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Supplementary Table 9, column 'Edoxaban', row 'eGFR category', '95 mL/min' (page 15). The cell should be coloured green instead of yellow. It should also read "60 mg"instead of "60 mg (use with caution in 'supranormal' renal function)."In the above-indicated cell, a footnote has also been added to state: "Edoxaban should be used in patients with high creatinine clearance only after a careful evaluation of the individual thromboembolic and bleeding risk."Supplementary Table 9, column 'Edoxaban', row 'Dose reduction in selected patients' (page 16). The cell should read "Edoxaban 60 mg reduced to 30 mg once daily if any of the following: creatinine clearance 15-50 mL/min, body weight

Background There are limited data on how the combination of diabetes mellitus ( DM ) and chronic kidney disease ( CKD ) affects cardiovascular outcomes as well as response to different P2Y 12 receptor antagonists, which represented the aim of the present investigation. Methods and Results In this post hoc analysis of the PLATO (Platelet Inhibition and Patient Outcomes) trial, which randomized acute coronary syndrome patients to ticagrelor versus clopidogrel, patients (n=15 108) with available DM and CKD status were classified into 4 groups: DM +/ CKD + (n=1058), DM +/ CKD − (n=2748), DM −/ CKD + (n=2160), and DM −/ CKD − (n=9142). The primary efficacy end point was a composite of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, or stroke at 12 months. The primary safety end point was PLATO major bleeding. DM +/ CKD + patients had a higher incidence of the primary end point compared with DM −/ CKD − patients (23.3% versus 7.1%; adjusted hazard ratio 2.22; 95% CI 1.88–2.63; P DM +/ CKD − and DM −/ CKD + had an intermediate risk profile. The same trend was shown for the individual components of the primary end point and for major bleeding. Compared with clopidogrel, ticagrelor reduced the incidence of the primary end point consistently across subgroups ( P ‐interaction=0.264), but with an increased absolute risk reduction in DM +/ CKD +. The effects on major bleeding were also consistent across subgroups ( P ‐interaction=0.288). Conclusions In acute coronary syndrome patients, a gradient of risk was observed according to the presence or absence of DM and CKD , with patients having both risk factors at the highest risk. Although the ischemic benefit of ticagrelor over clopidogrel was consistent in all subgroups, the absolute risk reduction was greatest in patients with both DM and CKD . Clinical Trial Registration URL : http://www.clinicatrials.gov . Unique identifier: NCT 00391872.

8 p., Résumé Introduction Il est possible de faire baisser efficacement et en toute sécurité le cholestérol et la pression artérielle (PA) avec les statines et les antihypertenseurs tout en réduisant de 20 à 30 % les manifestations cardiovasculaires majeures en l’espace de cinq ans chez les personnes à risque élevé. Les données obtenues dans les populations exposées à un risque plus faible sont néanmoins limitées. L’essai HOPE-3 (Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation-3) tâche de déterminer si l’abaissement du cholestérol à l’aide d’une statine, l’abaissement de la pression artérielle à l’aide de deux agents antihypertenseurs administrés à raison d’une faible dose et leur association permettent de réduire en toute sécurité les manifestations cardiovasculaires majeures chez les personnes exposées à un risque intermédiaire qui n’ont pas d’antécédents d’événements vasculaires et dont le taux de cholestérol et la PA se situent dans la moyenne. Méthodes Au total, 12 705 femmes et hommes, les unes âgées de 65 ans et plus et les autres de 55 ans et plus, qui présentent au moins un facteur de risque cardiovasculaire et qui n’ont pas de maladie cardiovasculaire connue ni aucune indication ou contre-indication claires aux médicaments à l’étude, ont été répartis aléatoirement pour recevoir de la rosuvastatine à raison de 10 mg par jour ou un placebo et l’association candésartan/hydrochlorothiazide à raison de 16/12,5 mg par jour ou un placebo (plan factoriel 2 × 2). Ces patients seront suivis pendant une moyenne de 5,8 ans. Les principaux paramètres d’évaluation de l’étude combinent le décès d’origine cardiovasculaire, l’infarctus du myocarde non mortel et l’AVC non mortel d’une part, et le décès d’origine cardiovasculaire, l’infarctus du myocarde non mortel, l’AVC non mortel, la réanimation après arrêt cardiaque, l’insuffisance cardiaque et la revascularisation artérielle d’autre part. Résultats Les participants ont été recrutés dans 21 pays situés en Amérique du Nord, en Amérique du Sud, en Europe, en Asie et en Australie. L’âge moyen au moment de la répartition aléatoire était de 66 ans, et 46 % des sujets étaient des femmes. Conclusions L’essai HOPE-3 fournira de nouveaux renseignements sur l’abaissement du taux de cholestérol et de la PA dans des populations exposées à un risque intermédiaire dont le taux de cholestérol et la PA se situent dans la moyenne. Il devrait également fournir des données à l’appui des stratégies de prévention primaire mises en place partout dans le monde (HOPE-3 ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00468923)., Cholesterol and blood pressure (BP) can be effectively and safely lowered with statin drugs and BP-lowering drugs, reducing major cardiovascular (CV) events by 20%-30% within 5 years in high-risk individuals. However, there are limited data in lower-risk populations. The Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation-3 (HOPE-3) trial is evaluating whether cholesterol lowering with a statin drug, BP lowering with low doses of 2 antihypertensive agents, and their combination safely reduce major CV events in individuals at intermediate risk who have had no previous vascular events and have average cholesterol and BP levels. Methods A total of 12,705 women 65 years or older and men 55 years or older with at least 1 CV risk factor, no known CV disease, and without any clear indication or contraindication to the study drugs were randomized to rosuvastatin 10 mg/d or placebo and to candesartan/hydrochlorothiazide 16/12.5 mg/d or placebo (2 × 2 factorial design) and will be followed for a mean of 5.8 years. The coprimary study outcomes are the composite of CV death, nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI), and nonfatal stroke and the composite of CV death, nonfatal MI, nonfatal stroke, resuscitated cardiac arrest, heart failure, and arterial revascularization. Results Participants were recruited from 21 countries in North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Mean age at randomization was 66 years and 46% were women. Conclusions The HOPE-3 trial will provide new information on cholesterol and BP lowering in intermediate-risk populations with average cholesterol and BP levels and is expected to inform approaches to primary prevention worldwide (HOPE-3 ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00468923).

ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation : The Task Force for the management of acute coronary syndromes (ACS) in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC).

International audience; BACKGROUND: Four new oral anticoagulants compare favourably with warfarin for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation; however, the balance between efficacy and safety in subgroups needs better definition. We aimed to assess the relative benefit of new oral anticoagulants in key subgroups, and the effects on important secondary outcomes. METHODS: We searched Medline from Jan 1, 2009, to Nov 19, 2013, limiting searches to phase 3, randomised trials of patients with atrial fibrillation who were randomised to receive new oral anticoagulants or warfarin, and trials in which both efficacy and safety outcomes were reported. We did a prespecified meta-analysis of all 71 683 participants included in the RE-LY, ROCKET AF, ARISTOTLE, and ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48 trials. The main outcomes were stroke and systemic embolic events, ischaemic stroke, haemorrhagic stroke, all-cause mortality, myocardial infarction, major bleeding, intracranial haemorrhage, and gastrointestinal bleeding. We calculated relative risks (RRs) and 95% CIs for each outcome. We did subgroup analyses to assess whether differences in patient and trial characteristics affected outcomes. We used a random-effects model to compare pooled outcomes and tested for heterogeneity. FINDINGS: 42 411 participants received a new oral anticoagulant and 29 272 participants received warfarin. New oral anticoagulants significantly reduced stroke or systemic embolic events by 19% compared with warfarin (RR 0*81, 95% CI 0*73-0*91; p

Echocardiographic and Doppler-derived measurements of left ventricular (LV) function at rest were examined as predictors of maximal bicycle exercise capacity in a homogeneous group of 115 patients with mild to moderate LV dysfunction (ejection fraction 22 to 56%, median 43%) participating in the DEFIANT study of nisoldipine after acute myocardial infarction. Although the relations were not exact, peak exercise work load 7 weeks after infarction correlated with measurements of diastolic LV function at rest. Exercise work load was inversely related to peak late diastolic transmitral blood flow velocity (A wave) (slope -86.6; 95% confidence interval -120.9 to -52.2) and directly to the E/A ratio (slope 20.5; 95% confidence interval 6.0 to 35.1). The relations between exercise work load and peak late diastolic flow velocity remained significant after correction for age, sex, heart rate at rest, and use of beta-blocking drugs or nisoldipine. There was no relation between peak exercise work load and peak early diastolic transmitral flow velocity (E wave), isovolumic relaxation period or deceleration time. Measurements of systolic LV function (LV end-diastolic and end-systolic volumes, and ejection fraction, stroke volume and cardiac index) were also not significant as predictors of exercise capacity.

2020 ESC Guidelines for the management of acute coronary syndromes in patients presenting without persistent ST-segment elevation