Coronary disease & ACS

Effectiveness and Safety of Enteric-Coated vs Uncoated Aspirin in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: A Secondary Analysis of the ADAPTABLE Randomized Clinical Trial

JAMA CardiolPublished Secondary analysis of the ADAPTABLE randomised trial

Primary result · Effectiveness (MI, stroke or death)Result — go to the resultAdjusted hazard ratio 0.94 95% CI 0.80–1.09

Authors' conclusion

In this post hoc secondary analysis of the ADAPTABLE randomized clinical trial, enteric-coated aspirin was not associated with significantly higher risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, or death or with lower bleeding risk compared with uncoated aspirin, regardless of dose, although a reduction in bleeding with enteric-coated aspirin cannot be excluded.

Study context

Population
Patients with atherosclerotic CVD in ADAPTABLE (randomised to aspirin 325 mg vs 81 mg daily) who reported aspirin formulation at baselineof 15,076 in ADAPTABLE
Participants
10,678 patients
Comparison
Enteric-coated vs uncoated aspirin
  • Enteric-coated aspirinn = 7,366
  • Uncoated aspirinn = 3,312reference
Primary endpoint
Effectiveness: composite of MI, stroke or all-cause death; safety: major bleeding (hospitalization for bleeding with blood product use or intracranial hemorrhage)
Follow-up
Median 26.2 months
Methodological detailspost hoc, pragmatic, intention-to-treat
  • Post hoc
  • Pragmatic
  • Intention-to-treat

Primary result

Effectiveness (MI, stroke or death)

Adjusted hazard ratio

0.94

95% CI 0.80–1.09

P = 0.40

Enteric-coated aspirinvs Uncoated aspirin
AHR 0.94 (95% CI 0.80–1.09); P = 0.40

As reported in the abstract

Further findings

OutcomeAHR (95% CI)
Effectiveness, aspirin dose within formulation (subgroup)Enteric-coated aspirinvs Uncoated aspirinDose effect within enteric-coated1.13 (0.88–1.45)

Effectiveness, aspirin dose within formulation (subgroup)

AHR (95% CI)
Uncoated aspirinDose effect within uncoated0.99 (0.83–1.18)
  • Effectiveness, aspirin dose within formulation (subgroup): interaction P = .41

Safety

OutcomeAHR (95% CI)P value
Major bleeding (primary safety end point)0.82 (0.49–1.37)P = 0.46
Major bleeding, aspirin dose within formulation (subgroup)Enteric-coated aspirinvs Uncoated aspirinDose effect within enteric-coated2.37 (1.02–5.50)

Major bleeding, aspirin dose within formulation (subgroup)

AHR (95% CI)
Uncoated aspirinDose effect within uncoated0.89 (0.49–1.64)
  • Major bleeding, aspirin dose within formulation (subgroup): interaction P = .07

Original publication

Effectiveness and Safety of Enteric-Coated vs Uncoated Aspirin in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: A Secondary Analysis of the ADAPTABLE Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Cardiol. Published 1 November 2023. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2023.3364

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