K. Newby, Randomized trial of aspirin, sibrafiban, or both for secondary prevention after acute coronary syndromes, CIRCULATION, 103(13), 2001, pp. 1727-1733
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Categorie Soggetti
Cardiovascular & Respiratory Systems","Cardiovascular & Hematology Research
Background-The first Sibrafiban Versus Aspirin to Yield Maximum Protection
From Ischemic Heart Events Post-Acute Coronary Syndromes (SYMPHONY) trial s
howed no benefit of 2 doses of sibrafiban over aspirin for secondary preven
tion after acute coronary syndromes. In 2nd SYMPHONY, we compared low-dose
sibrafiban plus aspirin (LDS+A), high-dose sibrafiban (HDS), and aspirin al
one.
Methods and Results-When the first SYMPHONY results became known, enrollmen
t in 2nd SYMPHONY was stopped prematurely at 6671 patients who had been tre
ated for a median of 90 days. The primary end point of death, myocardial (r
e)infarction (MI), or severe recurrent ischemia did not differ significantl
y between aspirin (9.3%) and LDS+A (9.2%; OR, 0.98; 95% CI, 0.80 to 1.20) o
r HDS (10.5%; OR, 1.14; 95% CI, 0.9 to 1.39) patients. Secondary end points
did not differ significantly between aspirin and LDS +A patients. Death or
MI occurred significantly more often with HDS (OR, 1.43; 95% CI, 1.14 to 1
.80), as did mortality alone (OR, 1.83; 95% CI, 1.17 to 2.88) and MI (OR, 1
.32; 95% CI, 1.03 to 1.69). Major bleeding was significantly more frequent
in LDS+A patients (5.7%) versus aspirin alone (4.0%) but not in HDS patient
s (4.6%).
Conclusions-Combining aspirin with LDS did not improve outcomes after acute
coronary syndromes and caused more bleeding compared with aspirin alone. T
here was a trend toward increased mortality in this group and a significant
increase in the high-dose arm.