Coronary disease & ACS

P2Y12 Inhibitor or Aspirin Monotherapy for Secondary Prevention of Coronary Events

J Am Coll CardiolPublished Individual patient data meta-analysis of randomised trials

Pooled resultResult — go to the resultHazard ratio 0.88 95% CI 0.79–0.97

Authors' conclusion

Given its superior efficacy and similar overall safety, P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy might be preferred over aspirin monotherapy for long-term secondary prevention in patients with established CAD.

Study context

Population
Patients with established coronary artery disease (CAD)
Participants
24,325 patients · 7 trials
Comparison
P2Y12 inhibitor monotherapy vs aspirin monotherapy
  • P2Y12 inhibitorn = 12,178
  • Aspirinn = 12,147reference
Outcome
CV death, MI and stroke
Follow-up
2 years
Methodological detailspatient-level, 1-step meta-analysis
  • Patient-level
  • 1-step meta-analysis

Pooled result

As reported in the abstract

Hazard ratio

0.88

95% CI 0.79–0.97

P = 0.012

P2Y12 inhibitor vs Aspirin
HR 0.88 (95% CI 0.79–0.97); P = 0.012

Further pooled results

OutcomeHR (95% CI)P value
MI0.77 (0.66–0.90)P < 0.001
Net adverse clinical events (primary outcome and major bleeding)0.89 (0.81–0.98)P = 0.020

Prespecified subgroups and types of P2Y12 inhibitors

Treatment effect consistent across prespecified subgroups and types of P2Y12 inhibitors

Safety

OutcomeHR (95% CI)P value
Major bleeding0.87 (0.70–1.09)P = 0.23

Original publication

P2Y12 Inhibitor or Aspirin Monotherapy for Secondary Prevention of Coronary Events. J Am Coll Cardiol. Published 11 July 2023. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2023.04.051

Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it

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