Research Article

P2Y12 Inhibitors in Acute Coronary Syndromes: A Real-World, Community-Based Comparison of Ischemic and Bleeding Outcomes

Table 2

Baseline characteristics after propensity matching.

CharacteristicsClopidogrelTicagrelorClopidogrelPrasugrel
(n = 1704)(n = 568)(n = 1503)(n = 501)

Demographics
Age62.1 ± 10.861.3 ± 11.70.1360.3 ± 10.358.1 ± 10.5<0.001
Female gender313 (18.4)130 (22.9)0.02229 (15.2)97 (19.4)0.03
Race0.820.44
 White1097 (64.4)378 (66.5)944 (62.8)318 (63.5)
 Black99 (5.8)20 (3.5)85 (5.7)28 (5.6)
 Asian319 (18.7)101 (17.8)293 (19.5)89 (17.8)
 Other/unknown189 (11.1)69 (12.2)181 (12.0)66 (13.1)
Hispanic ethnicity213 (12.5)64 (11.3)0.44190 (12.6)69 (13.8)0.51
Cardiovascular history
Prior MI209 (12.3)86 (15.1)0.08257 (17.1)117 (23.4)0.002
Prior CABG92 (5.4)30 (5.3)0.9183 (5.5)30 (6.0)0.70
Cerebrovascular disease55 (3.2)25 (4.4)0.1921 (1.4)7 (1.4)1.00
Peripheral vascular379 (22.2)137 (24.1)0.35316 (21.0)105 (21.0)0.97
Disease
Heart failure204 (12.0)80 (14.1)0.19182 (12.1)76 (15.2)0.08
Atrial fibrillation66 (3.9)23 (4.0)0.8557 (3.8)22 (4.4)0.55
Hyperlipidemia913 (53.6)305 (53.7)0.96796 (53.0)281 (56.1)0.22
Hypertension1048 (61.5)358 (63.0)0.52940 (62.5)321 (64.1)0.54
Diabetes435 (25.5)176 (31.0)0.01381 (25.3)137 (27.3)0.38
Other risk factors
Smoking0.520.87
Previous532 (31.2)166 (29.2)493 (32.8)166 (33.1)
Current237 (13.9)88 (15.5)272 (18.1)95 (19.0)
No/unknown935 (54.9)314 (55.3)738 (49.1)240 (47.9)
Chronic kidney disease235 (13.8)86 (15.1)0.42206 (13.7)74 (14.8)0.55
Chronic lung disease96 (5.6)44 (7.7)0.0795 (6.3)36 (7.2)0.50
Dialysis28 (1.6)8 (1.4)0.7024 (1.6)5 (1.0)0.33
Dyslipidemia1182 (69.4)401 (70.6)0.581063 (70.7)362 (72.3)0.51
Family history of premature CAD247 (14.5)87 (15.3)0.63230 (15.3)93 (18.6)0.09
Liver disease117 (6.9)35 (6.2)0.5692 (6.1)37 (7.4)0.32
Laboratory data
Creatinine1.0 ± 0.81.1 ± 1.00.081.0 ± 0.91.0 ± 0.70.56
Hemoglobin14.0 ± 1.814.3 ± 1.8<0.00114.0 ± 1.714.1 ± 1.80.15
Platelets220.3 ± 68.9234.8 ± 65.3<0.001223.0 ± 70.9226.5 ± 79.90.41
Sodium138.6 ± 3.0138.0 ± 3.0<0.001138.7 ± 2.9139.1 ± 3.20.01
WBC count9.0 ± 3.69.6 ± 3.1<0.0018.9 ± 3.29.4 ± 3.40.01
Procedure details
PCI indication<0.001<0.001
NSTEMI/unstable angina1183 (69.4)285 (50.2)1070 (71.2)297 (59.3)
STEMI521 (30.6)283 (49.8)433 (28.8)204 (40.7)
Bare metal stent90 (5.3)8 (1.4)<0.00153 (3.5)19 (3.8)0.78
Drug eluting stent1557 (91.4)543 (95.6)0.0011389 (92.4)469 (93.6)0.37
Thrombectomy128 (7.5)33 (5.8)0.1796 (6.4)70 (14.0)<0.001
Bifurcation lesion386 (22.7)54 (9.5)<0.001309 (20.6)99 (19.8)0.70
Lesion complexity0.080.18
High/C950 (55.8)293 (51.6)809 (53.8)287 (57.3)
Nonhigh/non-C754 (44.2)275 (48.4)694 (46.2)214 (42.7)
Previously treated lesion61 (3.6)25 (4.4)0.3768 (4.5)53 (10.6)<0.001
Vein graft PCI36 (2.1)12 (2.1)1.0032 (2.1)12 (2.4)0.72
Cardiac arrest within 24 hours38 (2.2)12 (2.1)0.8730 (2.0)17 (3.4)0.07
Cardiomyopathy or LV systolic dysfunction147 (8.6)18 (3.2)<0.001121 (8.1)36 (7.2)0.53
Cardiogenic shock within 24 hours29 (1.9)12 (3.2)0.1120 (1.5)14 (2.9)0.04
Stress test391 (22.9)84 (14.8)<0.001313 (20.8)100 (20.0)0.68
Arterial access site<0.001<0.001
 Brachial4 (0.2)0 (0.0)2 (0.1)1 (0.2)
 Femoral872 (51.2)125 (22.0)761 (50.6)335 (66.9)
 Radial1 (0.1)1 (0.2)2 (0.1)165 (32.9)
 Other827 (48.5)442 (77.8)738 (49.1)0 (0.0)
Fluoroscopy time16.8 ± 12.616.8 ± 11.90.9516.6 ± 12.218.7 ± 15.00.004
Contrast volume (ml)181.6 ± 78.7163.6 ± 67.1<0.001181.0 ± 81.4213.1 ± 99.3<0.001
Lesion length29.4 ± 20.731.2 ± 20.20.0729.4 ± 21.231.1 ± 23.00.14
Risk score
Precise DAPT score21.4 ± 16.218.6 ± 13.5<0.00120.7 ± 15.719.3 ± 15.60.09
Medication use post PCI
ACE inhibitors1121 (65.8)406 (71.5)0.011028 (68.4)351 (70.1)0.49
ARBs388 (22.8)139 (24.5)0.41306 (20.4)101 (20.2)0.92
Oral anticoagulation100 (5.9)22 (3.9)0.0790 (6.0)30 (6.0)1.00
Beta blockers1619 (95.0)542 (95.4)0.691436 (95.5)477 (95.2)0.76
Statins1673 (98.2)557 (98.1)0.861483 (98.7)490 (97.8)0.17

MI, myocardial infarction; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; CAD, coronary artery disease; WBC, white blood cell; NSTEMI, non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction; STEMI, ST-elevation myocardial infarction; ACE inhibitors, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; and ARBs, angiotensin II receptor blockers.