“…In a substudy of the Clopidogrel for High Atherothrombotic Risk and Ischemic Stabilization, Management, and Avoidance (CHARISMA) trial, among patients with and without diabetic nephropathy, the HRs (95% CIs) for clopidogrel versus placebo were 0.9 (0.80-1.0) for those without diabetic nephropathy and 1.1 (0.80-1.6) for those with diabetic nephropathy. 52,53 In terms of safety, more bleeding occurred with clopidogrel than placebo overall; however, there was no significant interaction based on renal function in CURE, CREDO, or CLARITY-TIMI 28. Within the CHARISMA analysis, the frequency of severe bleeding according to the Global Utilization of Streptokinase and tPA for Occluded Arteries (GUSTO) definition among patients with diabetic nephropathy was nonsignificantly higher with clopidogrel than with placebo (2.6% versus 1.5%, P=0.075).…”