Is antiplatelet treatment effective at attenuating the progression of white matter hyperintensities?
PLoS One
; 12(4): e0176300, 2017.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
We performed this study to assess the effect of an antiplatelet agent on the progression of white matter hyperintensities (WMH).METHODS:
From August 2003 to May 2005, we consecutively enrolled patients who underwent brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for health check-up purposes and showed no significant findings other than WMH of any degree. Patients were divided into two groups based on whether or not they received antiplatelet therapy. All patients had a follow-up brain MRI after 5 years and WMH volume change was measured using imaging analysis software. To minimize selection bias potentially arising from antiplatelet treatment assignment, analyses were inverse probability weighted.RESULTS:
Among the 93 patients who met the inclusion criteria, 54 patients (58.1%) were grouped as the antiplatelet group (AG), and the remaining 39 patients (41.9%) as the non-antiplatelet group (NAG). After inverse propensity weighting, all baseline characteristics were similar between the two groups, and antiplatelet treatment did not show any significant effect on the total WMH volume change (p = 0.957).CONCLUSION:
Antiplatelet medication may not alter the progression of WMH.
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Asunto principal:
Encefalopatías
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Inhibidores de Agregación Plaquetaria
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Sustancia Blanca
Límite:
Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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PLoS One
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CIENCIA
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MEDICINA
Año:
2017
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Article