To compare the clinical outcomes of dual antiplatelet therapy with aspirin and ticagrelor vs. ticagrelor monotherapy at 3 months after PCI in patients with acute coronary syndrome.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
3,056
Ticagrelor (Brilinta®) is indicated for the prevention of thrombotic events (for example stroke or heart attack) in people with acute coronary syndrome or myocardial infarction with ST elevation. Patients will be randomized to stop aspirin at 3 months after PCI.
Ticagrelor (Brilinta®) is indicated for the prevention of thrombotic events (for example stroke or heart attack) in people with acute coronary syndrome or myocardial infarction with ST elevation. Patients will be randomized to continue DAPT (aspirin+ticagrelor) up to 1 year.
Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine
Seoul, South Korea
RECRUITINGMajor adverse cardiovascular clinical events (MACCE)
Time frame: 1 year after the procedure
major bleeding
Major bleeding means 1) any intracranial bleeding (excluding microhemorrhages \<10 mm evident only on gradient-echo MRI), 2) clinically overt signs of hemorrhage associated with a drop in hemoglobin of ≥5 g/dL or a ≥15% absolute decrease in haematocrit, and 3) fatal bleeding (bleeding that directly results in death within 7 days) in accordance with TIMI Bleeding Criteria.
Time frame: 1 year after the procedure
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