scholarly journals The Role of Ticagrelor in STEMI Fibrinolytic and Its Rationale to Utilize for Indonesian Patients

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Tobing ◽  
Dafsah Juzar ◽  
Achmad Fauzi Yahya ◽  
Antonia Anna Lukito ◽  
Doni Firman ◽  
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Worldwide, ischemic heart disease is the most common cause of death and its frequency is increasing. ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction or STEMIis as form of ischemic heart disease with the highest mortality rate. Based on ESC (European Society of Cardiology) guideline 2017 for STEMI management, reperfusion therapywhich is primary PCI strategy is recommended over fibrinolysis within induced timeframes, but if timely primary PCI cannot be performed after STEMI diagnosis, fibrinolytic therapy is recommended within 12 hours of symptom onset in patients without contraindications. In fibrinolytic therapy, oral aspirin should be given, and Clopidogrel is indicated as an addition to aspirin. Although Clopidogrel is a recommended P2Y12receptor inhibitorin fibrinolytic therapy,PERKI guideline 2018 in ACS management also mention thatswitching to Ticagrelor can be considered in patients whowillundergo PCI treatmentafter fibrinolytic. In PLATO study, patients who have acute coronary syndrome with or without ST-segment elevation, treatment with ticagrelor as compared with clopidogrel significantly reduced the rate of death from vascular causes, myocardial infarction, or stroke. However, patients who received fibrinolytic therapy within 24 hours before randomization were excluded. WhileinSET-FAST study, Ticagrelor provides more prompt and potent platelet inhibition compared with Clopidogrel in patients undergoing PCI within 24 hours of receiving fibrinolysis for STEMI. TREAT study was conducted to evaluate the safety of ticagrelor in STEMI patients receiving fibrinolytic therapy within 24 hours.TREAT study concluded, at 30 days observation, in patients younger than 75 years with STEMI, delayed administration of Ticagrelor after fibrinolytic therapy was noninferior to Clopidogrel for TIMI major bleeding. Based on the result from PLATO study and preliminary TREAT study result on 30 days, the use of Ticagrelor within 24 hours after fibrinolytic therapy can be considered with comparable safety profile to Clopidogrel.   Keywords: STEMI, fibrinolysis, ticagrelor

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. e25-e25
Author(s):  
Hosna Mirfakhraee ◽  
Maryam Niksolat ◽  
Samaneh Saghafian Larijani ◽  
Zhale Zandieh

Introduction: Apart from the direct effect of COVID-19 on the incidence of ischemic heart disease, the pandemic effect of this infection on the control of ischemic heart disease and on the clinical consequences of these patients and also their hospital admission is also significant. Objectives: The present review attempted to assess the admission rate, treatment protocols, and outcome changes in patients suffering ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) in the COVID-19 outbreak. Materials and Methods: The included studies were identified through electronically reviewing the manuscripts databases of MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of knowledge, and Google Scholar from inception to September 2020. The titles and abstracts of the manuscripts were screened by two blinded reviewers followed by an in-depth assessment of the full texts for assigning the inclusion appropriateness. Results: Eighteen articles (including 6225 STEMI patients hospitalized within the COVID-19 pandemic duration and 55711 STEMI patients in pre-COVID-19 periods) were desirable for the final analysis. A longer delay among symptom onset and first medical contact (FMC) in the COVID-19 lockdown period than before the COVID-19 pandemic was revealed. Comparing STEMI-related death in the COVID-19 period compared to the pre-COVID-19 duration showed a significantly higher death rate and a higher rate of thrombolytic therapy. The examined pre-COVID-19 and COVID-19 periods showed a reduction in STEMI patients’ admissions reached 30.9%. Additionally, entering the COVID-19 period resulted in a significant 44.4% reduction in the number of primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Conclusion: During the COVID-19 pandemic, the management of STEMI has undergone significant changes, including reduced hospital admissions, reduced invasive and semi-invasive treatment interventions, increased STEMI-related mortality, increased thrombolytic therapy, and delayed patients’ referral to the hospitals.


Circulation ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 116 (suppl_16) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nick Kalayeh ◽  
Yosef Kahn ◽  
Alon Yarkoni ◽  
Francisco J Gonzalez ◽  
Akil Loli ◽  
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INTRODUCTION: Many studies have demonstrated that reduced high-density lipoproteins (HDL) levels and elevated triglyceride (TG)/HDL ratio correlate with the development of chronic ischemic heart disease. The role of HDL and the development of cardiac rhythm disturbances in the non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is unclear. HYPOTHESIS: We assessed the hypothesis that HDL might be protective against development of cardiac rhythm disturbances. Additionally, any protective effect was compared with TG/HDL and LDL/HDL in this setting. METHODS: A total of 6881 patients who presented during 2000–2003 with non-ST segment elevation ACS had fasting lipid panels collected within the first 24 hours of admission. Patients were followed for the development of rhythm disturbances of up to 6 years after initial presentation, with a mean of 1269 days. These patients were further separated into diabetic and nondiabetic groups. RESULTS: After adjustment for ischemic heart disease, congestive heart failure, stroke, peripheral vascular disease, hypertension, low density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, age, and body mass index, higher HDL levels were found to be independently protective against developing atrial fibrillation and other cardiac rhythm disturbances. TG/HDL and LDL/HDL were also protective of cardiac arrhythmias but not with the same power as low HDL (HDL > 31mg/dl, HR = 3.69, 95% CI=3.01– 4.53, P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Based on the above results, patients with lower HDL levels during hospitalizations with non-ST segment elevation ACS have a greater chance of developing cardiac rhythm disturbances independent of other risk factors. Although higher TG/HDL and LDL/HDL are also predictive, lower HDL is associated with highest OR for the development of cardiac arrhythmia among diabetic and non-diabetic patients with non-ST elevation with ACS.


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 9-17
Author(s):  
Roksolana Nesterak

Ischemic heart disease remains an actual problem of modern clinical and rehabilitation medicine. One of the forms of ischemic heart disease (IHD) is an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment, the treatment of which involves the use of conservative treatment and reperfusion techniques. An integral part of the management of patients after acute coronary syndrome is rehabilitation and restoration with the search for methods of changing the attitude of the patient to his health. To improve the rehabilitation of patients it is important to assess the internal picture of health with the formation of the correct attitude of the patient to his health. Aim. To study the peculiarities of the components of the internal picture of health in patients with acute coronary syndrome in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment in the process of treatment and rehabilitation. Materials and methods. There were examined 135 patients with ACS presenting without persistent ST-segment, who were divided into the groups depending on the treatment performed; 60 patients with conservative treatment tactics and 75 patients with the performed PCI. The analysis of the internal picture of health was carried out with the help of methods: hospital scale for the detection of anxiety and depression (HADS); patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9); scale for measuring the level of reactive (situational) and personality anxiety of Spielberg-Hanin; SF-36; indicators of the Seattle Quality of Life Questionnaire for Patients with Angine Pectoris (Seattle Angina Questionnaire - SAQ). Results. The study of the internal picture of health in patients with ACS presenting without persistent ST-segment showed low levels of emotional, sensory, cognitive, value-motivational, behavioral components on the appropriate scales, which also depend on the method of treatment used. The revealed peculiarities of patients with ACS presenting without persistent ST-segment need to increase the knowledge of the patient about the disease and the importance of rehabilitation measures. Conclusions. In assessment of the internal picture of health in patients with ACS presenting without persistent ST-segment after transcutaneous coronary intervention and in the process of rehabilitation, it has been determined that the course of ischemic heart disease in patients with ACS presenting without persistent ST-segment, both during conservative treatment and in the course of PCI at the stages of rehabilitation, is accompanied by significant changes of the internal picture of health (IPH); the most significant changes in patients with ACS presenting without persistent ST-segment is the value-motivational and behavioral components of the internal picture of health. In order to increase the effectiveness of rehabilitation after ACS, it is advisable to apply programs that will significantly affect the positive changes in the rehabilitation of patients with ACS.


2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-233
Author(s):  
Eleonora DRĂGAN ◽  
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Maria Suzana GUBERNA ◽  
Cătălina Liliana ANDREI ◽  
Crina-Julieta SINESCU ◽  
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Purpose. The study aims to determine the impact of dysthyroidism on the severity and type of coronary lesion, on vascular function, as well as on the morbidity and mortality of patients with acute coronary syndrome, by finding predictive markers that can be translated into preventive measures that contribute substantially to reduce the number of newly diagnosed patients with coronary heart disease. Methods. We introduced in the study 100 patients recently diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome, without history of ischemic heart disease or thyroid disease, hospitalized in the Cardiology Clinic of the “Bagdasar-Arseni“ Emergency Clinical Hospital Bucharest, for the interventional treatment of acute coronary syndrome. The studied patients were hospitalized between November 2014 and April 2015, with regular follow-up of up to 5 years (telephone or direct interview, conducted at 6 months, 12 months, 24 months, 36 months, 48 months, 60 months), with an average period follow-up of 1006 days, evaluated clinically, bio-humorally, by echocardiography, explored with coronary angiography with the calculation of the SYNTAX score and with the performance of electrocardiogram and pulse wave. The obtained data were integrated in Excel sheets and statistically processed with the Python program. Results. The mortality rate in the patient group was 7% (7 deaths). Descriptively, of the deceased, 6 patients (86%) were male, and as thyroid status 1 hyperthyroid patient (14%), 3 hypothyroid patients (43%) and 3 patients (43%) normothyroid. There were 4 deaths (8%) in the group of patients with unstable angina and 3 deaths (8%) in the group of patients with myocardial infarction without ST-segment elevation. There were no deaths in the group of patients with acute myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation. At follow-up, 41 patients (41%) were readmitted. Re-hospitalization was influenced by elevated values of mean blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and C-reactive protein, unicoronary atherosclerotic disease and unstable angina at admission. At follow-up, the development of noncardiac events was noted in the evolution of patients, diabetes mellitus occurring in the majority, in almost a quarter of patients (22 patients, respectively 24% developed diabetes over time), 34% (19 patients) in euthyroidism and 8% (3 patients) dysthyroidism. Discussions. Predictive factors for the readmission of the patient with acute coronary syndrome are highlighted the following: increased level of C-reactive protein (p = 0.017), tricoronary vascular damage (p = 0.01), diastolic blood pressure greater than 80 mmHg (p = 0.025), and euthyroid status (p = 0.04). The probability of death for the patient with acute coronary syndrome rises to 66% in the presence of severe systolic dysfunction of the left ventricle (p = 0.006), and to 61% in the case of elevated values of hs troponin I (p = 0.008). In our study, the presence of dysthyroidism in the patient with acute coronary syndrome has a protective role in the development of diabetes in the first 5 years (p = 0.025). Conclusion. Dysthyroidism is associated with increased morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular disease.


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