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Wester A, Attar R, Mohammad MA, Isma N, James S, Omerovic E, Erlinge D, Koul S. Bivalirudin Versus Heparin Monotherapy in Elderly Patients With Myocardial Infarction: A Prespecified Subgroup Analysis of the VALIDATE-SWEDEHEART Trial. Circ Cardiovasc Interv 2020; 13:e008671. [PMID: 32216471 DOI: 10.1161/circinterventions.119.008671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Elderly patients with acute myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention are at increased risk of both ischemic and bleeding complications. The optimal anticoagulation strategy in these patients is uncertain. Therefore, we compared bivalirudin to heparin monotherapy in a contemporary cohort of such patients. METHODS A prespecified subgroup analysis of elderly patients with myocardial infarction (≥75 years) from the VALIDATE-SWEDEHEART trial (Bivalirudin Versus Heparin in ST-Segment and Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction in Patients on Modern Antiplatelet Therapy in the Swedish Web System for Enhancement and Development of Evidence-Based Care in Heart Disease Evaluated According to Recommended Therapies Registry Trial) was performed. In the trial, patients were randomized to either bivalirudin or heparin monotherapy during percutaneous coronary intervention, with mandatory potent P2Y12 inhibition, routine radial artery access, and only bail-out glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibition. Kaplan-Meier event rates were assessed for the primary end point, consisting of a composite of all-cause death, myocardial reinfarction, or major bleeding, within 180 days. RESULTS The elderly (n=1592) had more than twice the risk of all events compared with younger patients (n=4406). Baseline and periprocedural characteristics were equal between bivalirudin (n=799) and heparin (n=793) treated patients ≥75 years. No differences were found in the elderly between bivalirudin and heparin monotherapy regarding the primary end point (180-day all-cause death, myocardial reinfarction, or major bleeding), the individual components of the primary end point, definite stent thrombosis, or stroke. CONCLUSIONS In this prespecified subgroup analysis of the VALIDATE-SWEDEHEART trial, elderly patients with myocardial infarction had a highly increased risk of all events. However, no difference in outcomes could be observed with an anticoagulation strategy with either bivalirudin or heparin as monotherapy in this patient group.
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- Axel Wester
- Department of Cardiology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Sweden (A.W., R.A., M.A.M., N.I., D.E., S.K.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Sweden (A.W., R.A., M.A.M., N.I., D.E., S.K.).,Department of Cardiology, Clinical Medicine, Aalborg University, Denmark (R.A.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Sweden (A.W., R.A., M.A.M., N.I., D.E., S.K.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Sweden (A.W., R.A., M.A.M., N.I., D.E., S.K.)
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Uppsala Clinical Research Center, Uppsala University, Sweden (S.J.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden (E.O.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Sweden (A.W., R.A., M.A.M., N.I., D.E., S.K.)
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- Department of Cardiology, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Sweden (A.W., R.A., M.A.M., N.I., D.E., S.K.)
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Sotomayor CG, Gomes-Neto AW, Eisenga MF, Nolte IM, Anderson JLC, de Borst MH, Osté MCJ, Rodrigo R, Gans ROB, Berger SP, Navis GJ, Bakker SJL. Consumption of fruits and vegetables and cardiovascular mortality in renal transplant recipients: a prospective cohort study. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2020; 35:357-365. [PMID: 30165500 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfy248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2018] [Accepted: 06/27/2018] [Indexed: 08/18/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND It currently remains understudied whether low consumption of fruits and vegetables after kidney transplantation may be a modifiable cardiovascular risk factor. We aimed to investigate the associations between consumption of fruits and vegetables and cardiovascular mortality in renal transplant recipients (RTRs). METHODS Consumption of fruits and vegetables was assessed in an extensively phenotyping cohort of RTRs. Multivariable-adjusted Cox proportional hazards regression analyses were performed to assess the risk of cardiovascular mortality. RESULTS We included 400 RTRs (age 52 ± 12 years, 54% males). At a median follow-up of 7.2 years, 23% of RTRs died (53% were due to cardiovascular causes). Overall, fruit consumption was not associated with cardiovascular mortality {hazard ratio [HR] 0.82 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.60-1.14]; P = 0.24}, whereas vegetable consumption was inversely associated with cardiovascular mortality [HR 0.49 (95% CI 0.34-0.71); P < 0.001]. This association remained independent of adjustment for several potential confounders. The association of fruit consumption with cardiovascular mortality was significantly modified by estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR; Pinteraction = 0.01) and proteinuria (Pinteraction = 0.01), with significant inverse associations in patients with eGFR > 45 mL/min/1.73 m2 [HR 0.56 (95% CI 0.35-0.92); P = 0.02] or the absence of proteinuria [HR 0.62 (95% CI 0.41-0.92); P = 0.02]. CONCLUSIONS In RTRs, a relatively higher vegetable consumption is independently and strongly associated with lower cardiovascular mortality. A relatively higher fruit consumption is also associated with lower cardiovascular mortality, although particularly in RTRs with eGFR > 45 mL/min/1.73 m2 or an absence of proteinuria. Further studies seem warranted to investigate whether increasing consumption of fruits and vegetables may open opportunities for potential interventional pathways to decrease the burden of cardiovascular mortality in RTRs.
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- Camilo G Sotomayor
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Vitale C, Rosano G, Fini M. Are elderly and women under-represented in cardiovascular clinical trials? Implication for treatment. Wien Klin Wochenschr 2016; 128:433-438. [PMID: 27655475 DOI: 10.1007/s00508-016-1082-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2016] [Accepted: 08/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Elderly and women have been often under-represented in randomised clinical trials testing the effect of treatments on cardiovascular diseases even though these diseases highly affect both of them.Compared to their younger counterparts elderly have a higher incidence of disease-related morbidities, take more medicines and account for more adverse drug-related events. Similarly women present several differences in pathophysiology, clinical manifestations and outcomes in comparison to their male counterparts. For these reasons the results of randomised clinical trials obtained in younger men cannot be simply translated in elderly and women and the conduction of research and clinical trials in these patient populations is a key aspect to acquire evidence-based knowledge in the understanding and management of their conditions and treatment.Although the under-representation of elderly and women has been discussed for several years and several international guidelines or recommendation have been published to suggest how to improve the recruitment of these two populations, their recruitment is still insufficient. In particular, frail elderly and those with co-morbidities are not included questioning the external validity and the safety of most treatments.Aim of this review is to critically analyse how current recommendations for treatments of cardiovascular disease are not adequately devised for elderly and women.
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- Cristiana Vitale
- Department of Medical Sciences, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, via della Pisana, 235, 00163, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Cell Science Research, St. Georges Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Medical Sciences, IRCCS San Raffaele Pisana, via della Pisana, 235, 00163, Rome, Italy
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Betts TR, Sadarmin PP, Tomlinson DR, Rajappan K, Wong KCK, de Bono JP, Bashir Y. Absolute risk reduction in total mortality with implantable cardioverter defibrillators: analysis of primary and secondary prevention trial data to aid risk/benefit analysis. Europace 2013; 15:813-9. [DOI: 10.1093/europace/eus427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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