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The BRIDGE Trial Perioperative Bridging Anticoagulation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Leah A. Sabato, PharmD PGY2 Cardiology Resident Vanderbilt University Medical Center Mentor: Michael Gulseth, PharmD, BCPS Program Director of Anticoagulation Services Sanford USD Medical Center

Disclosure I have no conflicts of interest to disclose

Background ~400,000 patients/year require interruption of warfarin for elective surgery Decision to bridge in AF balances risk of ATE and bleeding – CHADS 2 and CHA 2 DS 2 -VASC stratify annual ATE risk – Periprocedural bleeding risk depends on surgery type ATE: arterial thromboembolism; AF: atrial fibrillation Dunn AS, et al. J Thromb Haemost Nov;5(11):

Guideline Recommendations CHEST 2012 Douketis JD, et al. Chest Feb;141(2 Supple):e326-50S ATE RiskDefinitionRecommendation High CHADS 2 : 5-6 Stroke/TIA within 3 months Rheumatic valvular disease Bridge ModerateCHADS 2 : 3-4 Choose based on individual patient-and surgery-related factors Low riskCHADS 2 : 0-2Do not bridge

Guideline Recommendations AHA/ACC 2014 For patients with AF without mechanical heart valves who require interruption of warfarin or new anticoagulants for procedures, decisions about bridging therapy (LMWH or unfractionated heparin) should balance the risks of stroke and bleeding and the duration of time a patient will not be anticoagulated. January CT et al. Circulation Dec 2;130(23):e

Previous Literature Siegel, et al (2012) – Bridging associated with NSD in TE (OR:0.8, ) and increased MB(OR:3.60, ) ORBIT-AF (2015) – Bridging associated with NSD in Stroke/SE (OR: 1.82, ) and increased MB (3.6% vs 1.2%, p=0.0007) RE-LY Substudy (2015) – Bridging associated with NSD in Stroke/SE (OR: 1.82, ) and increased MB(OR:3.68, ) NSD: No significant difference, TE: thromboembolism, MB: Major bleeding, SE: systemic embolism Siegal D, et al. Circulation Sep 25;126(13): Steinberg BA, et al. Circulation Feb 3;131(5): Douketis JD, et al. Thromb Haemost Mar;113(3):

Objectives & Hypotheses To compare the efficacy of bridging with LMWH with no bridging on the rate of ATE – Hypothesis: No bridging will be non-inferior To compare the safety of bridging with LMWH with no bridging anticoagulation on the rate of major bleeding – Hypothesis: No bridging will be superior Douketis JD, et al. New Engl J Med Aug 27;373(9):

Methods Prospective, randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, multicenter trial in the US and Canada Patients with AF on warfarin with elective procedure requiring anticoagulation interruption Perioperative dalteparin 100 units/kg SC BID Perioperative matching placebo

Inclusion & Exclusion Criteria Inclusion Adults with valvular or non-valvular atrial fibrillation On warfarin for >3 months (INR goal 2-3) requiring interruption At least one stroke risk factor: age, HTN, DM, CHF, previous ischemic stroke, systemic embolism, TIA Exclusion Any mechanical prosthetic heart valve Stroke/systemic embolism or TIA within 12 weeks Major bleeding within past 6 weeks or thrombocytopenia Selected surgeries or procedures: cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, high risk non-surgical procedures Calculated CrCl<30 mL/min

Primary Endpoints Efficacy: arterial thromboembolism at 30 days – Ischemic stroke – Transient ischemic attack – Systemic embolism Safety: major bleeding – Symptomatic (or clinically-overt) bleeding associated with Transfusion of ≥2 units pRBCs or whole blood Decrease in hemoglobin level >2 g/dL Need for re-operation or invasive intervention – Symptomatic or clinically-overt bleeding at a critical anatomic site – Fatal bleeding

Statistics Efficacy endpoint (noninferiority): 1641 patients needed – Assumed 1% event rate with 1% noninferiority margin – 80% power, one-sided α=0.025 Safety endpoint (superiority): – Assumed a 3% rate in the bridging arm and 1% rate in the no bridging arm – 1641 patients provide 99% power Rate of primary endpoint lower than expected Recalculated sample size of 1882 would provide nearly 90% power for the two primary endpoints Rate of primary endpoint was lower than expected Recalculated sample size of 1,882 would provide nearly 90% power for the two primary endpoints

Results: Baseline Characteristics No Bridging n=918 Bridging n=895 Age—yr Ɨ Male Sex696(73.3)686(73.4) Wt—kg Ɨ MI138(14.5)155(16.6) Previous Stroke79(8.3)99(10.6) Mitral stenosis19(2.0)10(1.1) CrCl—mL/min Ɨ Minor Procedure781(85.1)758(84.7) Major Procedure94(10.2)89(9.9) Douketis JD, et al. New Engl J Med Aug 27;373(9): Ɨ Expressed as mean+SD | All others expressed as no.(%)

CHADS 2 Distribution Mean CHADS 2 score % of patients had a CHADS 2 score of 1-3

Results: Efficacy No Bridging n=918 Bridging n=895 P-value Primary Endpoint: ATE4(0.4)3(0.3)0.01 Ɨ, 0.73 Stroke2(0.2)3(0.3)- TIA2(0.2)0- Systemic embolism00- Myocardial infarction7(0.8)14(1.6)0.10 Deep vein thrombosis01(0.1)0.25 Pulmonary embolism01(0.1)0.25 All expressed as no.(%) Ɨ p-value for noninferiority. All others represent p-value for superiority.

Results: Safety No Bridging n=918 Bridging n=895 P-value Primary Endpoint: Major bleeding 12.1(1.3)29(3.2)0.005 Fatal bleeding00- Minor bleeding110(12.0)187(20.9)<0.001 Death5(0.5)4(0.4)0.88 All expressed as no.(%)

Conclusions No bridging strategy was non-inferior to bridging in terms of ATE prevention No bridging strategy was superior to bridging in terms of major bleeding Net clinical benefit in favor of forgoing bridging

Critique 62.7% of cohort had CHADS 2 <2 – Low percentage of high risk patients Patients with recent stroke excluded Use of the CHA 2 DS 2 -VASC to stratify perioperative risk? Little description of patients who reached primary endpoints Use of dalteparin vs. enoxaparin

Impact Results support current practice to forgo bridging in low risk patients (CHADS 2 0-2) Supports no bridging in moderate risk patients (CHADS 2 3-4) Confirms bleeding risk found in observational studies On the horizon – Periop-2 trial (estimated completion: March 2017)

Acknowledgements Journal club mentor – Michael Gulseth, PharmD, BCPS Program Director – Daniel C. Johnson, PharmD, BCPS (AQ-Cardiology) ACCP Cardiology PRN Journal Club Coordinator – Craig J. Beavers, PharmD, FAHA, AACC, BCPS (AQ Cardiology), CACP

The Bridge Trial Perioperative Bridging Anticoagulation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Leah A. Sabato, PharmD PGY2 Cardiology Resident Vanderbilt University Medical Center Mentor: Michael Gulseth, PharmD, BCPS Program Director of Anticoagulation Services Sanford USD Medical Center

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