Acute Coronary Syndrome in Patients with Cancer

Author(s):  
Ezequiel Munoz ◽  
Dana Elena Giza ◽  
Ricardo Bellera ◽  
Cezar Iliescu
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (7) ◽  
pp. 631-638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Iannaccone ◽  
Fabrizio D’Ascenzo ◽  
Paolo Vadalà ◽  
Stephen B Wilton ◽  
Patrizia Noussan ◽  
...  

Background: The prevalence and outcome of patients with cancer that experience acute coronary syndrome (ACS) have to be determined. Methods and results: The BleeMACS project is a multicentre observational registry enrolling patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention worldwide in 15 hospitals. The primary endpoint was a composite event of death and re-infarction after one year of follow-up. Bleedings were the secondary endpoint. 15,401 patients were enrolled, 926 (6.4%) in the cancer group and 14,475 (93.6%) in the group of patients without cancer. Patients with cancer were older (70.8±10.3 vs. 62.8±12.1 years, P<0.001) with more severe comorbidities and presented more frequently with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction compared with patients without cancer. After one year, patients with cancer more often experienced the composite endpoint (15.2% vs. 5.3%, P<0.001) and bleedings (6.5% vs. 3%, P<0.001). At multiple regression analysis the presence of cancer was the strongest independent predictor for the primary endpoint (hazard ratio (HR) 2.1, 1.8–2.5, P<0.001) and bleedings (HR 1.5, 1.1–2.1, P=0.015). Despite patients with cancer generally being undertreated, beta-blockers (relative risk (RR) 0.6, 0.4–0.9, P=0.05), angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers (RR 0.5, 0.3–0.8, P=0.02), statins (RR 0.3, 0.2–0.5, P<0.001) and dual antiplatelet therapy (RR 0.5, 0.3–0.9, P=0.05) were shown to be protective factors, while proton pump inhibitors (RR 1, 0.6–1.5, P=0.9) were neutral. Conclusion: Cancer has a non-negligible prevalence in patients with acute coronary syndrome undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention, with a major risk of cardiovascular events and bleedings. Moreover, these patients are often undertreated from clinical despite medical therapy seems to be protective. Registration:The BleeMACS project (NCT02466854).


2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 3642
Author(s):  
Valentina Milazzo ◽  
Nicola Cosentino ◽  
Jeness Campodonico ◽  
Claudia Lucci ◽  
Daniela Cardinale ◽  
...  

Patients with cancer are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, with a reported prevalence of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) ranging from 3% to 17%. The increased risk of ACS in these patients seems to be due to the complex interaction of shared cardiovascular risk factors, cancer type and stage, and chemotherapeutic and radiotherapy regimens. The management of ACS in patients with cancer is a clinical challenge, particularly due to cancer’s unique pathophysiology, which makes it difficult to balance thrombotic and bleeding risks in this specific patient population. In addition, patients with cancer have largely been excluded from ACS trials. Hence, an evidence-based treatment for ACS in this group of patients is unknown and only a limited proportion of them is treated with antiplatelets or invasive revascularization, despite initial reports suggesting their beneficial prognostic effects in cancer patients. Finally, cancer patients experiencing ACS are also at higher risk of in-hospital and long-term mortality as compared to non-cancer patients. In this review, we will provide an overview on the available evidence of the relationship between ACS and cancer, in terms of clinical manifestations, possible underlying mechanisms, and therapeutic and prognostic implications.


2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
I Munoz Pousa ◽  
S Raposeiras Roubin ◽  
E Abu-Assi ◽  
S Manzano Fernandez ◽  
F D'Ascenzo ◽  
...  

Abstract Introduction Very few patients with history of cancer are included in clinical trials. With this study from real-life patients, we try to analyze the ischemic and bleeding risk of patients with history of cancer who were treated with dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods The data analyzed in this study were obtained from the fusion of 3 clinical registries of ACS patients: BleeMACS (2004–2013), CardioCHUVI/ARRITXACA (2010–2016) and RENAMI (2013–2016). All 3 registries include consecutive patients discharged after an ACS with DAPT and undergoing PCI. The merged data set contain 26,076 patients. A propensity-matched analysis was performed to match the baseline characteristics of patients with and without previous history of recent cancer. The impact of prior cancer in the ischemic and bleeding risk was assessed by a competitive risk analysis, using a Fine and Gray regression model, with death being the competitive event. For ischemic risk we have considered a new acute myocardial infarction (AMI), whereas for bleeding risk we have considered major bleeding (MB) defined as bleeding requiring hospital admission. All events occurred with DAPT, as follow-up time was censored by DAPT suspension/withdrawal. Results From the 26,076 ACS patients, 1,661 have prior history of cancer (6.4%). Patients with cancer were older, and with more cardiovascular risk factors. DAPT with prasugrel/ticagrelor was less frequently prescribed in patients with cancer in comparison with the rest of the population (14.5% vs 22.4%, p<0.001). During a mean follow-up of 12.2±4.8 months, 964 patients died (3.7%), and 640 AMI (2.5%) and 685 MB (2.6%) were reported. The unadjusted cumulative incidences of AMI and MB were higher in patients with prior cancer (5.1 and 5.2 per 100 patients/year, respectively) than in those with prior cancer (2.4 and 2.6 per 100 patients/year, respectively). After propensity-score matching, we obtained two matched groups of 1,656 patients. Patients with prior cancer showed a significant higher risk of AMI (sHR 1.44, 95% CI 1.01–2.04, p=0.044), but not higher risk of MB (sHR 1.21, 95% CI 0.88–1.68, p=0.248), in comparison with those without prior cancer. Conclusions In ACS patients discharged with DAPT after PCI, prior history of cancer is an independent factor of higher ischemic risk – in terms of AMI, but it is not an independent predictor of increased hemorrhagic risk.


2016 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 121-122
Author(s):  
Mukhyaprana Prabhu ◽  
Shyny Reddy ◽  
Ranjan Shetty ◽  
V.B. Mohan ◽  
Weena Stanley

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