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. 2021 Dec 17;17(12):e981–e988. doi: 10.4244/EIJ-D-21-00263

Table 2. Unadjusted pooled adverse event rates occurring in patients with versus without permanent dual antiplatelet therapy discontinuation.

Variable No permanent discontinuation Permanent discontinuation* HR (95% CI) for no permanent discontinuation p-value
Myocardial infarction 0-1 year 4.8% (117/2,472) 6.6% (33/498) 0.61 (0.41-0.91) 0.08
1-3 years 5.2% (71/1,431) 2.1% (31/1,480) 2.33 (1.49-3.57) <0.0001
0-3 years 10.9% (157/1,493) 5.6% (81/1,477) 1.85 (1.39-2.44) <0.0001
Scaffold thrombosis 0-1 year 1.1% (27/2,481) 1.9% (9/489) 0.47 (0.21-1.05) 0.17
1-3 years 1.4% (18/1,427) 0.9% (13/1,484) 1.56 (0.76-3.23) 0.28
0-3 years 2.8% (40/1,475) 1.9% (27/1,495) 1.49 (0.91-2.44) 0.08
Bleeding 0-1 year 0.8% (20/2,491) 0.6% (3/479) 0.69 (0.20-2.38) 0.68
1-3 years 1.2% (17/1,443) 0.6% (9/1,468) 1.43 (0.63-3.23) 0.09
0-3 years 2.1% (30/1,491) 1.3% (19/1,479) 1.15 (0.64-2.04) 0.09
Death 0-1 year 0.8% (19/2,487) 1.2% (6/483) 0.56 (0.21-1.47) 0.30
1-3 years 3.4% (46/1,447) 0.8% (11/1,464) 4.55 (2.27-8.33) <0.0001
0-3 years 3.6% (51/1,482) 2.2% (31/1,488) 1.61 (1.02-2.56) 0.02
Note: 16.2% of patients had permanent dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) discontinuation between 0 and 1 year, and 50.7% of patients had permanent DAPT discontinuation between 1 and 3 years. *≥2 days and until last follow-up or time of event. p-values by log-rank test and hazard ratios by Cox regression. CI: confidence interval; HR: hazard ratio