Objective To evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of triple-antiplatelet treatment based on Cilostazol for restenosis after percutaneous coronary intervention.
Methods We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL, The Cochrane Library, Issue 3, 2009), PubMed (1966 to 2009), EMbase (1974 to 2009), CNKI (1994 to 2009), CBM (1978 to Feb. 2009), VIP (1989 to Feb. 2009), and CMD Digital Periodicals (1998 to 2009). Two reviewers independently evaluated the quality of the included studies and extracted the data. Meta-analyses were performed using RevMan 5.0 software.
Results Five randomized controlled trials (RCTs) involving 2 348 patients were included. The results of meta-analyses showed that triple-antiplatelet treatment based on Cilostazol could increase minimum lumen diameter (MD=0.31, 95%CI 0.11 to 0.51) and decrease restenosis rate (OR=0.49, 95%CI 0.37 to 0.65). In addition, it could decrease death rate (OR=0.52, 95%CI 0.31 to 0.88), but it could not change target-vessel revascularization, stroke rate, palpitation rate, and the rate of major adverse cardiac and cerebral events and major adverse cardiac events.
Conclusion Evidence shows that triple-antiplatelet treatment based on Cilostazol could increase minimum lumen diameter and decrease restenosis rate and death rate. Their clinical application is worthy to be advocated.
Citation: GUO Jiwu,MA Bin,ZHANG Yulong,WU Jia,ZHOU Yuanyuan,ZHANG Xiaowei,YANG Kehu. Effectiveness and Safety of Cilostazol for Restenosis after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Meta-Analysis. Chinese Journal of Evidence-Based Medicine, 2010, 10(8): 952-956. doi: 10.7507/1672-2531.20100525 Copy