The effect of acenocoumarol on the antiplatelet effect of clopidogrel

Summary

Patients exhibiting high on-clopidogrel platelet reactivity (HPR) are at an increased risk of atherothrombotic events following percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). The use of concomitant medication which is metabolised by the hepatic cytochrome P450 system, such as phenprocoumon, is associated with HPR. We assessed the level of platelet reactivity on clopidogrel in patients who received concomitant treatment with acenocoumarol (another coumarin derivative). Patients scheduled for PCI were included in a prospective, single centre, observational registry. Patients who were adequately pre-treated with clopidogrel were eligible for this analysis, which included 1,582 patients, of whom 104 patients (6.6 %) received concomitant acenocoumarol treatment. Platelet reactivity, as measured with the VerifyNow P2Y12 assay and expressed in P2Y12 Reaction Units (PRU), was significantly higher in patients on concomitant acenocoumarol treatment (mean PRU 229 ± 88 vs 187 ± 95; p< 0.001). In patients with concomitant acenocoumarol use, the proportion of patients with HPR was higher, defined as PRU > 208 (57.7 % vs 41.1 %; p=0.001) and PRU236 (49.0 % vs 31.4 %; p< 0.001). In multivariable analysis, concomitant acenocoumarol use was independently associated with a higher PRU and the occurrence of HPR defined as PRU236 (OR 2.00, [1.07–3.79]), but not with HPR defined as PRU > 208 (OR 1.37, [0.74–2.54]). PRU also was significantly increased after 1:1 propensity matching (+28.2; p< 0.001). As this was an observational study, confounding by indication cannot be excluded, although multivariable analyses and propensity matching were performed. The impact of the findings from this hypothesis-generating study on clinical outcome requires further investigation.

Keywords

Platelet aggregation - clopidogrel - acenocoumarol - oral anticoagulation - high on-treatment platelet reactivity - VerifyNow

^* These two authors contributed equally to this research and this manuscript.

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