Table 1.

Prospective studies of variable platelet response to aspirin and clinical events.

Study (year)Patients (no.; % female; mean age, y)Aspirin dose (mean follow-up period)Aspirin resistance assay (prevalence)Clinical outcome associated with aspirin resistance
Adapted from Maree and Fitzgerald, with permission.1  
Abbreviations: TID, three times a day; OR, overall response; MI, myocardial infarction;CVA, cerebrovascular accident; ASA, aspirin; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; CK-MB, creatine kinase isoenzyme MB; HR, hazard ratio 
Resistance defined as persistent aggregation to ADP and collagen. 
†Resistence defined as mean aggregation ≥70% with 10 μM ADP and mean aggregation of ≥20% with 0.5 mg/mL arachidonic acid. 
‡Propyl gallate agonist, resistance defined as ≥550 aspirin response units. 
§Resistence defined as 2 of 3 assays positive. 
Grotemeyer et al16 (1993) Prior CVA (180; 41; 58) 500 mg TID (2 y) Platelet reactivity test (33%) OR 14.53 (5.16–40.9); P < .0001
 Risk of stroke, MI or vascular death 
Mueller et al17 (1997) Intermittent claudication (100; 30; 62.5) 100 mg/d (1.5 y) Corrected whole blood aggregometry* 87% higher risk of lesion reocclusion post peripheral vascular angioplasty (P = .009) 
Eikelboom et al18 (2002) High cardiovascular risk (976; 15.8; 67) Unspecified (5 y) Urinary 11-dehydro TXB2 (quartile comparison) Upper versus lower quartile OR 1.8 (1.2–2.7)
 Risk of MI, CVA or cardiovascular death 
Gum et al19 (2003) Stable coronary artery disease (326; 22.4; 62) 325 mg/d (1.86 y) Optical aggregometry (5.2%)† OR 3.12 (1.1–8.9)
 Risk of MI, CVA, all cause death 
Chen et al20 (2004) Non-urgent PCI (151; 24.5; 64) 80–325 mg (24 h) Ultegra rapid platelet function assay- ASA 19.2%‡ OR 3.29 (1.42–7.59); P < .01
 Risk of myonecrosis post PCI (CK-MB = 16 U/L) 
Poston et al21 (2006) Patients undergoing off- pump coronary artery bypass grafting (225; 34; 69) 325 mg/d (30 d) Thromboelastography§ Whole blood sggregometry (collagen) 11-dehydro-TXB2 (30%) Early SVG thrombosis - 45%
 ASA resistant versus patent SVG 20%
 ASA resistant; P < .05 
Ohmori et al22 (2006) Prior cerebral infarct or ischemic heart disease (140; 53.7; 75.4) 81 mg (1 y) Optical aggregometry (collagen)
 PA-20 platelet aggregation analyzer (quartile comparison) HR 7.98; P = .008
 Risk of cardiovascular events if upper quartile (optical aggregometry)
 HR 7.76; P = .007
 Risk of cardiovascular events (PA-20 analysis) 
Study (year)Patients (no.; % female; mean age, y)Aspirin dose (mean follow-up period)Aspirin resistance assay (prevalence)Clinical outcome associated with aspirin resistance
Adapted from Maree and Fitzgerald, with permission.1  
Abbreviations: TID, three times a day; OR, overall response; MI, myocardial infarction;CVA, cerebrovascular accident; ASA, aspirin; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; CK-MB, creatine kinase isoenzyme MB; HR, hazard ratio 
Resistance defined as persistent aggregation to ADP and collagen. 
†Resistence defined as mean aggregation ≥70% with 10 μM ADP and mean aggregation of ≥20% with 0.5 mg/mL arachidonic acid. 
‡Propyl gallate agonist, resistance defined as ≥550 aspirin response units. 
§Resistence defined as 2 of 3 assays positive. 
Grotemeyer et al16 (1993) Prior CVA (180; 41; 58) 500 mg TID (2 y) Platelet reactivity test (33%) OR 14.53 (5.16–40.9); P < .0001
 Risk of stroke, MI or vascular death 
Mueller et al17 (1997) Intermittent claudication (100; 30; 62.5) 100 mg/d (1.5 y) Corrected whole blood aggregometry* 87% higher risk of lesion reocclusion post peripheral vascular angioplasty (P = .009) 
Eikelboom et al18 (2002) High cardiovascular risk (976; 15.8; 67) Unspecified (5 y) Urinary 11-dehydro TXB2 (quartile comparison) Upper versus lower quartile OR 1.8 (1.2–2.7)
 Risk of MI, CVA or cardiovascular death 
Gum et al19 (2003) Stable coronary artery disease (326; 22.4; 62) 325 mg/d (1.86 y) Optical aggregometry (5.2%)† OR 3.12 (1.1–8.9)
 Risk of MI, CVA, all cause death 
Chen et al20 (2004) Non-urgent PCI (151; 24.5; 64) 80–325 mg (24 h) Ultegra rapid platelet function assay- ASA 19.2%‡ OR 3.29 (1.42–7.59); P < .01
 Risk of myonecrosis post PCI (CK-MB = 16 U/L) 
Poston et al21 (2006) Patients undergoing off- pump coronary artery bypass grafting (225; 34; 69) 325 mg/d (30 d) Thromboelastography§ Whole blood sggregometry (collagen) 11-dehydro-TXB2 (30%) Early SVG thrombosis - 45%
 ASA resistant versus patent SVG 20%
 ASA resistant; P < .05 
Ohmori et al22 (2006) Prior cerebral infarct or ischemic heart disease (140; 53.7; 75.4) 81 mg (1 y) Optical aggregometry (collagen)
 PA-20 platelet aggregation analyzer (quartile comparison) HR 7.98; P = .008
 Risk of cardiovascular events if upper quartile (optical aggregometry)
 HR 7.76; P = .007
 Risk of cardiovascular events (PA-20 analysis) 
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