The East Asian Paradox: An Updated Position Statement on the Challenges to the Current Antithrombotic Strategy in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease

Hyun Kuk Kim, Udaya S. Tantry, Sidney C. Smith, Myung Ho Jeong, Seung Jung Park, Moo Hyun Kim, Do Sun Lim, Eun Seok Shin, Duk Woo Park, Yong Huo, Shao Liang Chen, Zheng Bo, Shinya Goto, Takeshi Kimura, Satoshi Yasuda, Wen Jone Chen, Mark Chan, Daniel Aradi, Tobias Geisler, Diana A. GorogDirk Sibbing, Gregory Y.H. Lip, Dominick J. Angiolillo, Paul A. Gurbel, Young Hoon Jeong

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Abstract

East Asian patients have reduced anti-ischemic benefits and increased bleeding risk during antithrombotic therapies compared with Caucasian patients. As potent P2Y 12 receptor inhibitors (e.g., ticagrelor and prasugrel) and direct oral anticoagulants are commonly used in current daily practice, the unique risk-benefit trade-off in East Asians has been a topic of emerging interest. In this article, we propose updated evidence and future directions of antithrombotic treatment in East Asian patients.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)422-432
Number of pages11
JournalThrombosis and Haemostasis
Volume121
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021 Apr 1
Externally publishedYes

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This study was supported by Basic Science Research Program through the National Research Foundation (NRF) of Korea funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning (NRF-2015R1A5A2008833). The authors are solely responsible for the design and conduct of this review, the drafting, and editing of the manuscript, and its final contents.

Funding Information:
S.G. is a consultant for Janssen and Bristol-Myers Squibb. S.G. received research grant from Sanofi, Pfizer, and Ono, and independent research grant support from Bristol-Myers Squibb (33999603). S.G. also received personal fee from Thrombosis Research Institute (London, United Kingdom) as a member of Steering Committee for GARFIELD-AF and GARFIELD-VTE and from the American Heart Association as an associate editor. T.G. research is funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) TRR 240 “Platelets—Molecular, Cellular and Systemic Functions in Health and Disease” (Project number 374031971). T.G. received personal fees from Astra Zeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Chiesi, Ferrer, and Pfizer, and research grants and personal fees from Bayer Healthcare, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo, and Eli Lilly. D.A.G. reports institutional grants from Bayer and BMS, and speaker fees from Bayer and AstraZeneca. G.Y.H. is a consultant for Bayer/Janssen, BMS/Pfizer, Medtronic, Boehringer Ingelheim, Novartis, Verseon, and Daiichi-Sankyo; speaker for Bayer, BMS/ Pfizer, Medtronic, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Daiichi-Sankyo. No fees were directly received personally. D.A.J. has received consulting fees or honoraria from Amgen, Aralez, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Biosensors, Boehringer Ingel-heim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Chiesi, Daiichi-Sankyo, Eli Lilly, Haemonetics, Janssen, Merck, PhaseBio, PLx Pharma, Pfizer, Sanofi, and The Medicines Company, and has received payments for participation in review activities from CeloNova and St. Jude Medical. He also declares that his institution has received research grants from Amgen, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Biosensors, CeloNova, CSL Behring, Daiichi-Sankyo, Eisai, Eli Lilly, Gilead, Janssen, Matsutani Chemical Industry Co., Merck, Novartis, Osprey Medical, Renal Guard Solutions, and the Scott R. MacKenzie Foundation. G.P.A.G. reports serving as a consultant and receiving fees/honoraria from Daiichi Sankyo, Bayer, AstraZeneca, Merck, Boehringer, New Haven Pharmaceuticals, Janssen, and CSL, and receiving grants from the National Institutes of Health, Daiichi Sankyo, CSL, Astra-Zeneca, Harvard Clinical Research Institute, Haemonetics, New Haven Pharmaceuticals, Duke Clinical Research Institute, Sinnowa, and Coramed. P.A.G. has patents in the field of platelet function testing. M.H.J. has received honoraria for lectures from AstraZeneca, Sanofi-Aventis, Daiichi Sankyo/Lilly, Haemonetics, Otsuka, Han-mi Pharmaceuticals, and Yuhan Pharmaceuticals, and research grants or support from AstraZeneca, Korean Society of Interventional Cardiology, Han-mi Pharmaceuticals, Yuhan Pharmaceuticals, Otsuka, and Haemonetics. The other authors report no conflicts of interest.

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Keywords

  • antiplatelet therapy
  • bleeding risk
  • direct oral anticoagulants
  • ischemic risk
  • race

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Hematology

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