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Impact of transfusion strategy on platelet aggregation and biomarkers in myocardial infarction patients with anemia

Sorbonne Université, ACTION Group, INSERM UMRS1166, Institut de Cardiologie, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière (AP-HP), Paris 75013, France. Cardiology Department, Nîmes University Hospital, Montpellier University, ACTION study group, Nîmes 30900, France. Université Paris-Cité, AP-HP, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, French Alliance for Cardiovascular Trials (FACT), Paris 75015, France. Université Paris-Cité, AP-HP, French Alliance for Cardiovascular Trials (FACT), INSERM U1148, Paris 75018, France. Department of Cardiology, Inserm U942, Hôpital Lariboisière, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, University Paris-Cité, Paris 75010, France. CHU de Toulouse, Département de Cardiologie, Toulouse 31300, France. Department of Clinical Pharmacology-Clinical Research Platform (URCEST-CRB-CRCEST), AP-HP, Hôpital Saint Antoine, French Alliance for Cardiovascular Trials (FACT), Sorbonne-Université, Paris 75012, France. Institut Universitaire de France, Paris 75005, France.

European heart journal. Cardiovascular pharmacotherapy. 2023
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Abstract
BACKGROUND Higher rates of thrombotic events have been reported in myocardial infarction (MI) patients requiring blood transfusion. The impact of blood transfusion strategy on thrombosis and inflammation is still unknown. OBJECTIVE To compare the impact of a liberal vs. a restrictive transfusion strategy on P2Y12 platelet reactivity and biomarkers in the multicentric randomized REALITY trial. METHODS Patients randomized to a liberal (hemoglobin ≤10 g/dL) or a restrictive (hemoglobin ≤8 g/dL) transfusion strategy had VASP-PRI platelet reactivity measured centrally in a blinded fashion and platelet reactivity unit (PRU) measured locally using encrypted VerifyNow; at baseline and after randomization. Biomarkers of thrombosis (P-selectin, PAI-1, vWF) and inflammation (TNF-α) were also measured. The primary endpoint was the change in the VASP-PRI (difference from baseline and post randomization) between the randomized groups. RESULTS A total of 100 patients randomized were included in this study (n = 50 in each group). Transfused patients received on average 2.4 ± 1.6 units of blood. We found no differences in change of the VASP PRI (difference 1.2% 95% CI (-10.3-12.7%)) or by the PRU (difference 13.0 95% CI (-21.8-47.8)) before and after randomization in both randomized groups. Similar results were found in transfused patients (n = 71) regardless of the randomized group, VASP PRI (difference 1.7%; 95% CI (-9.5-1.7%)) or PRU (difference 27.0; 95% CI (-45.0-0.0)). We did not find an impact of transfusion strategy or transfusion itself in the levels of P-selectin, PAI-1, vWF, and TNF-α. CONCLUSION In this study, we found no impact of a liberal vs. a restrictive transfusion strategy on platelet reactivity and biomarkers in MI patients with anemia. A conclusion that should be tempered due to missing patients with exploitable biological data that has affected our power to show a difference.
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