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. 2020 Oct;46(5):370-376.
doi: 10.1016/j.diabet.2019.11.002. Epub 2019 Nov 26.

Determinants of aspirin resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes

E Paven  1 , J-G Dillinger  1 , C Bal Dit Sollier  2 , T Vidal-Trecan  3 , N Berge  2 , R Dautry  4 , J-F Gautier  3 , L Drouet  2 , J-P Riveline  3 , P Henry  5
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Determinants of aspirin resistance in patients with type 2 diabetes

E Paven et al. Diabetes Metab. 2020 Oct.

Abstract

Background: Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of mortality among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Numerous patients with T2DM show resistance to aspirin treatment, which may explain the higher rate of major adverse cardiovascular events observed compared with non-diabetes patients, and it has recently been shown that aspirin resistance is mainly related to accelerated platelet turnover with persistent high platelet reactivity (HPR) 24h after last aspirin intake. The mechanism behind HPR is unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the precise rate and mechanisms associated with HPR in a population of T2DM patients treated with aspirin.

Methods: Included were 116 consecutive stable T2DM patients who had attended our hospital for their yearly check-up. HPR was assessed 24h after aspirin intake using light transmission aggregometry (LTA) with arachidonic acid (AA) and serum thromboxane B2 (TXB2) measurement. Its relationship with diabetes status, insulin resistance, inflammatory markers and coronary artery disease (CAD) severity, using calcium scores, were investigated.

Results: Using LTA, HPR was found in 27 (23%) patients. There was no significant difference in mean age, gender ratio or cardiovascular risk factors in patients with or without HPR. HPR was significantly related to duration of diabetes and higher fasting glucose levels (but not consistently with HbA1c), and strongly related to all markers of insulin resistance, especially waist circumference, HOMA-IR, QUICKI and leptin. There was no association between HPR and thrombopoietin or inflammatory markers (IL-6, IL-10, indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase activity, TNF-α, C-reactive protein), whereas HPR was associated with more severe CAD. Similar results were found with TXB2.

Conclusion: Our results reveal that 'aspirin resistance' is frequently found in T2DM, and is strongly related to insulin resistance and severity of CAD, but weakly related to HbA1c and not at all to inflammatory parameters. This may help to identify those T2DM patients who might benefit from alternative antiplatelet treatments such as twice-daily aspirin and thienopyridines.

Keywords: Aspirin; Aspirin resistance; Coronary artery disease; Diabetes.

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