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| Content Provider | Springer Nature : BioMed Central |
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| Author | Makhzoum, Jean-Paul Baati, Youssef Tanase, Octavian Mendel, Arielle Pagnoux, Christian Ross, Carolyn |
| Abstract | Background Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common systemic vasculitis in adults. Presenting features include new-onset headaches, constitutional symptoms, jaw claudication, polymyalgia rheumatica, and visual symptoms. Arterial inflammation with subsequent stenosis and occlusion may cause tissue ischemia, leading to blindness, strokes, and myocardial infarction. Oral antiplatelet therapy has been hypothesized to reduce GCA-related ischemic events. However, previous studies have demonstrated conflicting results regarding the efficacy of antiplatelet agents in GCA. The objective of this systematic review is to assess the safety and efficacy of antiplatelet therapy for the prevention of these events in adults with giant cell arteritis. Methods In this systematic review, we will include randomized controlled trials (RTCs), quasi-randomized trials, non-randomized intervention studies, cohort studies, and case–control studies on patients with new-onset or relapsing GCA. The intervention of interest will be pre-existing use or initiation of an oral antiplatelet medication (aspirin, clopidogrel, prasugrel, or ticagrelor) at GCA onset or relapse. The comparator of interest will be the absence of antiplatelet therapy. Endpoints will be evaluated after 6 and 12 months of follow-up. The primary outcome will be GCA-related ischemic events, including permanent blindness, stroke, myocardial infarction, and ischemic event-related deaths. Adverse events such as major bleeding and death caused by a bleeding event will be assessed. Discussion GCA-related ischemic events are catastrophic, sudden, often irreversible, and lead to significant morbidity. Antiplatelet agents are affordable, accessible, and could be effective for the prevention of these events. Nevertheless, the potential benefits of platelet aggregation inhibition must be weighed against their associated risk of bleeding. Assessing the efficacy and safety of antiplatelet therapy in GCA is therefore clinically important. Systematic review registration Our systematic review protocol was registered with the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO, registration number CRD42023441574. |
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| Ending Page | 7 |
| Page Count | 7 |
| Starting Page | 1 |
| File Format | HTM / HTML |
| ISSN | 20464053 |
| DOI | 10.1186/s13643-024-02599-w |
| Journal | Systematic Reviews |
| Issue Number | 1 |
| Volume Number | 13 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | BioMed Central |
| Publisher Date | 2024-07-08 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Medicine Public Health Biomedicine Statistics for Life Sciences Health Sciences Giant cell arteritis Antiplatelet therapy Ischemic events Visual impairment Stroke Myocardial infarction Medicine/Public Health |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Medicine |
| Journal Impact Factor | 6.3/2023 |
| 5-Year Journal Impact Factor | 4.5/2023 |
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