Antiplatelet Drugs: Mechanisms and Risks of Bleeding Following Cardiac Operations

ABSTRACT

Preoperative antiplatelet drug use is common in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). The impact of these drugs on bleeding and blood transfusion varies. We hypothesize that review of available evidence regarding drug-related bleeding risk, underlying mechanisms of platelet dysfunction, and variations in patient response to antiplatelet drugs will aid surgeons as they assess preoperative risk and attempt to limit perioperative bleeding. The purpose of this review is to (1) examine the role that antiplatelet drugs play in excessive postoperative blood transfusion, (2) identify possible mechanisms to explain patient response to antiplatelet drugs, and (3) formulate a strategy to limit excessive blood product usage in these patients. We reviewed available published evidence regarding bleeding risk in patients taking preoperative antiplatelet drugs. In addition, we summarized our previous research into mechanisms of antiplatelet drug-related platelet dysfunction. Aspirin users have a slight but significant increase in blood product usage after CABG (0.5 U of nonautologous blood per treated patient). Platelet adenosine diphosphate (ADP) receptor inhibitors are more potent antiplatelet drugs than aspirin but have a half-life similar to aspirin, around 5 to 10 days. The American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons guidelines recommend discontinuation, if possible, of ADP inhibitors 5 to 7 days before operation because of excessive bleeding risk, whereas aspirin should be continued during the entire perioperative period in most patients. Individual variability in response to aspirin and other antiplatelet drugs is common with both hyper- and hyporesponsiveness seen in 5 to 25% of patients. Use of preoperative antiplatelet drugs is a risk factor for increased perioperative bleeding and blood transfusion. Point-of-care tests can identify patients at high risk for perioperative bleeding and blood transfusion, although these tests have limitations. Available evidence suggests that multiple blood conservation techniques benefit high-risk patients taking antiplatelet drugs before operation. Guidelines for patients who take aspirin and/or thienopyridines before cardiac procedures include some or all of the following: (1) preoperative identification of high-risk patients using point-of-care testing; (2) withdrawal of aspirin or other antiplatelet drugs for a few days and delay of operation in patients at high risk for bleeding if clinical circumstances permit; (3) selective perioperative use of evidence-based blood conservation interventions (e.g., short-course erythropoietin, off-pump procedures, and use of intraoperative blood conservation techniques), especially in high-risk patients; and (4) platelet transfusions if clinical bleeding occurs.

KEYWORDS

Aspirin - aspirin resistance - platelet glycoprotein receptors - postoperative bleeding - clopidogrel - thienopyridines - cardiac surgery - cardiopulmonary bypass

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