Main characteristics of the included studies
| Trial |
Treatments |
Patients |
Methods |
VA-pilot, 0
|
Aspirin 324 mg/d
versus
|
|
follow-up 3m
n=26/24
|
VA-main, 1983
|
Aspirin 324mg/d
versus
placebo
|
men with unstable angina
|
follow-up 3m
n=661/677
double blind
|
Canadian (Aspirin + sulfinpyrazone), 1985
|
Aspirin 1300mg/d + sulfinpyrazone 800mg/d
versus
placebo
|
patients with unstable angina
|
follow-up 18m
n=416/139
double blind
|
RISC, 1990
|
Aspirin 75mg/d
versus
placebo
|
men with unstable coronary artery disease (unstable angina or non-Q wave myocardial infarction
|
follow-up 12m
n=474/471
Factorial plan
double blind
Sweden
|
ALDUSA-pilot, 0
|
Aspirin 325mg/d, Aspirin 40mg/d
versus
|
|
follow-up 12m
n=56/28
|
STAI, 1990
|
ticlopidine 250 mg b.i.d
versus
untreated control
|
patients with unstable angina <=48hrs from the pain onset
|
follow-up 6m
n=314/338
single blind
|
Prandoni, 1991
|
Aspirin 50mg/d + Dipyridamol 400mg/d
versus
placebo
|
patients with acute unstable angina
|
follow-up 12m
n=44/44
double blind
|
Théroux, 1988
|
Aspirin 325 mg twice daily
versus
placebo
|
acute unstable angina
|
follow-up 6d (3m)
n=121/118
double blind
|
Florida UA, 0
|
Ticlopidine 500mg/d
versus
|
|
follow-up 14d
n=12/12
|
ATACS-pilot, 1990
|
Aspirin 80mg/d (Heparin + Warfarin)
versus
full-dose heparin followed by warfarin
|
acute coronary syndromes
|
follow-up 3m
n=37/24
|
Plaza, 1993
|
triflusal 300 mg three times daily
versus
placebo
|
patients with unstable angina
|
follow-up 6m
n=143/138
Parallel groups
double blind
Spain
|
Modena, 0
|
trapidil
versus
|
|
follow-up 6m
n=71/73
|
CURE, 2001
|
clopidogrel 300 mg immediately, followed by 75 mg once daily + aspirin for 3 to 12 months
versus
aspirin (+placebo)
|
acute coronary syndromes without ST-segment elevation within 24 hours after the onset of symptoms
|
follow-up NA (median <9 months)
n=6259/6303
Parallel groups
double blind
28 countries
|
Canadian (Aspirin vs PBO), 1985
|
Aspirin 1300mg/d
versus
placebo
|
patients with unstable angina
|
follow-up 18m
n=-9/139
double blind
|
Canadian (sulfinpyrazone alone), 1985
|
sulfinpyrazone 800mg/d
versus
placebo
|
patients with unstable angina
|
follow-up 18m
n=-9/139
double blind
|
PLATO, 2009
NCT00391872
|
ticagrelor 90mg twice daily
versus
clopidogrel 75mg once daily
|
patients with an acute coronary syndrome, with or without
ST-segment elevation (onset
of symptoms within the previous 24h).
|
follow-up 1 y
n=9333/9291
Parallel groups
double blind
43 countries
|
DISPERSE-2 (90mg), 2007
|
ticagrelor 90 mg twice daily
versus
clopidogrel
|
patients with NSTE-ACS, treated with aspirin and standard therapy for ACS
|
follow-up 12 weeks
n=334/327
Parallel groups
double blind
|
TRILOGY, 0
NCT00699998
|
prasugrel
versus
clopidogrel
|
patients who are to be medically managed without a planned PCI.
|
follow-up
n=-9/-9
|
CURRENT OASIS 7 (clopidogrel),
NCT00335452
|
versus
|
|
follow-up
n=-9/-9
|
CURRENT - OASIS 7 (ASA),
NCT00335452
|
versus
|
|
follow-up
n=-9/-9
|
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VA-pilot, 0 :
Lewis HD
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VA-main, 1983 :
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Cairns JA, Gent M, Singer J, Finnie KJ, Froggatt GM, Holder DA, Jablonsky G, Kostuk WJ, Melendez LJ, Myers MGAspirin, sulfinpyrazone, or both in unstable angina. Results of a Canadian multicenter trial.
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RISC, 1990 :
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RISC, 1990 :
Wallentin LCAspirin (75 mg/day) after an episode of unstable coronary artery disease: long-term effects on the risk for myocardial infarction, occurrence of severe angina and the need for revascularization. Research Group on Instability in Coronary Artery Disease in Southeast Sweden.
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ALDUSA-pilot, 0 :
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[PMID ]
STAI, 1990 :
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Prandoni, 1991 :
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Théroux, 1988 :
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Florida UA, 0 :
Mehta JL
Unité de Pharmacologie Clinique, 1987. (Unité de Pharmacologie Clinique unpublished report)
[PMID ]
ATACS-pilot, 1990 :
Cohen M, Adams PC, Hawkins L, Bach M, Fuster VUsefulness of antithrombotic therapy in resting angina pectoris or non-Q-wave myocardial infarction in preventing death and myocardial infarction (a pilot study from the Antithrombotic Therapy in Acute Coronary Syndromes Study Group).
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Plaza, 1993 :
Plaza L, Lopez-Bescos L, Martin-Jadraque L, Alegria E, Cruz-Fernandez JM, Velasco J, Ruiperez JA, Malpartida F, Artal A, Cabades AProtective effect of triflusal against acute myocardial infarction in patients with unstable angina: results of a Spanish multicenter trial. Grupo de Estudio del Triflusal en la Angina Inestable.
Cardiology 1993;82:388-98
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Modena, 0 :
Reggiani S, Mattioli Gí
J Am Coll Cardiol 1992;19:238A (Abstract 942-65)
[PMID ]
CURE, 2001 :
Yusuf S, Zhao F, Mehta SR, Chrolavicius S, Tognoni G, Fox KKEffects of clopidogrel in addition to aspirin in patients with acute coronary syndromes without ST-segment elevation.
N Engl J Med 2001;345:494-502
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Canadian (Aspirin vs PBO), 1985 :
Cairns JA, Gent M, Singer J, Finnie KJ, Froggatt GM, Holder DA, Jablonsky G, Kostuk WJ, Melendez LJ, Myers MG
N Engl J Med 1985;313:1369-75
[PMID 3903504]
Canadian (sulfinpyrazone alone), 1985 :
Cairns JA, Gent M, Singer J, Finnie KJ, Froggatt GM, Holder DA, Jablonsky G, Kostuk WJ, Melendez LJ, Myers MG
N Engl J Med 1985;313:1369-75
[PMID 3903504]
TRITON-TIMI 38, 2007 :
Antman EM, Wiviott SD, Murphy SA, Voitk J, Hasin Y, Widimsky P, Chandna H, Macias W, McCabe CH, Braunwald EEarly and late benefits of prasugrel in patients with acute coronary syndromes undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention: a TRITON-TIMI 38 (TRial to Assess Improvement in Therapeutic Outcomes by Optimizing Platelet InhibitioN with Prasugrel-Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction) analysis.
J Am Coll Cardiol 2008 May 27;51:2028-33
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TRITON-TIMI 38, 2007 :
Wiviott SD, Braunwald E, McCabe CH, Montalescot G, Ruzyllo W, Gottlieb S, Neumann FJ, Ardissino D, De Servi S, Murphy SA, Riesmeyer J, Weerakkody G, Gibson CM, Antman EMPrasugrel versus clopidogrel in patients with acute coronary syndromes.
N Engl J Med 2007;357:2001-15
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Huynh (warfarin vs aspirin), 2001 :
Huynh T, Théroux P, Bogaty P, Nasmith J, Solymoss SAspirin, warfarin, or the combination for secondary prevention of coronary events in patients with acute coronary syndromes and prior coronary artery bypass surgery.
Circulation 2001;103:3069-74
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PLATO, 2009 :
James S, Akerblom A, Cannon CP, Emanuelsson H, Husted S, Katus H, Skene A, Steg PG, Storey RF, Harrington R, Becker R, Wallentin LComparison of ticagrelor, the first reversible oral P2Y(12) receptor antagonist, with clopidogrel in patients with acute coronary syndromes: Rationale, design, and baseline characteristics of the PLATelet inhibition and patient Outcomes (PLATO) trial.
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PLATO, 2009 :
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DISPERSE-2 (90mg), 2007 :
Cannon CP, Husted S, Harrington RA, Scirica BM, Emanuelsson H, Peters G, Storey RFSafety, tolerability, and initial efficacy of AZD6140, the first reversible oral adenosine diphosphate receptor antagonist, compared with clopidogrel, in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome: primary results of the DISPERSE-2 trial.
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DISPERSE-2 (90mg), 2007 :
Storey RF, Husted S, Harrington RA, Heptinstall S, Wilcox RG, Peters G, Wickens M, Emanuelsson H, Gurbel P, Grande P, Cannon CPInhibition of platelet aggregation by AZD6140, a reversible oral P2Y12 receptor antagonist, compared with clopidogrel in patients with acute coronary syndromes.
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CURRENT OASIS 7 (clopidogrel), :
Mehta SR, Bassand JP, Chrolavicius S, Diaz R, Fox KA, Granger CB, Jolly S, Rupprecht HJ, Widimsky P, Yusuf SDesign and rationale of CURRENT-OASIS 7: a randomized, 2 x 2 factorial trial evaluating optimal dosing strategies for clopidogrel and aspirin in patients with ST and non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes managed with an early invasive strategy.
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CURRENT - OASIS 7 (ASA), :
Mehta SR, Bassand JP, Chrolavicius S, Diaz R, Fox KA, Granger CB, Jolly S, Rupprecht HJ, Widimsky P, Yusuf SDesign and rationale of CURRENT-OASIS 7: a randomized, 2 x 2 factorial trial evaluating optimal dosing strategies for clopidogrel and aspirin in patients with ST and non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes managed with an early invasive strategy.
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