Cardiac Rehabilitation Reduces the Rate of Major Adverse Cardiac Events after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

2005 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Dendale ◽  
Jan Berger ◽  
Dominique Hansen ◽  
Johan Vaes ◽  
Edouard Benit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ◽  
Angina Pectoris ◽  
Cardiac Rehabilitation ◽  
Coronary Intervention ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Major Adverse Cardiac Events ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Cardiac Events ◽  
Adverse Cardiac Events ◽  
Percutaneous Coronary

Background: Despite multiple publications on effects of rehabilitation in cardiac patients, rehabilitation is not fully known to be of value in post-percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) patients. Aims: To investigate the influence of cardiac rehabilitation on the incidence of major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) in post-PCI patients. Methods: Retrospectively and nonrandomized 140 post-PCI patients (107 males, mean age 62 (7) years) participated in a 3-month rehabilitation program, starting 2 weeks post-PCI, while 83 post-PCI patients (54 males, mean age 68 (8) years) did not and were all followed up for 15 months. Data on cardiac medication prescription and incidence of MACE (including angina pectoris with or without reintervention, restenosis, myocardial infarction, revascularisation with re-PCI or CABG, and death) were collected. The relationship with cardiovascular risk factors including sex, smoking behaviour, obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, familiar predisposition, and hypercholesterolemia was analysed. Results: The incidence of total MACE in the rehabilitation group is significantly lower than in the control group (24% vs. 42%, respectively; P<0.005). The incidence of documented restenosis, angina pectoris with resulting reintervention, all revascularisations, and death is significantly lower in the rehabilitation group, compared with the control group. Conclusion: The incidence of MACE and restenosis is significantly lower when PCI patients are included in a cardiac rehabilitation program.

scholarly journals Safety and Efficacy of Double Antithrombotic Therapy With Non–Vitamin K Antagonist Oral Anticoagulants in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (16) ◽  
Author(s):  
Davide Capodanno ◽  
Marco Di Maio ◽  
Antonio Greco ◽  
Deepak L. Bhatt ◽  
C. Michael Gibson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention ◽  
Vitamin K ◽  
Antithrombotic Therapy ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Coronary Intervention ◽  
Vitamin K Antagonist ◽  
Major Adverse Cardiac Events ◽  
Cardiac Events ◽  
Adverse Cardiac Events ◽  
Percutaneous Coronary

Background The optimal antithrombotic therapy for patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention is a topic of debate. We aimed at defining the efficacy and safety of double antithrombotic therapy with single antiplatelet therapy (SAPT) plus a non–vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant (NOAC) against triple antithrombotic therapy with dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) added to a vitamin K antagonist (VKA), illustrating the pooled cumulative distribution of events, the ranking of different NOACs tested in NOAC+SAPT combination strategies, and the state of the current evidence in the field. Methods and Results Randomized controlled trials meeting the inclusion criteria were identified. The primary efficacy end point was the composite of trial‐defined major adverse cardiac events. The primary safety end point was clinically significant bleeding. Secondary end points were the components of primary end points. Trial‐level pairwise and Bayesian network meta‐analyses, reconstructed Kaplan–Meier analyses, and trial sequential analysis were performed. Four randomized controlled trials (10 969 patients) were included. No differences were found in terms of major adverse cardiac events (hazard ratio [HR], 1.07; 95% CI, 0.94–1.22), and the NOAC+SAPT strategy showed a lower rate of clinically significant bleeding compared with VKA + DAPT (HR, 0.56; 95% CI, 0.39–0.80). These results were consistent in reconstructed Kaplan–Meier analyses. In the Bayesian network meta‐analysis, different NOACs displayed diverse risk–benefit profiles. Trial sequential analyses suggest that the evidence for the similarity in major adverse cardiac events compared with VKA + DAPT and the bleeding risk reduction observed with NOAC+SAPT is likely to be conclusive. Conclusions NOAC+SAPT does not increase the risk of major adverse cardiac events and reduces the risk of bleeding compared with VKA + DAPT in AF patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Various NOACs may have different risk–benefit profiles in combination strategies. Registration URL: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/ ; Unique identifier: CRD42020151089.

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