Ticagrelor to Reduce Myocardial Injury in Patients With High-Risk Coronary Artery Plaque |
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Affiliation: | 1. British Heart Foundation Centre for Cardiovascular Science, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom;2. Medical Research Council Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom;3. Edinburgh Imaging, Queen’s Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom;4. Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom;5. Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom;6. Christchurch Heart Institute, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand |
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Abstract: | ObjectivesThe goal of this study was to determine whether ticagrelor reduces high-sensitivity troponin I concentrations in patients with established coronary artery disease and high-risk coronary plaque.BackgroundHigh-risk coronary atherosclerotic plaque is associated with higher plasma troponin concentrations suggesting ongoing myocardial injury that may be a target for dual antiplatelet therapy.MethodsIn a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, patients with multivessel coronary artery disease underwent coronary 18F-fluoride positron emission tomography/coronary computed tomography scanning and measurement of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I. Patients were randomized (1:1) to receive ticagrelor 90 mg twice daily or matched placebo. The primary endpoint was troponin I concentration at 30 days in patients with increased coronary 18F-fluoride uptake.ResultsIn total, 202 patients were randomized to treatment, and 191 met the pre-specified criteria for inclusion in the primary analysis. In patients with increased coronary 18F-fluoride uptake (120 of 191), there was no evidence that ticagrelor had an effect on plasma troponin concentrations at 30 days (ratio of geometric means for ticagrelor vs. placebo: 1.11; 95% confidence interval: 0.90 to 1.36; p = 0.32). Over 1 year, ticagrelor had no effect on troponin concentrations in patients with increased coronary 18F-fluoride uptake (ratio of geometric means: 0.86; 95% confidence interval: 0.63 to 1.17; p = 0.33).ConclusionsDual antiplatelet therapy with ticagrelor did not reduce plasma troponin concentrations in patients with high-risk coronary plaque, suggesting that subclinical plaque thrombosis does not contribute to ongoing myocardial injury in this setting. (Dual Antiplatelet Therapy to Reduce Myocardial Injury [DIAMOND]; NCT02110303) |
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