scholarly journals Icosapent Ethyl Reduces Ischemic Events in Patients with a History of Prior Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: REDUCE-IT CABG

Author(s):  
Subodh Verma ◽  
Deepak L. Bhatt ◽  
Ph. Gabriel Steg ◽  
Michael Miller ◽  
Eliot A. Brinton ◽  
...  

Background: Despite advances in surgery and pharmacotherapy, there remains significant residual ischemic risk following coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery. Methods: In the multicenter, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial REDUCE-IT, statin-treated patients with controlled low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and mild to moderate hypertriglyceridemia were randomized to 4g daily of icosapent ethyl or placebo. They experienced a 25% reduction in risk of a primary efficacy endpoint (cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke, coronary revascularization, or hospitalization for unstable angina) and a 26% reduction in risk of a key secondary efficacy endpoint (cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, or stroke) when compared with placebo. The present analysis reports on the subgroup of patients from the trial with a history of CABG. Results: Of the 8,179 patients randomized in REDUCE-IT, a total of 1,837 (22.5%) had a history of CABG, with 897 patients randomized to icosapent ethyl and 940 to placebo. Baseline characteristics were similar between treatment groups. Randomization to icosapent ethyl was associated with a significant reduction in the primary endpoint (hazard ratio [HR], 0.76; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.63-0.92; P=0.004), in the key secondary endpoint (HR, 0.69; 95% CI, 0.56-0.87; P=0.001), and in total (first plus subsequent or recurrent) ischemic events (rate ratio, 0.64; 95% CI, 0.50-0.81; P=0.0002) compared with placebo. This yielded an absolute risk reduction of 6.2% (95% CI, 2.3%-10.2%) in first events, with a number needed to treat of 16 (95% CI, 10-44) over a median follow-up time of 4.8 years. Safety findings were similar to the overall study: beyond an increased rate of atrial fibrillation/flutter requiring hospitalization for at least 24 hours (5.0% vs. 3.1%; P=0.03) and a non-significant increase in bleeding, occurrences of adverse events were comparable between groups. Conclusions: In REDUCE-IT patients with a history of CABG, treatment with icosapent ethyl was associated with significant reductions in first and recurrent ischemic events.

Circulation ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (Suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Subodh Verma ◽  
Deepak L Bhatt ◽  
Philippe G Steg ◽  
Michael Miller ◽  
Eliot A Brinton ◽  
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Background: Patients with a prior history of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) are at high risk for future ischemic events despite statin therapy. Methods: REDUCE-IT, a multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, randomized statin-treated patients with elevated triglycerides (135-499 mg/dL), controlled LDL (41-100 mg/dL), and either established cardiovascular disease or diabetes plus other risk factors to receive icosapent ethyl 4g daily or placebo. In the overall trial, the primary composite endpoint (cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke, coronary revascularization, hospitalization for unstable angina) and the key secondary composite endpoint (cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke) were significantly reduced. Here we examine the subgroup of patients with a history of CABG. Results: A total of 8,179 randomized patients were followed for 4.9 years (median), 1837 (22.5%) of whom had a prior CABG, with a median of 5.1 years (0.7 months to 33.3 years) from CABG to randomization (in the 1263 patients who had the date of CABG recorded). The rate of the primary endpoint was reduced by 24% [22.0% with icosapent ethyl versus 28.2% with placebo (hazard ratio [HR]=0.76; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.63-0.92; p=0.004; number needed to treat [NNT]=16)]. The rate of the key secondary endpoint was reduced by 31%: [14.7% with icosapent ethyl versus 20.7% with placebo (HR=0.69; 95% CI, 0.56-0.87; p=0.001; NNT=17)]. Conclusions: In statin-treated patients with a history of prior CABG, the addition of icosapent ethyl significantly reduced ischemic events, with both large relative and absolute risk reductions.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua Yan ◽  
Xieraili Tiemuerniyazi ◽  
Yangwu Song ◽  
Fei Xu ◽  
Wei Feng

Abstract BackgroundCoronary endarterectomy (CE) combined with coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) can be the only option for complete revascularization in some patients with diffuse coronary artery disease. Unfortunately, CE can cause the lack of endothelium, resulting in increased risk of thrombotic events. Therefore, antithrombotic therapy is very important after surgery. However, there’s no consistent protocol exists till now. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness and safety of dual antiplatelet therapies (DAPT) including aspirin plus clopidogrel (AC) or ticagrelor (AT) after CE + CABG.MethodA total of 137 continuous patients (mean age 60.0 ± 9.0 years) underwent CE + CABG from January 2016 to July 2018 in our center, and patients who received dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after surgery (n = 121) were included in this study. All of the patients received aspirin 100 mg daily therapy after surgery, and 67 of the patients received extra clopidogrel 75 mg (AC) daily therapy, whereas 54 received extra ticagrelor 90 mg (AT) twice daily. All patients continued aspirin monotherapy after 1 year. Occurrence of ischemic events and bleeding events between two groups were compared. Kaplan-Meier survival was used to compare freedom from major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) between two groups, and log-rank test was used to confirm statistical difference.ResultsFollow-up was completed by 99.2%, and median follow-up time was 30.0(22.5, 35.2) months. No operative death was observed, while perioperative myocardial infarction was observed in 2(1.7%) patients (AC 1.5% vs. AT 1.9%, p = ns). One patient in AC group suffered from cardiac tamponade. During the follow-up period, no death was observed. Ischemic events including nonfatal myocardial infarction, repeat revascularization and ischemic stroke were observed in 6(5.0%) patients (AC 4.5% vs. AT 5.6%, p = ns). Overt bleeding had occurred in 3(2.5%) patients (AC 3.0% vs. AT 1.9%, p = ns). Kaplan-Meier analysis indicated that MACCE-free survival of the two groups at 3 years was 97.0% in the AC group versus 94.1% in the AT group (p = ns).ConclusionIn patients undergoing CE + CABG, DAPT therapy can be effective and safe with comparable results between AC and AT therapy in terms of ischemic and bleeding events. Further studies are needed.


2019 ◽  
Vol 74 (4) ◽  
pp. 587-589 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luca Koechlin ◽  
Jasper Boeddinghaus ◽  
Thomas Nestelberger ◽  
Desiree Wussler ◽  
Joan Walter ◽  
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2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajeeva R. Pieris ◽  
Ravindra Fernando

A 43-year-old male, with no previous history of mental illness, was diagnosed with coronary heart disease, after which he became acutely depressed and attempted suicide by ingesting an organophosphate pesticide. He was admitted to an intensive care unit and treated with pralidoxime, atropine, and oxygen. His coronary occlusion pattern required early coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery. His family, apprehensive of a repeat suicidal attempt, requested surgery be performed as soon as possible. He recovered well from the OP poisoning and was mentally fit to express informed consent 2 weeks after admission. Seventeen days after poisoning, he underwent coronary artery bypass grafting and recovered uneventfully. Six years later, he remains in excellent health. We report this case because to the best of our knowledge there is no literature regarding CABG performed soon after organophosphate poisoning.


2000 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 52-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johan Herlitz ◽  
Kenneth Caidahl ◽  
Ingela Wiklund ◽  
Helén Sjöland ◽  
Björn Karlson ◽  
...  

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