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BACKGROUND: Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAT) is a therapeutic option for patients with minor ischemic stroke (IS) or transient ischemic attack (TIA). No study has evaluated the incidence of early bleeding in patients with moderate to major ischemic stroke. The current study aimed to analyze both the frequency of early bleeding and hospital morbidity related to DAT for either acute IS or TIA regardless of admission National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score. METHODS: This was a retrospective analysis based on data collected from a prospective data bank of a single center. We included patients who underwent DAT in the first 24 hours of symptom onset with a loading dose (aspirin 300 mgâ¯+â¯clopidogrel 300 mg) on the first day, followed by a maintenance dose (aspirin 100 mgâ¯+â¯clopidogrel 75 mg). We analyzed intracranial and/or extracranial hemorrhage that had occurred during the hospital admission, symptomatic bleeding, modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score at discharge, and death rates as outcomes. RESULTS: Of the 119 patients analyzed, 94 (79 %) had IS and 25 (21 %) had TIA. Hemorrhage occurred in 11 (9.2 %) and four (3.4 %) patients with TIA or NIHSS ≤ 3, respectively, although none were symptomatic. Patients with bleeding as a complication had higher admission NIHSS [4 (3-7) vs. 2 (1-4), pâ¯=â¯0.044] and had higher mRS at discharge (mRS 2 [1-5] vs. mRS 1 [0-2], pâ¯=â¯0.008). These findings did not indicate increased mortality, as one (9 %) patient died from bleeding and two (1.8 %) patients died without bleeding (pâ¯=â¯0.254). CONCLUSION: DAT seems to be a safe therapy in patients regardless of admission NIHSS if started within the first 24 h after symptom onset because only 1.6 % of patients had symptomatic bleeding.
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Aspirina/efeitos adversos , Clopidogrel/efeitos adversos , Avaliação da Deficiência , Terapia Antiplaquetária Dupla/efeitos adversos , Hemorragias Intracranianas/induzido quimicamente , Ataque Isquêmico Transitório/tratamento farmacológico , Admissão do Paciente , Inibidores da Agregação Plaquetária/efeitos adversos , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/tratamento farmacológico , Tempo para o Tratamento , Idoso , Aspirina/administração & dosagem , Brasil/epidemiologia , Clopidogrel/administração & dosagem , Bases de Dados Factuais , Esquema de Medicação , Terapia Antiplaquetária Dupla/mortalidade , Feminino , Estado Funcional , Humanos , Incidência , Hemorragias Intracranianas/diagnóstico , Hemorragias Intracranianas/mortalidade , Ataque Isquêmico Transitório/diagnóstico , Ataque Isquêmico Transitório/mortalidade , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Inibidores da Agregação Plaquetária/administração & dosagem , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Estudos Retrospectivos , Medição de Risco , Fatores de Risco , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/diagnóstico , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/mortalidade , Fatores de Tempo , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
PURPOSE: To investigate the prevalence and risk factors of acquired long QT syndrome (LQTS) on admission to a general Intensive Care Unit (ICU), and to assess the risk of LQTS associated with prescribed medications. METHODS: Prospective observational, cross-sectional study approved by the Institutional Review Board. Between May 2014 and July 2016, 412 patients >18 years-old consecutively admitted to the ICU of a university hospital were included. LQTS was defined as a QT interval on the admission electrocardiogram corrected using Bazett's formula (QTc) >460 ms for men and >470 ms for women. All medications administered within 24 hours before admission were recorded. Logistic regression was used. RESULTS: LQTS prevalence was 27.9%. In LQTS patients, 70.4% had ≥ 1 LQTS-inducing drug prescribed in the 24 hours prior to ICU admission versus 70.4% in non-LQTS patients (p = 0.99). Bradycardia and Charlson morbidity index score are independent risk factors for LQTS. Haloperidol (OR 4.416), amiodarone (OR 2.509) and furosemide (OR 1.895) were associated with LQTS, as well as another drug not yet described, namely clopidogrel (OR 2.241). CONCLUSIONS: The LQTS is highly prevalent in critically ill patients, ICU patients are often admitted with LQTS-inducing medications, and patients with slow heart rate or with high Charlson comorbidity index should be evaluated for LQTS.
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Amiodarona/efeitos adversos , Clopidogrel/efeitos adversos , Furosemida/efeitos adversos , Haloperidol/efeitos adversos , Síndrome do QT Longo/etiologia , Adulto , Idoso , Amiodarona/uso terapêutico , Clopidogrel/uso terapêutico , Estado Terminal , Estudos Transversais , Eletrocardiografia , Feminino , Furosemida/uso terapêutico , Haloperidol/uso terapêutico , Humanos , Unidades de Terapia Intensiva , Síndrome do QT Longo/diagnóstico , Síndrome do QT Longo/epidemiologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Razão de Chances , Prevalência , Estudos Prospectivos , Fatores de RiscoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: A poor ability of recommended risk scores for predicting in-hospital bleeding has been reported in elderly patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). No study assessed the prediction of post-discharge bleeding in the elderly. The new BleeMACS score (Bleeding complications in a Multicenter registry of patients discharged with diagnosis of Acute Coronary Syndrome), was designed to predict post-discharge bleeding in ACS patients. We aimed to assess the predictive ability of the BleeMACS score in elderly patients. METHODS: We assessed the incidence and characteristics of severe bleeding after discharge in ACS patients aged ≥ 75 years. Bleeding was defined as any intracranial bleeding or bleeding leading to hospitalization and/or red blood transfusion, occurring within the first year after discharge. We assessed the predictive ability of the BleeMACS score according to age by Fine-Gray proportional hazards regression analysis, calculating receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curves and the area under the ROC curves (AUC). RESULTS: The BleeMACS registry included 15,401 patients of whom 3,376/15,401 (21.9%) were aged ≥ 75 years. Elderly patients were more commonly treated with clopidogrel and less often treated with ticagrelor or prasugrel. Of 3,376 elderly patients, 190 (5.6%) experienced post-discharge bleeding. The incidence of bleeding was moderately higher in elderly patients (hazard ratio [HR], 2.31, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.92-2.77). The predictive ability of the BleeMACS score was moderately lower in elderly patients (AUC, 0.652 vs. 0.691, p = 0.001). CONCLUSION: Elderly patients with ACS had a significantly higher incidence of post-discharge bleeding. Despite a lower predictive ability in older patients, the BleeMACS score exhibited an acceptable performance in these patients.
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Síndrome Coronariana Aguda/cirurgia , Clopidogrel/efeitos adversos , Técnicas de Apoio para a Decisão , Hemorragias Intracranianas/induzido quimicamente , Alta do Paciente , Intervenção Coronária Percutânea , Inibidores da Agregação Plaquetária/efeitos adversos , Síndrome Coronariana Aguda/diagnóstico , Fatores Etários , Idoso , Ásia/epidemiologia , Brasil/epidemiologia , Canadá/epidemiologia , Transfusão de Eritrócitos , Europa (Continente)/epidemiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Incidência , Hemorragias Intracranianas/diagnóstico , Hemorragias Intracranianas/epidemiologia , Hemorragias Intracranianas/terapia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Readmissão do Paciente , Intervenção Coronária Percutânea/efeitos adversos , Cloridrato de Prasugrel/efeitos adversos , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Sistema de Registros , Medição de Risco , Fatores de Risco , Ticagrelor/efeitos adversos , Fatores de Tempo , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
Importance: The bleeding safety of ticagrelor in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with fibrinolytic therapy remains uncertain. Objective: To evaluate the short-term safety of ticagrelor when compared with clopidogrel in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction treated with fibrinolytic therapy. Design, Setting and Participants: We conducted a multicenter, randomized, open-label with blinded end point adjudication trial that enrolled 3799 patients (younger than 75 years) with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction receiving fibrinolytic therapy in 152 sites from 10 countries from November 2015 through November 2017. The prespecified upper boundary for noninferiority for bleeding was an absolute margin of 1.0%. Interventions: Patients were randomized to ticagrelor (180-mg loading dose, 90 mg twice daily thereafter) or clopidogrel (300-mg to 600-mg loading dose, 75 mg daily thereafter). Patients were randomized with a median of 11.4 hours after fibrinolysis, and 90% were pretreated with clopidogrel. Main Outcomes and Measures: The primary outcome was thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) major bleeding through 30 days. Results: The mean (SD) age was 58.0 (9.5) years, 2928 of 3799 patients (77.1%) were men, and 2177 of 3799 patients (57.3%) were white. At 30 days, TIMI major bleeding had occurred in 14 of 1913 patients (0.73%) receiving ticagrelor and in 13 of 1886 patients (0.69%) receiving clopidogrel (absolute difference, 0.04%; 95% CI, -0.49% to 0.58%; P < .001 for noninferiority). Major bleeding defined by the Platelet Inhibition and Patient Outcomes criteria and by the Bleeding Academic Research Consortium types 3 to 5 bleeding occurred in 23 patients (1.20%) in the ticagrelor group and in 26 patients (1.38%) in the clopidogrel group (absolute difference, -0.18%; 95% CI, -0.89% to 0.54; P = .001 for noninferiority). The rates of fatal (0.16% vs 0.11%; P = .67) and intracranial bleeding (0.42% vs 0.37%; P = .82) were similar between the ticagrelor and clopidogrel groups, respectively. Minor and minimal bleeding were more common with ticagrelor than with clopidogrel. The composite of death from vascular causes, myocardial infarction, or stroke occurred in 76 patients (4.0%) treated with ticagrelor and in 82 patients (4.3%) receiving clopidogrel (hazard ratio, 0.91; 95% CI, 0.67-1.25; P = .57). Conclusions and Relevance: In patients younger than 75 years with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction, delayed administration of ticagrelor after fibrinolytic therapy was noninferior to clopidogrel for TIMI major bleeding at 30 days. Trial Registration: clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT02298088.
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Clopidogrel/uso terapêutico , Fibrinolíticos/uso terapêutico , Infarto do Miocárdio/tratamento farmacológico , Ticagrelor/uso terapêutico , Idoso , Clopidogrel/efeitos adversos , Feminino , Hemorragia/induzido quimicamente , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Ticagrelor/efeitos adversosRESUMO
BACKGROUND: According to ACC/ AHA guidelines, a minimum of 1 year of dual anti- platelet therapy (DAPT) consisting of aspirin and a platelet ADP-receptor antagonist (P2Y12 inhibitor) is recommended for patients presenting acute coronary syndromes (ACS), regardless of which type of revascularization is performed during the acute event. METHODS: The purpose of this presentation was to review the present data either from a direct randomized comparison among the three compounds and also large prospective observational registries and meta-analysis were analyzed in detail. With this aim, we performed an extensive large search from PubMed/Medline Journals identifying studies comparing fashion the new P2Y12 inhibitors in patients with ACS including ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in direct and indirect manner. RESULTS: Pivotal large randomized clinical trials (RCT) in patients with ACS including STEMI, comparing clopidogrel, a first generation P2Y12 inhibitor against the newer prasugrel and ticagrelor showed major efficacy advantages of the latters although both drugs had more bleeding risk than clopidogrel. Direct comparisons of prasugrel and ticagrelor from large RCT are not yet available, however, several observational registries and metaanalysis reported results from an indirect comparison between both compounds. Major findings and limitations of each of these studies were identified, highlighted and discussed. CONCLUSION: Prasugrel and ticagrelor are both more effective than clopidogrel to prevent adverse cardiac events in patients with ACS. Compared to ticagrelor, prasugrel appears to be more effective in patients with STEMI, although lack of randomized data didn't allow to draw definitive conclusions.
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Síndrome Coronariana Aguda , Clopidogrel/uso terapêutico , Intervenção Coronária Percutânea , Cloridrato de Prasugrel/uso terapêutico , Sistema de Registros , Ticagrelor/uso terapêutico , Síndrome Coronariana Aguda/tratamento farmacológico , Síndrome Coronariana Aguda/cirurgia , Clopidogrel/efeitos adversos , Humanos , Estudos Observacionais como Assunto , Ensaios Clínicos Controlados Aleatórios como AssuntoRESUMO
Resumen El uso de fármacos antiagregantes plaquetarios para prevención primaria y secundaria de eventos cardiovasculares es una práctica común en clínica. La terapia antiagregante plaquetaria disminuye significativamente la incidencia de eventos cardiovasculares, incluyendo infarto agudo al miocardio y accidente cerebro-vascular. Cada vez es más frecuente enfrentarse a pacientes en terapia antiagregante plaquetaria que serán sometidos a algún procedimiento quirúrgico, por tanto es fundamental conocer el manejo perioperatorio de estos fármacos, para disminuir los riesgos y complicaciones asociados a la suspensión o mantención de estas drogas en el período perioperatorio. Los antiagregantes plaquetarios de mayor uso en Chile son la aspirina y las tienopiridinas, siendo el clopidogrel el fármaco más utilizado en este grupo. El enfrentamiento perioperatorio de estos fármacos está supeditado al riesgo trombótico individual de cada paciente y al riesgo hemorrágico de cada cirugía. En cirugías no cardiacas, se sugiere mantener la aspirina, excepto en pacientes con bajo-moderado riesgo trombótico que serán sometidos a cirugías con alto riesgo de sangrado, en los cuales se recomienda suspenderla 5-7 días previo a la intervención quirúrgica. El clopidogrel se sugiere suspenderlo 5 días antes de la cirugía, excepto en pacientes con alto riesgo trombótico que se someterán a procedimientos quirúrgicos con riesgo hemorrágico bajo-moderado. En cirugías de revascularización miocárdica, se recomienda mantener aspirina y suspender clopidogrel 5 días antes del procedimiento. En relación al reinicio postquirúrgico de estos fármacos, se sugiere reanudar aspirina 6 h posterior a la cirugía y clopidogrel durante las primeras 24 h postoperatorias, asegurando previamente una adecuada hemostasia quirúrgica.
The use of antiplatelet drugs for primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease events is a common clinical practice. Antiplatelet therapy significantly decreases the incidence of cardiovascular disease events, including acute myocardial infarction and cerebrovascular accident. It is increasingly common to face patients on antiplatelet therapy who will undergo some surgical procedure, so it is essential to know the perioperative management of these drugs, to reduce the risks and complications associated with the suspension or maintenance of these therapies in the perioperative period. The most common antiplatelet agents used in Chile are acetylsalicylic acid and thienopyridines, of which clopidogrel is the most frequent one. The perioperative management of these drugs has to be based on the individual thrombotic risk of each patient and the risk of hemorrhage of each surgery. In noncardiac surgeries, it is suggested to maintain acetylsalicylic acid, except in patients with low to moderate thrombotic risk who will undergo surgeries with a high risk of bleeding, in which case it is recommended to suspend it 5 to 7 days before surgery. Clopidogrel is suggested to be discontinued 5 days before surgery, except in patients with high thrombotic risk who will undergo surgical procedures with low to moderate risk of hemorrhage. In myocardial revascularization surgeries, it is recommended to maintain acetylsalicylic acid and to suspend clopidogrel 5 days before the procedure. Once assuring adequate surgical hemostasis, it is suggested to reinitiate acetylsalicylic acid 6 hours after surgery and to reinitiate clopidogrel during the first 24 postoperative hours.
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Humanos , Procedimentos Cirúrgicos Operatórios/métodos , Inibidores da Agregação Plaquetária/administração & dosagem , Assistência Perioperatória/métodos , Inibidores da Agregação Plaquetária/efeitos adversos , Inibidores da Agregação Plaquetária/farmacocinética , Aspirina/administração & dosagem , Aspirina/efeitos adversos , Medição de Risco , Hemorragia Pós-Operatória/induzido quimicamente , Suspensão de Tratamento , Tienopiridinas/administração & dosagem , Tienopiridinas/efeitos adversos , Clopidogrel/administração & dosagem , Clopidogrel/efeitos adversosRESUMO
Desde el comienzo del uso de los inhibidores de la bomba de protones (IBP), la indicación de los mismos ha crecido exponencialmente. Aquí documentamos la prescripción exagerada en pacientes hospitalizados. Métodos: estudio observacional descriptivo para determinar la frecuencia del uso inadecuado de estos fármacos en servicios médicos y quirúrgicos del Hospital Universitario de Caracas. Resultados: Se evaluaron 500 pacientes hospitalizados. Se prescribió IBP en 367 (73,4%) ellos, pero sólo 47 (12,8%) tenían una indicación formal. El 87% no tenía indicación justificada según normas de los entes reguladores a nivel mundial. La prevención de úlcera péptica inducida por AINES en pacientes de riesgo correspondió a la principal indicación de IBP; sin embargo, la dosis prescrita en el 82% de los pacientes no era la correcta. Conclusión: hay una alta prevalencia de prescripción de IBP, acompañada de alta frecuencia de prescripción inadecuada. Se debe educar a consumidores y prescriptores que, al igual que todos los fármacos, también los IBP tienen efectos adversos e interacciones medicamentosas, por lo que sólo se deberían usar cuando sea estrictamente necesario, con una indicación clara, a la menor dosis y durante el menor tiempo posible(AU)
Since the introduction of Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs), the indication of these has grown exponentially, evidencing a high prevalence of overprescription in hospitalized patients Method: a descriptive and observational study was carried out in order to determine the frequency of inappropriate use of these drugs in medical and surgical services of the Hospital Universitario de Caracas, Venezuela. Results: 500 hospitalized patients admitted to medical and surgical services were evaluated. The PPI was prescribed in 367 (73.4%) of them and only 47 (12.8%) had a formal indication for it, while 87% were not indicated, according to regulators worldwide. The prevention of peptic ulcer induced by non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs in patients at risk was the major indication; however, the prescribed dose in 82% of patients was incorrect. Conclusion: there is a high prevalence of prescribing proton pump inhibitors, evidencing a high frequency of inadequate prescription. Consumers and prescribers should be made aware that, as all drugs, also PPIs have adverse effects, drug interactions, and should be used only when strictly necessary at the lowest dose and for the shortest time possible.(AU)
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Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Esteroides/administração & dosagem , Inibidores da Bomba de Prótons/administração & dosagem , Clopidogrel/efeitos adversos , Preparações Farmacêuticas , HospitalizaçãoRESUMO
Resumen: Introducción: La terapia antiagregante dual (TAD) con aspirina más clopidogrel o ticagrelor es fundamental para prevenir trombosis de stent y nuevos eventos cardiovasculares (CV) en pacientes sometidos a angioplastía coronaria (AC). Sin embargo, TAD se asocia a un riesgo aumentado de hemorragias, en particular cuando su uso se prolonga. Recientemente se han creado puntajes (DAPT, PRECISE-DAPT) que buscan estimar el riesgo de sangrado en pacientes con TAD por tiempo prolongado, los que quisimos evaluar en nuestra población. Métodos: Se utilizó la base de datos prospectiva de Prevención Cardiovascular del Hospital Clínico U. Católica, seleccionando pacientes sometidos a AC el año 2015. Se realizó una encuesta telefónica estandarizada para identificar episodios de sangrado definidos según clasificación ISTH, tiempo de uso de TAD y nuevos eventos CV. Se calcularon los puntajes DAPT y PRECISE-DAPT. Se usó pruebas de t de Student, test exacto de Fisher y curva ROC, según correspondiese, considerando significativa una p<0,05. Resultados: Se incluyeron 227 pacientes (edad 64,2±12,3 años, 22,5% mujeres), de los cuales el 69,6% eran hipertensos, 28,6% diabéticos, 26,9% fumadores y 5,3% insuficientes renales crónicos. En el 63% de los pacientes la AC fue por síndrome coronario agudo, se implantaron 1,4±0,7 stents/paciente y el 37% de los pacientes recibió sólo stents metálicos. Al momento de la encuesta, el seguimiento fue de 26±3 meses. Se registró un tiempo promedio de duración de TAD de 12,6±7,4 meses, con 99,1% de los pacientes recibiendo aspirina, 93,4% clopidogrel, 6,6% ticagrelor y 9,3% anticoagulantes orales. Hubo 35 (15,4%) nuevos eventos CV (revascularización 14, infarto 12, accidente cerebrovascular 2 y muerte 7) y 31 (13,6%) episodios de sangrados (criterio ISTH). De acuerdo con el criterio TIMI de sangrado se registraron 5 (2,2%) episodios graves, 9 (3,9%) leves y 17 (7,4%) menores. En 10 (4,4%) pacientes se modificó la TAD debido al sangrado. PRECISE-DAPT se asoció de manera significativa a los episodios de sangrado (p<0,01); tener un puntaje de alto riesgo (>25) aumentó más de 3 veces el riesgo de sangrado (OR 3,1 IC 1,4-7,1, p<0,01) y una curva ROC estableció que en la población estudiada el mejor punto de corte fue de 18 puntos (C-statistic 0,69) (Figuras 1A y B). El uso de TACO aumentó el riesgo (OR 3,4 IC 1,2-9,5, p=0,02). Si bien miden distintos parámetros, los puntajes de riesgo DAPT y PRECISE-DAPT se correlacionaron significativamente en nuestra cohorte (p<0,01). Conclusiones: En esta cohorte de la vida real se demuestra que la ocurrencia de sangramientos es un evento frecuente en pacientes con TAD, similar a la tasa de nuevos eventos CV, y por tanto debe ser un factor relevante a considerar al momento de la AC y la selección de la TAD. El puntaje PRECISE-DAPT es una herramienta útil para predecir sangrados, aunque nuestros resultados sugieren que en población chilena los valores de corte pueden ser algo menores que lo previamente publicado .
Abstracts: Background: Dual antiplatelet therapy (DAT) with aspirin plus clopidogrel or ticagrelor is essential for the prevention of stent thrombosis and new cardiovascular events in patients undergoing PCI. However, DAT is associated with an increased risk of bleeding, more so when it is used for prolonged time periods. Scores (DAPT, PRECISE-DAPT) developed to predict bleeding risk were evaluated in this study. Method: The prospective Cardiovascular Prevention database at Catholic University Hospital was used to select patients who underwent PCI followed by DAT during 2015. By phone contact information on bleeding episodes - according to the ISTH classification -, new cardiovascular events and DAT duration were collected. DAPT and PRECISE- DAPT scores were calculated. Student's t test, Fisher exact test and ROC analysis were used. Significance was established at p< 0.05. Results: 277 patients were included (age 64.2±12.3 y-o, 22.5% women). Hypertension was present in 66.9%, diabetes in 28.6%, smoking habit in 26.9% and renal failure in 5.3%. The indication for PCI was acute coronary syndrome in 63%, 1.4±0.7 stents per patient were implanted and 37% of patients received bare metal stents exclusively. Follow-up extended for 26±3 months. DAT was active for 12.6±7.4 months and 9.3% of patients received oral anticoagulant therapy. There were 35 (15.4%) new cardiovascular events (14 revascularizations, 12 myocardial infarctions, 2 CVA and 7 deaths). Conversely, there were 31 (13.6%) bleeding episodes. According to the TIMI classification, bleeding episodes were severe in 2.2%, mild in 3.9% and minor in 7.4%. In 4% of patients DAT was modified due to bleeding. PRECISE-DAPT score was significantly associated to bleeding episodes (p<0.01). A high score (>25) was associated with a 3-fold risk of bleeding (OR 3.1, CI 1.4-7.1 (p<0.01). Through ROC analysis the best PRECISE-DAPT cutting point in this cohort was 18 (C=0.69). The use of oral anticoagulation increased bleeding risk (OR 3.4 CI 1.2 - 9.5, p=0.02). DAPT and PRECISE-DAPT were significantly correlated (p<0.01). Conclusion: Bleeding is a frequent complication of DAT, similar to the risk of new cardiovascular events. PRECISE-DAPT score is useful to estimate the risk of bleeding, although this study suggests that in the studied population the cutting point may be somewhat lower than previously published.