Between November 2014 and November 2020, 1739 patients underwent OPCAB. Aspirin (100mg daily) and clopidogrel (75mg daily) were administered beginning at aday 1 after surgery. On the 7th postoperative day, the clopidogrel resistance was evaluated by point-of-care assay. Among them, the patients had clopidogrel resistance were enrolled in this study. Investigators divide them into two groups [A: ticagrelor, B; clopidogrel]. Primary endpoint was all-cause of mortality 1 year after OPCAB. Secondary endpoint included major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE: cardiac death, myocardial infarction, or stroke). Multivariate Cox regression was used to evaluate predictors of end points.
Ticagrelor, a direct-acting oral P2Y12-receptor antagonist, provides greater and more consistent platelet inhibition than clopidogrel. This study aimed to compare outcomes of ticagrelor plus aspirin versus clopidogrel plus aspirin 1 year after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) in patients with clopidogrel resistance.