scholarly journals Oral Corticosteroid Use and the Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

2006 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 134-138 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laetitia Huiart ◽  
Pierre Ernst ◽  
Xavier Ranouil ◽  
Samy Suissa
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Systemic Hypertension ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Acute Exacerbations ◽  
Oral Corticosteroids

BACKGROUND: Given the limited efficacy of oral corticosteroids in treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), the possible cardiac side effects of oral corticosteroids are of particular concern in an elderly population. The impact of the use of oral corticosteroids on the risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in a cohort of patients with COPD was studied.METHODS: The Saskatchewan health services databases were used to form a population-based cohort of 5648 patients aged 55 years or older who received a first treatment for COPD between 1990 and 1997. A nested case-control analysis was conducted: 371 cases presenting with a first myocardial infarction were matched with 1864 controls according to the length of follow-up, the date of cohort entry and age. Conditional logistic regression was used to adjust for sex, severity of COPD, systemic hypertension, diabetes and prior cardiovascular disease.RESULTS: Only the current use of corticosteroids was associated with an increased risk of AMI (adjusted RR=2.01 [95% CI 1.13 to 3.58]), particularly when the current dose was larger than 25 mg/day of prednisone or the equivalent (adjusted RR=3.22 [95% CI 1.42 to 7.34]). This observed increase in risk rapidly returned to baseline after the cessation of the medication, suggesting that the use of such high doses reflected the treatment of acute exacerbations of the disease.CONCLUSIONS: An association was found between the current use of oral corticosteroids and the occurrence of an AMI, suggesting that acute exacerbations of COPD are associated with an increased risk of acute coronary syndromes.

scholarly journals Oxygen therapy in suspected acute myocardial infarction and concurrent normoxemic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a prespecified subgroup analysis from the DETO2X-AMI trial

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 984-992 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pontus Andell ◽  
Stefan James ◽  
Ollie Östlund ◽  
Troels Yndigegn ◽  
David Sparv ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Acute Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Subgroup Analysis ◽  
Oxygen Therapy ◽  
Ambient Air ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Suspected Acute Myocardial Infarction

Background: The DETermination of the role of Oxygen in suspected Acute Myocardial Infarction (DETO2X-AMI) trial did not find any benefit of oxygen therapy compared to ambient air in normoxemic patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction. Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease may both benefit and be harmed by supplemental oxygen. Thus we evaluated the effect of routine oxygen therapy compared to ambient air in normoxemic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction. Methods and results: A total of 6629 patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction were randomly assigned in the DETO2X-AMI trial to oxygen or ambient air. In the oxygen group ( n=3311) and the ambient air group ( n=3318), 155 and 141 patients, respectively, had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (prevalence of 4.5%). Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease were older, had more comorbid conditions and experienced a twofold higher risk of death at one year (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: 32/296 (10.8%) vs. non-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: 302/6333 (4.8%)). Oxygen therapy compared to ambient air was not associated with improved outcomes at 365 days (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: all-cause mortality hazard ratio (HR) 0.99, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.50–1.99, Pinteraction=0.96); cardiovascular death HR 0.80, 95% CI 0.32–2.04, Pinteraction=0.59); rehospitalisation with acute myocardial infarction or death HR 1.27, 95% CI 0.71–2.28, Pinteraction=0.46); hospitalisation for heart failure or death HR 1.08, 95% CI 0.61–1.91, Pinteraction=0.77]); there were no significant treatment-by-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease interactions. Conclusions: Although chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients had twice the mortality rate compared to non-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients, this prespecified subgroup analysis from the DETO2X-AMI trial on oxygen therapy versus ambient air in normoxemic chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with suspected acute myocardial infarction revealed no evidence for benefit of routine oxygen therapy consistent with the main trial’s findings. Clinical Trials Registration: NCT02290080

scholarly journals Influence of age on real-life effects of doxycycline for acute exacerbations among COPD outpatients: a population-based cohort study

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. e000535
Author(s):  
Yuanyuan Wang ◽  
Jens H Bos ◽  
H Marike Boezen ◽  
Jan-Willem C Alffenaar ◽  
J F M van Boven ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Treatment Failure ◽  
Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
Advanced Age ◽  
Chronic Obstructive ◽  
Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽  
Acute Exacerbations ◽  
Oral Corticosteroids

IntroductionAlthough bacteria contribute significantly to acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD), the added value of antibiotics remains controversial, especially in outpatient settings. Age may affect antibiotic effectiveness, but real-world evidence is lacking. We aimed to assess the influence of age on the effectiveness of doxycycline for AECOPD.MethodsA retrospective cohort study among outpatients with the first recorded AECOPD treated with oral corticosteroids was conducted using a large pharmacy dispensing database. The primary outcome was treatment failure within 15–31 days after treatment start. Secondary outcome was time to second exacerbation. All analyses were stratified by age groups.ResultsWe identified 6300 outpatients with the first AECOPD. 2261 (36%) received doxycycline and 4039 (64%) did not receive any antibiotic (reference group). Overall, there was no difference in treatment failure (adjusted OR: 0.97, 95% CI: 0.84 to 1.12) between two groups. Similarly, no difference in treatment failure was observed in younger groups. However, in patients with advanced age (≥75 years), treatment failure was significantly reduced by doxycycline compared with reference (16% vs 20%, adjusted OR: 0.77, 95% CI: 0.62 to 0.97). Overall, median time to second exacerbation was 169 days (95% CI: 158 to 182 days) in doxycycline group compared with 180 days (95% CI: 169 to 191 days) in reference group (adjusted HR: 1.06, 95% CI: 0.99 to 1.12). Although in older patients there was a trend within 3 months towards longer time of next exacerbation by doxycycline, it did not achieve statistical significance.ConclusionsOur findings showed short-term treatment benefit of doxycycline added to oral corticosteroids for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients with advanced age. This value remains unclear for persons aged under 75 years in current primary care. Long-term preventive benefits of doxycycline for the next exacerbation were not observed, irrespective of age.

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