Comparison of Age ( < 75 Years Versus ≥75 Years) and Platelet Reactivity to the Risk of Thrombotic and Bleeding Events After Successful Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Drug-Eluting Stents (From the ADAPT-DES Study)

Elderly patients may have increased platelet reactivity and adverse events after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Whether age is an independent predictor of worse outcomes after accounting for platelet reactivity is unknown. We sought to determine the relationship between age and platelet reactivity on 2-year outcomes after PCI with drug-eluting stents (DES). ADAPT-DES was a prospective observational registry comprising 8582 DES-treated patients. Patients were categorized with an age cut-off of 75 years.

Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - December 8, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Michela Faggioni, Bj örn Redfors, Aaron Crowley, Bimmer E. Claessen, Serdar Farhan, Ioannis Mastoris, Bernhard Witzenbichler, Akiko Maehara, Giora Weisz, Philippe Généreux, Ori Ben-Yehuda, Roxana Mehran, Ajay J. Kirtane, Gregg W. Stone Source Type: research