Coronary disease & ACS

Pharmaco-Invasive Strategy With Half-Dose Tenecteplase in Patients With STEMI: Prespecified Pooled Analysis of Patients Aged ≥75 Years in STREAM-1 and 2

Circ Cardiovasc IntervPublished Prespecified pooled analysis of the STREAM-1 and STREAM-2 randomised trials

Pooled result · Composite of all-cause death, MI, HF and shockResult — go to the resultRelative risk 0.90 95% CI 0.62–1.30

Authors' conclusion

Comparable efficacy exists between half- and full-dose tenecteplase pharmaco-invasive treatments with improved safety in patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction aged ≥75 years.

Study context

Population
Patients aged ≥75 years with STEMI in STREAM-1 and STREAM-2
Participants
390 patients
Comparison
Half-dose vs full-dose tenecteplase pharmaco-invasive strategy, and half-dose pharmaco-invasive strategy vs primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)
  • Full-dosen = 42
  • Half-dosen = 205
  • Primary PCIn = 143reference
Outcome
Composite of:
  • All-cause death
  • MI
  • HF
  • Shock
Follow-up
30 days

Pooled result

As reported in the abstract

Relative risk

0.90

95% CI 0.62–1.30

P = 0.567

By group

Half-dosevs Primary PCI
RR 0.90 (95% CI 0.62–1.30); P = 0.567

Further pooled results

OutcomeFull-doseHalf-dosePrimary PCIP value
≥50% ST-segment resolution post-tenecteplase62.6%63.2%— not stated in the abstract
≥50% ST-segment resolution post-angiographyHalf-dose vs Primary PCI— not stated in the abstract77.9%72.4%P = 0.277

— not stated in the abstract

≥50% ST-segment resolution post-tenecteplase

Similar proportions, half-dose vs full-dose

Safety

OutcomeFull-doseHalf-dose
Intracranial hemorrhage7.1%0%

Intracranial hemorrhage

No intracranial hemorrhage in half-dose vs primary PCI comparison

Original publication

Pharmaco-Invasive Strategy With Half-Dose Tenecteplase in Patients With STEMI: Prespecified Pooled Analysis of Patients Aged ≥75 Years in STREAM-1 and 2. Circ Cardiovasc Interv. Published 17 December 2024. doi:10.1161/circinterventions.124.014251

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