Ticagrelor and Aspirin or Aspirin Alone after Coronary Surgery for Acute Coronary Syndrome
Among patients who underwent CABG for an acute coronary syndrome, ticagrelor plus aspirin did not result in a lower incidence of death, myocardial infarction, stroke, or repeat coronary revascularization than aspirin alone at 1 year. (Funded by the Swedish Research Council and others; TACSI ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT03560310; EudraCT number, 2017-001499-43; EU Clinical Trials number, 2023-508551-40-00.).
Authors
- Gennady V. Atroshchenko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-5326-2167)
- Ali Imad El-Akkawi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6255-7088)
- Örjan Friberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2708-1376)
- Lytfi Krasniqi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8048-9779)
- Cathrine Loevgreen Thorsen
- Alexander Wahba (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7838-8162)
- Jari Halonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3878-1546)
- Igor Zindovic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6017-2555)
- Tómas Guðbjartsson
- Ivy Susanne Modrau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2812-6591)
- Emma C. Hansson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3083-0860)
- Tatu Juvonen
- Magnus Dalén (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5352-5132)
- Joakim Alfredsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1415-7178)
- Kristján Jónsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6689-6976)
- Jarmo Gunn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6996-0726)
- Theis Tønnessen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3479-8669)
- Ulrik Sartipy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2707-0263)
- Peter Raivio (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6130-8242)
- Carl Johan Malm
- Susanne J. Nielsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6811-1418)
- Rune Haaverstad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3242-7602)
- Mikael Barbu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9576-8976)
- Karl Andersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5473-7794)
- Jonas Holm (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2296-2871)
- Anders Jeppsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2356-2295)
- David Erlinge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3042-5766)
- Annastiina Husso (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7109-1876)
- Solveig Moss Kolseth
- Mats Dreifaldt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5585-1783)
- Aldina Pivodic (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2224-3236)
- Lena Jidéus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-3393-5366)
- Ari Mennander (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5082-4161)
- Lars Peter Riber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6898-2715)
- Øyvind Jakobsen
- Anna Jonsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9319-0242)
- Vesa Anttila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7108-1141)
- Christian H. Møller
- Sulman Rafiq
- A. Tahir
- Emilia Johannesson
- Tuomas Mäkelä
- Stefan James
- Farkas Vanky
- Lars-Erik Mohagen Krogstad
Institutions
- Linköping University (SE)
- Reykjavík University (IS)
- Uppsala University (SE)
- Oslo University Hospital (NO)
- University Hospital of North Norway (NO)
- Karolinska University Hospital (SE)
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Uppsala University Hospital (SE)
- University of Turku (FI)
- University of Iceland (IS)
- Tampere University (FI)
- University of Eastern Finland (FI)
- University of Southern Denmark (DK)
- University of Oslo (NO)
- Lund University (SE)
- Aarhus University (DK)
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NO)
- Örebro University (SE)
- Oulu University Hospital (FI)
- Aalborg University Hospital (DK)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
- Haukeland University Hospital (NO)
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SE)
- Odense University Hospital (DK)
- Turku University Hospital (FI)
- Aarhus University Hospital (DK)
- Copenhagen University Hospital (DK)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- Arctic Research Centre (SE)
- Profu (Sweden) (SE)
- Region Blekinge (SE)
- Kuopio University Hospital (FI)
- St Olav's University Hospital (NO)
- National University Hospital of Iceland (IS)
- Tampere University Hospital (FI)
- Örebro University Hospital (SE)
- Skåne University Hospital (SE)
- Linköping University Hospital (SE)
- UiT The Arctic University of Norway (NO)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
- Umeå University (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- New England Journal of Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa2508026
- Citations
- 12
- Primary Topic
- Antiplatelet Therapy and Cardiovascular Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 16.66
Funders
- Hjärt-Lungfonden
- Vetenskapsrådet