Too little aspirin for secondary prevention after acute myocardial infarction in patients at high risk for cardiovascular events: Results from the MITRA study

2004 ◽  
Vol 148 (2) ◽  
pp. 306-311 ◽  
Author(s):  
Birgit Frilling ◽  
Rudolf Schiele ◽  
Anselm Kai Gitt ◽  
Ralf Zahn ◽  
Steffen Schneider ◽  
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2018 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 411-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria Tea ◽  
Marc Bonaca ◽  
Chekrallah Chamandi ◽  
Marie-Christine Iliou ◽  
Thibaut Lhermusier ◽  
...  

Background Full secondary prevention medication regimen is often under-prescribed after acute myocardial infarction. Design The purpose of this study was to analyse the relationship between prescription of appropriate secondary prevention treatment at discharge and long-term clinical outcomes according to risk level defined by the Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) Risk Score for Secondary Prevention (TRS-2P) after acute myocardial infarction. Methods We used data from the 2010 French Registry of Acute ST-Elevation or non-ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction (FAST-MI) registry, including 4169 consecutive acute myocardial infarction patients admitted to cardiac intensive care units in France. Level of risk was stratified in three groups using the TRS-2P score: group 1 (low-risk; TRS-2P=0/1); group 2 (intermediate-risk; TRS-2P=2); and group 3 (high-risk; TRS-2P≥3). Appropriate secondary prevention treatment was defined according to the latest guidelines (dual antiplatelet therapy and moderate/high dose statins for all; new-P2Y12 inhibitors, angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin-receptor-blockers and beta-blockers as indicated). Results Prevalence of groups 1, 2 and 3 was 46%, 25% and 29% respectively. Appropriate secondary prevention treatment at discharge was used in 39.5%, 37% and 28% of each group, respectively. After multivariate adjustment, evidence-based treatments at discharge were associated with lower rates of major adverse cardiovascular events (death, re-myocardial infarction or stroke) at five years especially in high-risk patients: hazard ratio = 0.82 (95% confidence interval: 0.59–1.12, p = 0.21) in group 1, 0.74 (0.54–1.01; p = 0.06) in group 2, and 0.64 (0.52–0.79, p < 0.001) in group 3. Conclusions Use of appropriate secondary prevention treatment at discharge was inversely correlated with patient risk. The increased hazard related to lack of prescription of recommended medications was much larger in high-risk patients. Specific efforts should be directed at better prescription of recommended treatment, particularly in high-risk patients.


2019 ◽  
Vol 83 (4) ◽  
pp. 809-817 ◽  
Author(s):  
Duo Huang ◽  
Yang-Yang Cheng ◽  
Yiu-Tung Anthony Wong ◽  
See-Yue Arthur Yung ◽  
Chor-Cheung Frankie Tam ◽  
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2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah Piekarz ◽  
Catherine Langran ◽  
Parastou Donyai

AbstractFollowing an acute myocardial infarction, patients are prescribed a regime of cardio-protective medication to prevent recurrent cardiovascular events and mortality. Adherence to medication is poor in this patient group, and not fully understood. Current interventions have made limited improvements but are based upon presumed principles. To describe the phenomenon of medicine-taking for an individual taking medication for secondary prevention for an AMI, Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was used to analyse transcripts of semi-structured interviews with participants. Themes were generated for each participant, then summarized across participants. Five key themes were produced; the participants needed to compare themselves to others, showed that knowledge of their medicines was important to them, discussed how the future was an unknown entity for them, had assimilated their medicines into their lives, and expressed how an upset to their routine reduced their ability to take medication. Participants described complex factors and personal adaptations to taking their medication. This suggests that a patient-centred approach is appropriate for adherence work, and these themes could inform clinical practice to better support patients in their medicine adherence.


1990 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 251-260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Pierre Boissel ◽  
Alain Leizorovicz ◽  
Hélène Picolet ◽  
Jean-Claude Peyrieux ◽  
The APSI Investigators

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-21
Author(s):  
Nitchakarn Laichuthai ◽  
Ralph A. DeFronzo

Newly discovered abnormal glucose tolerance is common in patients who present with acute myocardial infarction (MI). These individuals are at very high risk for recurrent major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), cardiovascular (CV) mortality, and all-cause mortality compared to normal-glucose-tolerant individuals who present with acute MI. Early and aggressive intervention with lifestyle and pharmacologic treatment are essential for the prevention of prediabetes progression to diabetes and recurrent cardiovascular events in this high risk population. Management, both with regard to prevention of recurrent cardiovascular events and development of diabetes, has been poorly addressed in current cardiology and diabetes guidelines. In this article, we review current evidence regarding the use of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), sodium glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i), and pioglitazone to prevent recurrent cardiovascular events and propose areas of research to be explored in the future.


2021 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 030006052110119
Author(s):  
Shuai Zheng ◽  
Jun Lyu ◽  
Didi Han ◽  
Fengshuo Xu ◽  
Chengzhuo Li ◽  
...  

Objective This study aimed to identify the prognostic factors of patients with first-time acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and to establish a nomogram for prognostic modeling. Methods We studied 985 patients with first-time AMI using data from the Multi-parameter Intelligent Monitoring for Intensive Care database and extracted their demographic data. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to examine outcome-related variables. We also tested a new predictive model that includes the Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score and compared it with the SOFA-only model. Results An older age, higher SOFA score, and higher Acute Physiology III score were risk factors for the prognosis of AMI. The risk of further cardiovascular events was 1.54-fold higher in women than in men. Patients in the cardiac surgery intensive care unit had a better prognosis than those in the coronary heart disease intensive care unit. Pressurized drug use was a protective factor and the risk of further cardiovascular events was 1.36-fold higher in nonusers. Conclusion The prognosis of AMI is affected by age, the SOFA score, the Acute Physiology III score, sex, admission location, type of care unit, and vasopressin use. Our new predictive model for AMI has better performance than the SOFA model alone.


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