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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2018 Feb 15;38(4):726–732. doi: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.117.310048

Table.

Effect of different single and combined antithrombotic drugs on thrombotic events and bleeding in patients with cardiovascular disease. The table shows a select group of the different clinical trials. Details of each study are provided in the original references.

Abbreviations. ACS: acute coronary syndrome, ASA: aspirin, CAD: coronary arterial disease, CV: cardiovascular, CVD: cardiovascular disease, DAPT: dual antiplatelet therapy, ICH: Intracerebral hemorrhage, MI: myocardial infarction, PAD: peripheral arterial disease.

Name of Trial Patient Group # Patients Therapeutic Strategy Efficacy Safety Ref
CHARISMA CVD 15,603 ASA vs ASA+Clopidogrel No effect on CV death Similar bleeding 22
TRITON-TIMI 38 ACS with PCI 13608 Prasugrel vs Clopidogrel Decrease in CV death Increased bleeding 18
PLATO ACS with or without ST-elevation 18624 Tricagrelor vs Clopidogrel Decrease in CV death Similar bleeding 17
TRILOGY ACS Unstable angina or MI with or without ST-elevation 7243 Prasugrel vs Clopidogrel No effect on CV death Similar bleeding 19
PEGASUS-TIMI 54 MI within 3 yrs 21,162 ASA vs ASA+Ticagrelor Reduced CV death Increased bleeding 23
EUCLID Symptomatic PAD 13885 Tricagrelor vs Clopidogrel No effect on CV death Similar bleeding 13
TRA 2P-TIMI 50 History of MI, ischemic stroke or PAD 26,449 ASA vs ASA/DAPT+Vorapaxar Reduced CV death in patients with stable atherosclerosis Increased bleeding, ICH 26
TRACER ACS without ST-elevation 12,944 ASA vs ASA/DAPT+Vorapaxar No effect on CV death Increased bleeding, ICH 25
APPRAISE-2 Recent ACS and 2 risk factors 7,392 DAPT vs DAPT+Apixaban No effect on CV death Increased bleeding 30
ATLAS ACS 2-TIMI 51 ACS 15,526 DAPT vs DAPT+Rivaroxaban Reduced CV death* Increased bleeding 32
COMPASS Stable atherosclerotic disease, CAD and PAD 27,395 ASA vs ASA+Rivaroxaban Reduced CV death* Increased bleeding 35
*

Reduced the composite end point of death from cardiovascular causes, myocardial infarction, or stroke.