Prasugrel-Based De-Escalation in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome According to Renal Function

Jun Pil Yun; Jeehoon Kang; Kyung Woo Park; Kyungil Park; Doyeon Hwang; Jung-Kyu Han; Han-Mo Yang; Hyun-Jae Kang; Bon-Kwon Koo; In-Ho Chae; Keon-Woong Moon; Hyun Woong Park; Ki-Bum Won; Dong Woon Jeon; Kyoo-Rok Han; Si Wan Choi; Jae Kean Ryu; Myung Ho Jeong; Hyo-Soo Kim

doi:10.1016/j.jacasi.2022.09.013

Prasugrel-Based De-Escalation in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome According to Renal Function

JACC Asia. 2023 Jan 10;3(1):51-61. doi: 10.1016/j.jacasi.2022.09.013. eCollection 2023 Feb.

Authors

Jun Pil Yun¹, Jeehoon Kang¹, Kyung Woo Park¹, Kyungil Park², Doyeon Hwang¹, Jung-Kyu Han¹, Han-Mo Yang¹, Hyun-Jae Kang¹, Bon-Kwon Koo¹, In-Ho Chae³, Keon-Woong Moon⁴, Hyun Woong Park⁵, Ki-Bum Won⁶, Dong Woon Jeon⁷, Kyoo-Rok Han⁸, Si Wan Choi⁹, Jae Kean Ryu¹⁰, Myung Ho Jeong¹¹, Hyo-Soo Kim¹

Affiliations

¹ Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
² Dong-A University Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea.
³ Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
⁴ St Vincent's Hospital, Suwon, Republic of Korea.
⁵ Chungnam National University Sejong Hospital, Sejong, Republic of Korea.
⁶ Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Dongguk University College of Medicine, Goyang, South Korea.
⁷ National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Republic of Korea.
⁸ Kangdong Sacred Heart Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
⁹ Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Republic of Korea.
¹⁰ Daegu Catholic University Medical Center, Daegu, Republic of Korea.
¹¹ Cheonnam University Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.

Abstract

Background: Patients with coronary artery disease and impaired renal function are at higher risk for both bleeding and ischemic adverse events after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Objectives: This study assessed the efficacy and safety of a prasugrel-based de-escalation strategy in patients with impaired renal function.

Methods: We conducted a post hoc analysis of the HOST-REDUCE-POLYTECH-ACS study. Patients with available estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) (n = 2,311) were categorized into 3 groups. (high eGFR: >90 mL/min; intermediate eGFR: 60 to 90 mL/min; and low eGFR: <60 mL/min). The end points were bleeding outcomes (Bleeding Academic Research Consortium type 2 or higher), ischemic outcomes (cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stent thrombosis, repeated revascularization, and ischemic stroke), and net adverse clinical event (including any clinical event) at 1-year follow-up.

Results: Prasugrel de-escalation was beneficial regardless of baseline renal function (P for interaction = 0.508). The relative reduction in bleeding risk from prasugrel de-escalation was higher in the low eGFR group than in both the intermediate and high eGFR groups (relative reductions, respectively: 64% (HR: 0.36; 95% CI: 0.15-0.83) vs 50% (HR: 0.50; 95% CI: 0.28-0.90) and 52% (HR: 0.48; 95% CI: 0.21-1.13) (P for interaction = 0.646). Ischemic risk from prasgurel de-escalation was not significant in all eGFR groups (HR: 1.18 [95% CI: 0.47-2.98], HR: 0.95 [95% CI: 0.53-1.69], and HR: 0.61 [95% CI: 0.26-1.39]) (P for interaction = 0.119).

Conclusions: In patients with acute coronary syndrome receiving PCI, prasugrel dose de-escalation was beneficial regardless of the baseline renal function.

Keywords: ACS, acute coronary syndrome; BARC, bleeding Academic Research Consortium; CKD, chronic kidney disease; MI, myocardial infarction; NACE, net adverse clinical event(s); PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; acute coronary syndrome; chronic kidney disease; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; prasugrel.