1. Prognostic impact of secondary prevention after coronary artery bypass grafting—insights from the TiCAB trial
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Tobias Heer, Moritz von Scheidt, Andreas Boening, Clarissa Heyken, Friederike Gusmini, Antoinette de Waha, Constantin Kuna, Andreas Fach, Christina Grothusen, Martin Oberhoffer, Christoph Knosalla, Thomas Walther, Bernhard C Danner, Martin Misfeld, Gerhard Wimmer-Greinecker, Matthias Siepe, Herko Grubitzsch, Alexander Joost, Andreas Schaefer, Lenard Conradi, Jochen Cremer, Christian Hamm, Rüdiger Lange, Peter W Radke, Rainer Schulz, Günther Laufer, Philippe Grieshaber, Tim Attmann, Michael Schmoeckel, Alexander Meyer, Tibor Ziegelhöffer, Rainer Hambrecht, Sigrid E Sandner, Adnan Kastrati, Heribert Schunkert, and Uwe Zeymer
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,Ticagrelor ,Treatment Outcome ,Secondary Prevention ,Humans ,Surgery ,Coronary Artery Disease ,General Medicine ,Coronary Artery Bypass ,Prognosis ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine - Abstract
OBJECTIVES There are disparities in the adherence to guideline-recommended therapies after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). We therefore sought to evaluate the effect of guideline-adherent medical secondary prevention on 1-year outcome after CABG. METHODS Data were taken from the randomized ‘Ticagrelor in CABG’ trial. From April 2013 until April 2017, patients who underwent CABG were included. For the present analysis, we compared patients who were treated with optimal medical secondary prevention with those where 1 or more of the recommended medications were missing. RESULTS Follow-up data at 12 months were available in 1807 patients. About half (54%) of them were treated with optimal secondary prevention. All-cause mortality [0.5% vs 3.5%, hazard ratio (HR) 0.14 (0.05–0.37), P < 0.01], cardiovascular mortality [0.1% vs 1.7%, HR 0.06 (0.01–0.46), P = 0.007] and major adverse events [6.5% vs 11.5%, HR 0.54 (0.39–0.74), P < 0.01] were significantly lower in the group with optimal secondary prevention. The multivariable model for the primary end point based on binary concordance to guideline recommended therapy identified 3 independent factors: adherence to guideline recommended therapy [HR 0.55 (0.39–0.78), P < 0.001]; normal renal function [HR 0.99 (0.98–0.99), P = 0.040]; and off-pump surgery [HR 2.06 (1.02–4.18), P = 0.045]. CONCLUSIONS Only every second patient receives optimal secondary prevention after CABG. Guideline adherent secondary prevention therapy is associated with lower mid-term mortality and less adverse cardiovascular events after 12 months.
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- 2022
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