Harada H, Suehiro S, Murakami D, Nakahara R, Nagasaka T, Ujihara T, Sagami R, Katsuyama Y, Hayasaka K, Amano Y. Feasibility of gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection with continuous low-dose aspirin for patients receiving dual antiplatelet therapy. World J Gastroenterol 2019; 25(4): 457-468 [PMID: 30700942 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i4.457]
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Hideaki Harada, MD, Chief Doctor, Department of Gastroenterology, New Tokyo Hospital, 1271 Wanagaya, Matsudo, Chiba 270-2232, Japan. nerimaendo@hotmail.co.jp
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Table 2 Comparison of characteristics among patients receiving low-dose aspirin in the continuous low-dose aspirin group and the discontinuous low-dose aspirin group
Continuous LDA (n = 95)
Discontinuous LDA (n = 59)
P value
Age, mean (SD), yr
75.5 (6.841)
75.7 (7.684)
0.856
Sex, male, n (%)
71 (74.7)
46 (78.0)
0.701
BMI, mean (SD), yr
22.7 (3.395)
23.1 (3.079)
0.382
Comorbidity, n (%)
Hypertension
70 (73.7)
39 (66.1)
0.364
Diabetes mellitus
32 (33.7)
21 (35.6)
0.862
Renal failure
7 (7.4)
4 (6.8)
> 0.99
Coronary artery diseases
78 (82.1)
42 (71.2)
0.161
Longitudinal location, n (%)
Upper
18 (18.9)
7 (11.9)
0.429
Middle
40 (42.1)
24 (40.7)
Lower
37 (39.0)
28 (47.5)
Macroscopic findings, n (%)
Depressed
31 (32.6)
21 (35.6)
0.729
Non-depressed
64 (67.4)
38 (64.4)
Table 3 Comparison of therapeutic outcomes among patients receiving low-dose aspirin in the continuous low-dose aspirin group and the discontinuous low-dose aspirin group
Table 4 Comparison of characteristics adjusted among patients receiving single-low-dose aspirin in the continuous low-dose aspirin group and the discontinuous low-dose aspirin group
Continuous LDA (n = 56)
Discontinuous LDA (n = 39)
P value
Age, mean (SD), yr
76.5 (7.628)
74.8 (5.961)
0.255
Sex, male, n (%)
37 (66.1)
32 (82.1)
0.105
BMI, mean (SD), yr
22.2 (3.029)
23.6 (2.958)
0.025
Comorbidity, n (%)
Hypertension
41 (73.2)
24 (61.5)
0.266
Diabetes mellitus
13 (23.2)
13 (33.3)
0.351
Renal failure
3 (5.4)
1 (2.6)
0.642
Coronary artery diseases
41 (73.2)
25 (64.1)
0.372
Longitudinal location, n (%)
Upper
8 (14.3)
4 (10.3)
0.643
Middle
28 (50.0)
17 (43.6)
Lower
20 (35.7)
18 (46.2)
Macroscopic findings, n (%)
Depressed
20 (35.7)
16 (41.0)
0.669
Non-depressed
36 (64.3)
23 (59.0)
Table 5 Comparison of therapeutic outcomes among patients receiving single- low-dose aspirin in the continuous low-dose aspirin group and the discontinuous low-dose aspirin group
Table 6 Comparison of characteristics among patients receiving dual antiplatelet therapy in the continuous low-dose aspirin group and the discontinuous low-dose aspirin group
Continuous LDA (n = 39)
Discontinuous LDA (n = 20)
P value
Age, mean (SD), yr
74.7 (7.743)
77.4 (7.665)
0.216
Sex, male, n (%)
34 (87.2)
14 (70.0)
0.159
BMI, mean (SD), yr
23.5 (3.765)
22.4 (3.232)
0.273
Comorbidity, n (%)
Hypertension
29 (74.4)
15 (75.0)
> 0.99
Diabetes mellitus
19 (48.7)
8 (40.0)
0.589
Renal failure
4 (10.3)
3 (15.0)
0.679
Coronary artery diseases
37 (94.9)
17 (85.0)
0.325
Longitudinal location, n (%)
Upper
10 (25.6)
3 (15.0)
0.726
Middle
12 (30.8)
7 (35.0)
Lower
17 (43.6)
10 (50.0)
Macroscopic findings, n (%)
Depressed
11 (28.2)
5 (25.0)
> 0.99
Non-depressed
28 (71.8)
15 (75.0)
Table 7 Comparison of therapeutic outcomes among patients receiving dual antiplatelet therapy in the continuous low-dose aspirin group and the discontinuous low-dose aspirin group