BLEEDING AND ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES
This conference presentation by Dr. Syed Raza, a Cardiology Fellow at VCU Medical Center, focuses on the critical issue of bleeding in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). It outlines the classification of bleeding scales, identifies associated risk factors, and discusses prognostic implications. The presentation emphasizes the need for consistent reporting of bleeding events using standardized scales (GUSTO, TIMI, ACUITY) and explores strategies to reduce bleeding risks in patients undergoing anti-thrombotic therapy and catheter-based interventions.
BLEEDING AND ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES
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BLEEDING AND ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES Cardiac Catherization Conference Syed Raza MD Cardiology Fellow VCU Medical Center 06/02/2011
Outline: • Introduction- Classification of bleeding scales • Risk factors • Prognostic implications • Strategies to reduce bleeding • Conclusion
Bleeding and ACS • In patients with acute coronary syndromes, early treatment with anti-thrombotic medications and catheter based interventions reduced ischemic events but at an increased risk of bleeding. • The reported incidence of bleeding after treatment for ACS ranges from 1% to 10% and depends on a number of factors. • Bleeding is strongly associated with adverse outcomes in patients with ACS. 2/3rd of patients bleed at access site. • Bleeding has been classified by different investigators using different scales.
Bleeding Scales- Why? • Bleeding scale = Common language • Consistent reporting of bleeding events across different populations, regions and trials. • Facilitate comparisons across different regions and populations, treatment strategies and different data sets.
Popular Bleeding Scales • GUSTO • TIMI • ACUITY • REPLACE-2
GUSTO Severe or life-threatening: Intracranial or bleeding that causes hemodynamic compromise and requires intervention. Moderate: Bleeding that requires blood transfusion but does not result in hemodynamic compromise. Mild: Bleeding that does not meet criteria for either severe or moderate bleeding.
TIMI Major: • Intracranial or ≥ 5 g/dl decrease in the hemoglobin concentration or ≥ 15% decrease in HCT. Minor: • Observed blood loss with ≥ 3 g/dl decrease in the Hgb concentration or ≥ 10% decrease in HCT Minimal: • All other bleeding
ACUITY Major: • Intracranial or intraocular bleeding • Access site bleeding requiring intervention • Hematoma ≥ 5 cm in diameter • Drop in Hgb ≥ 4 g/dl without overt source of bleeding or ≥ 3 g/dl with an overt source • Bleeding requiring reoperation or transfusion Minor: • All other bleeding
Case 1 • 70 y o F with CAD s/p PCI with DES to LAD 6 months ago • On aspirin 81 mg po daily and plavix 75 mg po daily • Fell and brought to ED • Head CT shows a 2 x 3 cm frontal intraparenchymal hemorrhage • How do you classify her bleeding? • GUSTO = Major • TIMI = Major • ACUITY = Major
Case 2 • 58 y o male with NSTEMI received DES to LAD • On ASA 325 mg po daily and plavix 75 mg po daily • Bivalirudin given during PCI • Had hemetemesis with Hgb drop from 13 g/dl to 10.5 g/dl (2.5 g/dl drop). Vitals remained stable. • Received 1 unit of PRBCs • EGD- non-bleeding ulcer= PPI Rx • How do you classify his bleeding? • GUSTO = Moderate • TIMI = Minimal • ACUITY = Major
Bleeding Classifications • Clinical elements • Laboratory values • Response to bleeding • Optimal scale should probably have all the above elements
Risk Factors Associated with Bleeding • Older age • Female sex • Renal failure • History of bleeding • Use of GP IIb/IIIa use
Risk Factors For Bleeding- Evidence • GRACE • ACUITY • CRUSADE
GRACE • 24000 patients with ACS were studied. • Risk factors for bleeding were identified using logistic regression analysis. • Major bleeding was defined as life-threatening bleeding requiring transfusion of ≥ 2 units of PRBCs, or HCT decrease of 10% or hemorrhagic/subdural hematoma. • Major bleeding occurred in 3.9% overall patients and: • 4.8 % with STEMI • 4.7% with NSTEMI • 2.3% with unstable angina
Bleeding = Mortality GRACE Registry Data
ACUITY • > 13000 patients with ACS were randomized to: • Heparin plus GPI • Bivalirudin plus GPI • Bivalirudin alone • 3 primary outcomes (30 days): • Composite ischemia • Major bleeding • Net clinical outcome
ACUITY Independent Predictors of Major Bleeding
ACUITY Independent predictors of mortality
CRUSADE (Circulation. 2009;119:1873-1882.)
CRUSADE • > 89000 patients with NSTEMI were studied. • Developed and validated a model that identified 8 independent predictors of in-hospital mortality. • Bleeding score (1-100) was created by assigning weighted integers that corresponded to the coefficient of each variable. • Rate of major bleeding increased by bleeding risk quintiles. Circulation. 2009;119:1873-1882
CRUSADE • Very low 20 or less • Low 21-30 • Moderate 31-40 • High 41-50 • Very high > 50
Euro Heart Survey-ACS Data (STEMI) Gitt et al. JACC 2010;55;A101.E945
Euro Heart Survey-ACS Data (NSTEMI) Gitt et al. JACC 2010;55;A115.E1073
Bleeding Mortality BLEEDING = MORTALITY BLEEDING = HIGH RISK PATIENTS = MORTALITY
BLEEDING=MORTALITY Eikelboom et al Circulation. 2006;114:774-782
Pooled analysis of > 34000 patients from OASIS, OASIS-2 and CURE trial. • Major bleeding defined as that requiring > 2 units of PRBCs or life-threatening >intracranial, Hgb drop of atleast 5 g/dl, requiring surgical intervention. All other was minor. • Primary outcome was death during the first 30 days. • Also examined were the association between bleeding and outcomes in subgroups and dose relation between bleeding and death.
30 day mortality Eikelboom et al Circulation. 2006;114:774-782
6 month mortality Eikelboom et al Circulation. 2006;114:774-782
Dose relation Eikelboom et al Circulation. 2006;114:774-782
Conclusions: • Increase in mortality among patients who develop major bleeding remains evident after adjustment for baseline characteristics. • Mortality is greatest in first 30 days and is markedly reduced if patients survive at least 30 days after a major bleed. • There appears to be a strong, consistent, temporal and dose related association between major bleeding and death. Eikelboom et al Circulation. 2006;114:774-782
If bleeding kills….. Can blood transfusion save lives?
Transfusion > Mortality • 24000 pts with ACS analyzed from GUSTO IIb, PURSUIT and PRAGON. • 10% underwent transfusion. • Transfusion was associated with HR of 3.94 [CI 3.26-4.75] for death. • Predicted probability of 30 day death was higher with transfusion at nadir HCT > 25%. Rao et al. JAMA. 2004;292:1555-1562
Transfusion > Mortality Doyle et al J Am Coll Cardiol 2009;53:2019–27
Older blood > higher mortality • Red cell transfusion in post-CABG and valve pts was studied. • 3000 pts were given old blood (> 2 weeks) and 3000 pts were given new blood (< 2 weeks). • At 1 year, mortality was significantly less in pts given new blood (7.4% vs 11%, p < 0.001). Koch et al. N Engl J Med 2008;358:1229-39.
Possible mechanisms linking bleeding with increased mortality
Strategies to reduce bleeding • Assess bleeding risk • Lower risk drugs • Use of radial site for catherization
` • About 17000 patients in ACUITY and HORIZON-AMI trial were studied • Independent predictors of non-CABG related bleeding within 30 days were evaluated • Integer risk score for major bleeding within 30 days was developed
Integer risk score • < 10 = Low risk • 10-14= Moderate • 15-19= High • 20 or more= Very high
CRUSADE BLEEDING SCOREwww.crusadebleedingscore.org • Very low 20 or less • Low 21-30 • Moderate 31-40 • High 41-50 • Very high > 50