrel (75 mg/day) (≥6 months). They were randomly assigned to a 15-day therapy with either rosuvastatin 10 mg/day (n= 25) or pravastatin 20 mg/day (n= 25). Platelet function was assessed before and after switching by conventional aggregometry and the VerifyNow P2Y12 assay. Genotyping was performed for CYP2C19*2/*3, CYP3A5*3, and ABCB1 C3435T alleles. The primary endpoint was the absolute change in 20 μM ADP-induced MPA. After switching, MPAs after stimuli with 20 and 5 μM ADP were decreased by 6.6% (95% confidence interval: 3.2-10.1%; P < 0.001), and 6.3% (95% confidence interval: 2.5-10.2%; P = 0.002), respectively. Fifty-two P2Y12 reaction units fell (95% confidence interval: 35-70; P < 0.001) and the prevalence of HPR decreased (24%; P < 0.001). Pharmacodynamic effects were similar after rosuvastatin and pravastatin therapy. In addition to smoking status, the combination of calcium channel blocker usage and ABCB1 C3435T genotype significantly affected the change of 20 μM ADP-induced MPA. Conclusions Among PCI-treated patients with HPR during co-administration of clopidogrel and atorvastatin, switching to a non-CYP3A4-metabolized statin can significantly decrease platelet reactivity and the prevalence of HPR. This switching effect appears similar irrespective of the type of non-CYP3A4-metabolized statin.     

Frequency of VKORC1 (C1173T) and CYP2C9 genetic polymorphisms in Egyptians and their influence on warfarin maintenance dose: proposal for a new dosing regimen

Introduction: Warfarin is one of the most widely used anticoagulants, yet interindividual differences in drug response, a narrow therapeutic range and a high risk of bleeding or stroke complicate its use. We aimed to determine the allele and genotype frequency of VKORC1 1173 C>T, CYP2C9*2 and CYP2C9*3 variant polymorphisms in the Egyptian population and to evaluate their influence on the interindividual differences in warfarin dosage. Methods: A total of 154 unrelated healthy adult patients and 46 warfarin-treated patients were included. SYBR Green-based real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay was used for studying VKORC1 (C1173T) and CYP2C9*3 polymorphisms. Mutagenically separated PCR assay was used to detect the CYP2C9*2 allele. Results: VKORC1 genotype frequencies were 11%, 24% and 65% for CC, CT and TT, respectively. The prevalence of CYP2C9 haplotypes was 81% (*1\*1), 3.3% (*1\*2), 9.7% (*1\*3), 4.5% (*2\*2) and 0.65% (2\*3 and *3\*3). VKORC1 TT and CYP2C9*2\*2 were associated with a significantly lower warfarin dose. VKORC1 and CYP2C9 accounted for 31.7% and 15.6% of warfarin dose variability, respectively, and together with clinical factors explained 61.3% of total variability. Conclusion: VKORC1-TT and CYP2C9 *1/*1 are the most prevalent genotypes among Egyptians. Patients with VKORC1-TT genotype required a lower warfarin dose.     

Genetic determinants of on-clopidogrel high platelet reactivity

Clopidogrel has been used (alone or in association with aspirin) to prevent vascular complications in atherothrombotic patients, to prevent stent thrombosis (ST) in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and as a long-term prevention of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events. Unfortunately, it is important to note that there are a number of patients who, during clopidogrel therapy, show and maintain a high platelet reactivity (PR), similar to that observed before the start of antiplatelet therapy. Clopidogrel pro-drug is absorbed in the intestine and this process is influenced by P-glycoprotein-1 (P-GP). Its conversion into 2-oxo clopidogrel is regulated by cytochromes (CYP) called CYP2C19, CYP2B6 and CYP1A2. Whereas, the final transformation into the active metabolite is regulated by CYP called CYP2C19, CYP2C9, CYP2B6, CYP3A4, CYP3A5 and, as recently emerged, by the glycoprotein paraoxonase-1 (PON1). The genes encoding these enzymes are characterized by several polymorphisms. Some of these are able to modify the activity of proteins, reducing the concentration of active metabolite and the values of on-clopidogrel PR. Only one gene polymorphism (CYP2C19*17) increases the clopidogrel metabolization and so the clopidogrel-induced platelet inhibition. Several studies have clearly associated these gene polymorphisms to both ischemic and bleeding complications in patients receiving dual antiplatelet therapy. The aim of this review is to describe the principal gene polymorphisms influencing on-clopidogrel PR and their relationship with long-term clinical outcome.     

The clinical role of cytochrome p450 genotypes in Helicobacter pylori management

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this pharmacogenomics study was to investigate the influence of different cytochrome P450 (CYP) genotypes in Helicobacter pylori eradication therapy. METHOD: The study involved 143 consecutive Italian Caucasian patients with H. pylori infection diagnosed and treated with 1-wk triple therapy according to European Helicobacter Pylori Study Group guidelines. Using human genomic DNA, CYP2C19 (*2 and *3) and CYP3A4 alleles (*1B, *2, and *3) were evaluated by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism assays and confirmed by sequencing the amplicons. RESULT: According to the endoscopy-based gold standard, 93 patients achieved H. pylori eradication. Regarding CYP2C19 genotype, the 50 patients who remained infected were all homozygous or heterozygous extensive metabolizers (homEM or hetEM). Carriers of homEM fared significantly less well than those of hetEM; homEM genotype was also predictive of failure at univariate/multivariate analysis. Carriers of CYP3A4 polymorphisms achieved favorable eradication rates similar to patients bearing CYP2C19. All four patients with single CYP3A4*2 polymorphism achieved eradication, and only 29% (5/17) of all CYP3A4*1B carriers did not achieve eradication. All nine patients carrying CYP3A4 polymorphisms in the CYP2C19 hetEM subgroup were cured, suggesting the possibility of a positive synergism between CYP3A4 and CYP2C19. CONCLUSIONS: This first pharmacogenomics study on the influence of different CYP genotypes on H. pylori therapy suggests that, as in Asian populations, CYP2C19 genotype patterns are probably also relevant in Caucasians receiving H. pylori eradication regimens that include omeprazole. The possibility of a favorable drug interaction mediated by CYP2C19 and CYP3A4 requires investigation.     

Stent thrombosis and platelet reactivity

Stent thrombosis (ST) is a rare but potentially life-threatening event that can occur following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stent implantation. Several factors related to the procedure or patient features can favor thrombus formation and development of ST. Dual Antiplatelet Therapy (DAPT) with aspirin and P2Y12 inhibitors is the cornerstone of strategy for reducing incidence of ST. Two main causes of DAPT failure have been identified: the inappropriately premature antiplatelet therapy discontinuation and hyporesponsiveness to antiplatelet drugs. There is growing evidence that a residual high on treatment platelet reactivity (HPR) is associated with increased risk of thrombotic complications after PCI, including ST. In recent years numerous platelet function tests were developed and some of these have been extensively used in clinical studies to evaluate residual platelet reactivity, after antiplatelet drugs administration. The identification of patients with HPR is fundamental for optimization of antiplatelet treatment. Nevertheless first studies suggested that achieving a more intense platelet inhibition, switching from standard to an intensified treatment regimen on the basis of platelet reactivity, has failed to show any benefit in terms of clinical events. Certainly individualized pharmacological treatment of patients undergoing PCI remains one of the most important objectives in order to prevent serious PCI complications, such us ST.     

Platelet reactivity in patients with acute coronary syndrome treated with prasugrel or ticagrelor in comparison to clopidogrel: a retrospective pharmacodynamic analysis

Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) with aspirin and a P2Y₁₂ inhibitor is a mainstay of the prevention of stent thrombosis following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). In the 2015 European guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndrome (ACS), prasugrel (PRA) and ticagrelor (TICA) combined with aspirin are recommended as first-line therapy. Clopidogrel (CLO) is recommended as an alternative medication for patients with contradictions to these new drugs.

This single-center study analyzed the platelet function of 809 ACS patients undergoing PCI and treatment with DAPT. The platelet response to ADP was determined using Multiplate® analyzer at a median of 3 days after PCI in 254 patients treated with PRA (loading dose [LD] 60 mg, 10 mg qd), 162 patients receiving TICA (LD 180 mg, D 90 mg bid), and 393 CLO-treated patients (LD 600 mg, 75 mg qd). An aggregation >468 arbitrary units (AU)*min was defined as “high on-treatment platelet reactivity” (HPR), <188 AU*min as “low on-treatment platelet reactivity” (LPR).

Platelet response in PRA-treated patients was lower compared to CLO or TICA (median; interquartile range: PRA 220 [163–275] AU*min vs. CLO 268 [186–387] AU*min, p < 0.001 vs. TICA 245 [190–320] AU*min, p = 0.001). Only 1.6% of PRA patients were stratified as HPR and 34.6% as LPR, while in the TICA group 1.9% fulfilled the criteria of HPR and 24.1% criteria of LPR. Sixteen percent of CLO patients were stratified as HPR and 26.2% as LPR.

In a real-world cohort of ACS patients following PCI, PRA results in more potent inhibition of platelet function compared to CLO and TICA. TICA achieves a consistent antiplatelet effect with reduced rates of HPR and LPR in relation to CLO.     

Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Discontinuation,Platelet Reactivity,and Adverse Outcomes After Successful Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

ObjectivesThe purpose of this study was to assess the extent to which the association between premature dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) discontinuation and excess risk of thrombotic events varies according to the reason and timing of DAPT discontinuation and whether high on-treatment platelet reactivity (HPR) influences the risk of thrombotic events after premature DAPT discontinuation.BackgroundDAPT after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) suppresses platelet reactivity, and HPR on clopidogrel after PCI is associated with an increased risk of thrombotic events.MethodsADAPT-DES (Assessment of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy With Drug-Eluting Stents) was a prospective, multicenter registry of 8,582 patients successfully treated with coronary drug-eluting stents that assessed HPR on clopidogrel. For patients who discontinued aspirin or clopidogrel at any time during the study, the reasons for discontinuation were systematically categorized.ResultsPlanned DAPT discontinuation occurred within 2 years in 3,203 (37.3%) patients. One thousand four hundred eighteen (16.5%) patients discontinued DAPT for unplanned reasons, including surgery or trauma (n = 768 [8.9%]), patient nonadherence (n = 321 [3.7%]), bleeding complications (n = 264 [3.1%]), and drug allergy or hypersensitivity (n = 113 [1.3%]). Unplanned but not planned DAPT discontinuation was associated with an increased risk of a major adverse cardiac event (MACE, defined as the composite of cardiac death, myocardial infarction, or stent thrombosis); with highest risk within 3 months after PCI (adjusted HR: 7.65, 95% CI: 2.77-21.10 vs adjusted HR: 2.47, 95% CI: 1.70-3.58 for unplanned DAPT discontinuation ≥3 months after PCI). MACE risk after DAPT discontinuation was not moderated by HPR (P_interaction = 0.91).ConclusionsIn this large-scale all-comers registry, premature DAPT discontinuation for unplanned reasons occurred in approximately 1 of 6 patients after DES implantation and was associated with a markedly increased risk of MACEs. (Assessment of Dual AntiPlatelet Therapy With Drug Eluting Stents [ADAPT-DES]; NCT00638794)     

Meta-analysis of cytochrome P450 2C19 polymorphism and risk of adverse clinical outcomes among coronary artery disease patients of different ethnic groups treated with clopidogrel

Loss-of-function (LOF) variants of cytochrome P450 2C19 (CYP2C19) have been hypothesized to be associated with lesser degrees of platelet inhibition and increased risk for recurrent ischemic events in patients with coronary artery disease on clopidogrel therapy; however, studies from Western countries have yielded mixed results. We aimed to assess the impact of CYP2C19 LOF variants on clinical outcomes from different ethnic groups. Sixteen prospective cohort studies including 7,035 patients carrying ≥ 1 CYP2C19 LOF allele and 13,750 patients with the wild-type genotype were included in this meta-analysis. Carriers of ≥ 1 CYP2C19 LOF allele were at significantly higher risk for adverse clinical events compared to noncarriers during clopidogrel therapy (odds ratio [OR] 1.42, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.13 to 1.78). The summary OR showed a significant association between CYP2C19 LOF variants and an increased risk of cardiac death (OR 2.18, 95% CI 1.37 to 3.47), myocardial infarction (OR 1.42, 95% CI 1.12 to 1.81), and stent thrombosis (OR 2.41, 95% CI 1.76 to 3.30). Stratified analysis by ethnicity of study population suggested higher odds of adverse clinical events in the Asian population with LOF variants of CYP2C19 (OR 1.89, 95% CI 1.32 to 2.72) compared to Western populations (OR 1.28, 95% CI 1.00 to 1.64). In conclusion, carrier status for LOF CYP2C19 is associated with an increased risk of adverse clinical events in patients with coronary artery disease on clopidogrel therapy despite differences in clinical significance according to ethnicity.     

Individual long-term variation of platelet reactivity in patients with dual antiplatelet therapy after myocardial infarction

There is a large inter-individual variation in response to clopidogrel treatment, and previous studies have indicated higher risk of thrombotic events in those with high residual platelet reactivity (HPR). Less is known about individual variation over time. The aim of this prospective cohort study was to investigate intra-individual variation in platelet reactivity. Platelet aggregation in whole blood was assessed in 77 patients, at 3 days, 8 days and 6 months after admission for acute myocardial infarction and loading dose of clopidogrel. All patients were treated with aspirin and clopidogrel through 6-month follow-up. We found a significant increase in median ADP-stimulated aggregation from third to eighth day (195 vs. 250 AU*min, p-value = 0.001) but not from day 8 to 6 months (250 vs. 223 AU*min, p-value = 0.666). There was no significant change in the overall rate of HPR (15.6% vs 20.8%, p-value 0.503) or low platelet reactivity (LPR) (37.7% vs 33.8%, p-value = 0.609) from day 8 to 6-month follow-up. In contrast, more than one in four changed HPR status, 15.6% from non-HPR to HPR and 10.4% HPR to non-HPR. A shift in LPR status appeared even more frequent, occurring in about one of three patients. In spite of similar median aggregation and rate of HPR during 6-month follow-up, about one in four of the patients changed HPR status and one in three changed LPR status. This may be important information for a concept of risk stratification based on a single aggregation value early after an acute coronary syndromes.     

稳心颗粒对心房颤动患者射频消融术后早期复发的影响

目的 探讨中国西北地区汉族部分冠心病患者CYP2C19基因型分布特点,依据基因检测指导PCI术后氯吡格雷抗血小板治疗。方法 ①入选2013年1月~7月在西京医院心内科诊断冠心病患者且行基因型检测共2 117例,根据不同等位基因功能缺失分为快代谢基因型（*1/*1）;中间代谢型 CYP2C19（*1/*2）、（*1/*3）;慢代谢型CYP2C19（*2/*2）、（*2/*3）、（*3/*3）;②选择上述临床资料完整的急性冠脉综合征（ACS）患者共864例,于术后1,3,6,9和12个月随访两组间主要不良心血管事件(MACE)发生情况。结果 ①检测入选的2 117例患者基因型结果显示,快代谢型885例,发生率41.80%,中间代谢型971例,发生率45.86%,慢代谢型261例,发生率12.32%;对入组患者一般临床资料统计分析,各组基因型在性别、不同地区、不同年龄分布的比较均存在差异,具有统计学意义。②快代谢型（正常代谢组）患者346例,中间代谢和慢代谢型（弱代谢组）患者461例,记录随访结果两组间MACE发生率比为〔7.8%（27/346） vs. 5.4%（25/461）〕,两组间无统计学差异。结论 ①入选患者基因型突变以*1/*2为主,各组在性别、地区、年龄组分布的比较均存在差异;②按患者CYP2C19基因型调整氯吡格雷用量进行抗血小板治疗是有效的。     

Polymorphisms of MDR1, CYP2C19 and P2Y12 genes in Indian population: Effects on clopidogrel response

Aims/objectiveInfluence of genetic variations on the response of clopidogrel, an antiplatelet drug is implicated. In the present study, the prevalence of single nucleotide polymorphisms of MDR1 (C3435T), CYP2C19 [CYP2C19*2 CYP2C19*3, CYP2C19*17] and P2Y₁₂ (i-T744C) in Indian population and their effects on clopidogrel response was analyzed.Methods and resultsTo analyze the prevalence of polymorphisms, 102 healthy individuals were recruited. Clopidogrel response was assessed by ADP induced platelet aggregation in clopidogrel naïve acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients (n = 26) screened from 100 AMI cases, before loading dose of 300 mg, at 24 h before next dose and 6 days after on 75 mg per day and platelet aggregation inhibition (PAI) was calculated between these time intervals. Genotyping was carried out by PCR-based restriction enzyme digestion method for C3435T of MDR1 and i-T744C of P2Y₁₂, by multiplex PCR for CYP2C19*2 (G681A) and CYP2C19*3 (G636A) and by nested PCR for CYP2C19*17 (C806T). The effect of the above mentioned genetic variations on PAI was analyzed. Variant allele of CYP2C19*3 was not observed while the prevalence of 3435T of MDR1 (0.524), CYP2C19*2 (681A, 0.352); i-744C of P2Y₁₂ (0.088), as well as wild type allele CYP2C19*17 (C806, 0.897) associated with decrease clopidogrel response were observed. Trend toward poor response to clopidogrel was observed at 24 h with the variant genotypes of CYP2C19*2 and i-T744C of P2Y₁₂ as compared to wild type.ConclusionThe present study did show a trend toward impaired response of clopidogrel to inhibit platelet aggregation with variant genotypes of CYP2C19*2 and iT744C of P2Y₁₂ compared to respective wild type genotype at 24 h.     

CYP2C19基因多态性与氯吡格雷抵抗的研究现状

氯吡格雷是目前治疗急性冠状动脉综合征的一种经典抗血小板药物,能降低冠心病患者尤其是支架术后患者的主要不良心血管事件的风险。但是部分患者存在氯吡格雷抵抗。研究认为,氯吡格雷抵抗受多因素影响,CYP2C19基因多态性是最重要的内部因素。CYP2C19*2和CYP2C19*3是亚洲人群最常见类型,CYP2C19基因变异者,氯吡格雷抗血小板效应减弱,不良心血管事件增加。因此,常规检测CYP2C19基因多态性可指导临床上氯吡格雷个性化用药。