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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Mar 31.
Published in final edited form as: Stroke. 2012 Aug;43(8):2157–2162. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.112.656173

Table 1.

Design Features and Baseline Characteristics Participants

N Mean
Age, y
Men % DM % Previous
Stroke/TIA %
Main Inclusion Primary Outcome ASA Dose,
mg/d
CPD
Dose,
mg/d
Average
Follow-Up
% Lost to
Follow-Up
Short-Term Trials (14 d–3 mo)
  CPD and ASA after surgery in CAD6 2007–2009 249 59 83 40 5 Elective CABG Graft occlusion at 3 mo 100 75 3 mo 3.6
  ASA vs ASA and CPD in lower limb angioplasty7 2002–2003 132 66 77 12 NR Leg atherosclerosis undergoing revascularization Platelet responsiveness to stimulation 75 300 ×1 then 75 30 d none
  PROCLAIM8 2005–2006 181 56 43 NR NR Metabolic syndrome Inflammatory markers 81 75 6 wk none
  COMMIT9 1999–2005 45 852 61 72 NR NR Acute MI with ST changes Death/reinfarction/stroke and death from any cause 162 75 15 d <1
Long-Term Trials (>3 mo)
  SPS31 2003–2012 3020 63 63 37 NR Recent lacunar stroke Recurrent stroke 325 75 3.5 y NR
  CHARISMA10 2002–2004 15 603 64 70 42 25 CV disease or multiple risk factors Stroke, MI, and vascular death 75–162 75 2.3 y <1
  CURE11 1998–2000 12 562 64 62 23 4 Acute coronary syndrome Stroke, MI, and vascular death 75–325 300 ×1 then 75 9 mo <1
  ACTIVE A12 2003–2008 7554 71 58 19 13 AF+1 risk factor Stroke, MI, and vascular death 96%: 75–100 3.5 %>100 75 3.6 y <1
  CASCADE13 2006–2009 113 67 89 29 NR CABG with saphenous vein Graft hyperplasia at 1 y 162 75 1 y none
  CREDO14 1999–2001 2116 62 71 26 7 Elective PCI All death, stroke, MI 325×28 d; then 81–325 300 ×1 then 75 1 y 4
  REAL-LATE/ZEST-LATE15 2007–2010 2701 62 70 26 4 Drug-eluting stents for 12 mo MI or death from cardiac causes 100–200 75 1.6 y <1
  CASPAR16 2004–2006 851 66 76 38 NR Bypass for PVD Graft occlusion or revascularization, amputation or death 75–100 75 1 y 2
  All trials 90 934 63 70 75

DM indicates diabetes mellitus; TIA, transient ischemic attack; ASA, aspirin; CPD, clopidogrel; CAD, coronary artery disease; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; NR, not reported; MI, myocardial infarction; CV, cardiovascular; AF, atrial fibrillation; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; PVD, peripheral vascular disease.