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Sherwood, Matthew/0000-0002-4305-5883; Taskinen, Marja-Riitta/0000-0002-6229-3588; Leonardi, Sergio/0000-0002-4800-6132; Raffel, Owen C/0000-0001-5470-7050; Muenzel, Thomas/0000-0001-5503-4150; Ersanli, Murat/0000-0003-1847-3087; Gislason, Gunnar H/0000-0002-0548-402X; bastos, jose/0000-0002-9526-3123; Abbate, Antonio/0000-0002-1930-785X; Chumakova, Galina A/0000-0002-2810-6531; Nikolaev, Konstantin/0000-0003-4601-6203; Tse, Hung Fat/0000-0002-9578-7808; Keskin, Kudret/0000-0002-9049-1530; Reshetko, Olga/0000-0003-3107-7636; Podoleanu, Cristian/0000-0001-9987-2519; Aylward, Philip/0000-0002-5358-8552; LETIERCE, Alexia/0000-0001-6679-5772, WOS: 000483334800002, PubMed: 31466614, BACKGROUND Patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and history of coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) are at high risk for recurrent cardiovascular events and death. OBJECTIVES This study sought to determine the clinical benefit of adding alirocumab to statins in ACS patients with prior CABG in a pre-specified analysis of ODYSSEY OUTCOMES (Evaluation of Cardiovascular Outcomes After an Acute Coronary Syndrome During Treatment With Alirocumab). METHODS Patients (n = 18,924) 1 to 12 months post-ACS with elevated atherogenic lipoprotein levels despite high-intensity statin therapy were randomized to alirocumab or placebo subcutaneously every 2 weeks. Median follow-up was 2.8 years. the primary composite endpoint of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) comprised coronary heart disease death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke, or unstable angina requiring hospitalization. All-cause death was a secondary endpoint. Patients were categorized by CABG status: no CABG (n = 16,896); index CABG after qualifying ACS, but before randomization (n = 1,025); or CABG before the qualifying ACS (n = 1,003). RESULTS in each CABG category, hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) for MACE (no CABG 0.86 [0.78 to 0.95], index CABG 0.85 [0.54 to 1.35], prior CABG 0.77 [0.61 to 0.98]) and death (0.88 [ 0.75 to 1.03], 0.85 [0.46 to 1.59], 0.67 [0.44 to 1.01], respectively) were consistent with the overall trial results (0.85 [ 0.78 to 0.93] and 0.85 [0.73 to 0.98], respectively). Absolute risk reductions (95% confidence intervals) differed across CABG categories for MACE (no CABG 1.3% [0.5% to 2.2%], index CABG 0.9% [-2.3% to 4.0%], prior CABG 6.4% [0.9% to 12.0%]) and for death (0.4% [-0.1% to 1.0%], 0.5% [-1.9% to 2.9%], and 3.6% [0.0% to 7.2%]). CONCLUSIONS Among patients with recent ACS and elevated atherogenic lipoproteins despite intensive statin therapy, alirocumab was associated with large absolute reductions in MACE and death in those with CABG preceding the ACS event. (ODYSSEY OUTCOMES: Evaluation of Cardiovascular Outcomes After an Acute Coronary Syndrome During Treatment With Alirocumab; NCT01663402) (C) 2019 by the American College of Cardiology Foundation., Fondation Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France, The authors thank the patients, study coordinators, and investigators who participated in this trial. Sophie Rushton-Smith, PhD (MedLink Healthcare Communications, London) provided editorial assistance in the preparation of the manuscript (limited to editing for style, referencing, and figure and table editing) and was funded by Fondation Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
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4. Effect of Alirocumab on Mortality After Acute Coronary Syndromes An Analysis of the ODYSSEY OUTCOMES Randomized Clinical Trial
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Kawakami, A, Oliveira, J, Wozniak, J, Matthews, A, Ratky, C, Valiris, J, Berdan, L, Hepditch, A, Quintero, K, Rorick, T, Westbrook, M, Pascual, A, Rovito, C, Bezault, M, Drouet, E, Simon, T, Alsweiler, C, Luyten, A, Aylward, P, Butters, J, Griffith, L, Shaw, M, Grunberg, L, Islam, S, Bougon, N, Faustino, D, Fontecave, S, Murphy, J, Verrier, M, Agnetti, V, Andersen, D, Badreddine, E, Bekkouche, M, Bouancheau, C, Brigui, I, Brocklehurst, M, Cianciarulo, J, Devaul, D, Domokos, S, Gache, C, Gobillot, C, Guillou, S, Healy, J, Heath, M, Jaiwal, G, Javierre, C, Labeirie, J, Monier, M, Morales, U, Mrabti, A, Mthombeni, B, Okan, B, Smith, L, Sheller, J, Sopena, S, Pellan, V, Benbernou, F, Bengrait, N, Lamoureux, M, Kralova, K, Scemama, M, Bejuit, R, Coulange, A, Berthou, C, Repincay, J, Lorenzato, C, Etienne, A, Gouet, V, Loizeau, V, Normand, M, Ourliac, A, Rondel, C, Adamo, A, Beltran, P, Barraud, P, Dubois-Gache, H, Halle, B, Metwally, L, Mourgues, M, Sotty, M, Vincendet, M, Cotruta, R, Zhu, C, Fournie-Lloret, D, Morrello, C, Perthuis, A, Picault, P, Zobouyan, I, ODYSSEY OUTCOMES Comm, İÜC, Ege Üniversitesi, Rushton-Smith, Sophie, and ODYSSEY OUTCOMES Committees and Investigators
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bastos, jose/0000-0002-9526-3123; Manakshe, Gajendra/0000-0002-4983-4271; Tse, Hung Fat/0000-0002-9578-7808; Gislason, Gunnar H/0000-0002-0548-402X; Taskinen, Marja-Riitta/0000-0002-6229-3588; Racca, Vittorio/0000-0002-4465-3789; Keskin, Kudret/0000-0002-9049-1530; Sherwood, Matthew/0000-0002-4305-5883; Sandhu, Manjinder/0000-0003-2538-2079; Nikolaev, Konstantin/0000-0003-4601-6203; Ersanli, Murat/0000-0003-1847-3087; Raffel, Owen C/0000-0001-5470-7050; Abbate, Antonio/0000-0002-1930-785X; Muenzel, Thomas/0000-0001-5503-4150; Leonardi, Sergio/0000-0002-4800-6132; Chumakova, Galina A/0000-0002-2810-6531; Podoleanu, Cristian/0000-0001-9987-2519; Pereira, Helder/0000-0001-8656-4883; Reshetko, Olga/0000-0003-3107-7636, WOS: 000476768100007, PubMed: 31117810, Background: Previous trials of PCSK9 (proprotein convertase subtilisin-kexin type 9) inhibitors demonstrated reductions in major adverse cardiovascular events, but not death. We assessed the effects of alirocumab on death after index acute coronary syndrome. Methods: ODYSSEY OUTCOMES (Evaluation of Cardiovascular Outcomes After an Acute Coronary Syndrome During Treatment With Alirocumab) was a double-blind, randomized comparison of alirocumab or placebo in 18 924 patients who had an ACS 1 to 12 months previously and elevated atherogenic lipoproteins despite intensive statin therapy. Alirocumab dose was blindly titrated to target achieved low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) between 25 and 50 mg/dL. We examined the effects of treatment on all-cause death and its components, cardiovascular and noncardiovascular death, with log-rank testing. Joint semiparametric models tested associations between nonfatal cardiovascular events and cardiovascular or noncardiovascular death. Results: Median follow-up was 2.8 years. Death occurred in 334 (3.5%) and 392 (4.1%) patients, respectively, in the alirocumab and placebo groups (hazard ratio [HR], 0.85; 95% CI, 0.73 to 0.98; P=0.03, nominal P value). This resulted from nonsignificantly fewer cardiovascular (240 [2.5%] vs 271 [2.9%]; HR, 0.88; 95% CI, 0.74 to 1.05; P=0.15) and noncardiovascular (94 [1.0%] vs 121 [1.3%]; HR, 0.77; 95% CI, 0.59 to 1.01; P=0.06) deaths with alirocumab. in a prespecified analysis of 8242 patients eligible for >= 3 years follow-up, alirocumab reduced death (HR, 0.78; 95% CI, 0.65 to 0.94; P=0.01). Patients with nonfatal cardiovascular events were at increased risk for cardiovascular and noncardiovascular deaths (P= 100 mg/dL (2.59 mmol/L) had a greater absolute risk of death and a larger mortality benefit from alirocumab (HR, 0.71; 95% CI, 0.56 to 0.90; P-interaction=0.007). in the alirocumab group, all-cause death declined with achieved LDL-C at 4 months of treatment, to a level of approximately 30 mg/dL (adjusted P=0.017 for linear trend). Conclusions: Alirocumab added to intensive statin therapy has the potential to reduce death after acute coronary syndrome, particularly if treatment is maintained for >= 3 years, if baseline LDL-C is >= 100 mg/dL, or if achieved LDL-C is low., Sanofi; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., The trial was funded by Sanofi and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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Sherwood, Matthew/0000-0002-4305-5883; Abbate, Antonio/0000-0002-1930-785X; Moris, Cesar/0000-0002-2871-190X; Ersanli, Murat/0000-0003-1847-3087; Taskinen, Marja-Riitta/0000-0002-6229-3588; bastos, jose/0000-0002-9526-3123; Reshetko, Olga/0000-0003-3107-7636; Nikolaev, Konstantin/0000-0003-4601-6203; Leonardi, Sergio/0000-0002-4800-6132; Raffel, Owen C/0000-0001-5470-7050; Racca, Vittorio/0000-0002-4465-3789; Podoleanu, Cristian/0000-0001-9987-2519; Gislason, Gunnar H/0000-0002-0548-402X; Muenzel, Thomas/0000-0001-5503-4150; Tse, Hung Fat/0000-0002-9578-7808; Chumakova, Galina A/0000-0002-2810-6531, WOS: 000502609000004, PubMed: 31707826, Background: in ODYSSEY OUTCOMES (Evaluation of Cardiovascular Outcomes After an Acute Coronary Syndrome During Treatment With Alirocumab), alirocumab was compared with placebo, added to high-intensity or maximum tolerated statin treatment after acute coronary syndrome in 18924 patients. Alirocumab reduced first occurrence of the primary composite end point-coronary heart disease death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, fatal or nonfatal ischemic stroke, or hospitalization for unstable angina-as well as total nonfatal cardiovascular events and all-cause deaths. the present analysis determined whether alirocumab reduced total (first and subsequent) hospitalizations and death and increased days alive and out of hospital (DAOH) and percent DAOH in ODYSSEY OUTCOMES. Methods and Results: in prespecified analyses, hazard functions for total hospitalizations and death were jointly estimated by a semiparametric model, while in post hoc analyses, DAOH and percent DAOH were compared between treatment groups with Poisson regression and one-inflated beta regression, respectively. With 16629 total hospitalizations and 726 deaths, 331 fewer hospitalizations, and 58 fewer deaths were observed with alirocumab compared with placebo, translating to 15.6 total hospitalizations or deaths avoided with alirocumab per 1000 patient-years of assigned treatment. Alirocumab reduced total hospitalizations (hazard ratio, 0.96 [95% CI, 0.92-1.00]; P=0.04) and increased DAOH relative to placebo (rate ratio, 1.003 [95% CI, 1.000-1.007]; P=0.05), primarily through a reduction in days dead (rate ratio, 0.847 [95% CI, 0.728-0.986]; P=0.03). Patients randomized to alirocumab were also more likely to survive to the end of the study without hospitalization (odds ratio, 1.06 [95% CI, 1.00-1.13]; P=0.03). Conclusions: Alirocumab reduced total hospitalizations with corresponding small increases in DAOH and percent DAOH. These outcomes provide alternative patient-centered metrics to capture the totality of alirocumab clinical efficacy after acute coronary syndrome. Clinical Trial Registration: URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT01663402., Fondation Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France, We thank the patients, study coordinators, and investigators who participated in this trial. Sophie Rushton-Smith, PhD (MedLink Healthcare Communications, London) provided editorial assistance in the preparation of the article (limited to editing for style, referencing, and figure and table editing) and was funded by Fondation Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France.
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6. Effect of ramipril on mortality and morbidity of survivors of acute myocardial infarction with clinical evidence of heart failure
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Julian, DG, Moss, AJ, Murray, GD, Poole-Wilson, PA, Simoons, ML, Ball, SG, Bender, N, Cleland, JGF, Clement, DL, Commerford, PJ, Volta, S Dalla, Delagardelle, C, Erhardt, L, Fennell, W, Hall, AS, Hopf, R, Jagerholm, S, Jolly, M, Klein, W, Murray, GD, Niemeyer, MG, Rasmussen, S, Riccitelli, MA, Richardson, L, Stonier, PD, Vogelin, H-P, and Winter, C
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7. Effects of calcium antagonists on hypertension and diastolic function
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Opie, LH, Commerford, PJ, and Adnams, C
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Calcium antagonists are known to decrease blood pressure acutely and chronically in hypertensive patients with hypertensive heart disease, and also to improve their systolic function. However, disorders of diastolic function may occur early in hypertensive heart disease. The improvement of diastolic function by nifedipine and diltiazem is described, although it was difficult to exclude systolic unloading as a cause of the improvement. It is emphasised that diastolic dysfunction can exist in hypertensive heart disease, and that the calcium antagonists nifedipine and diltiazem can improve diastolic dysfunction.S Afr Med J 1989; 76: 89-92
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8. Balloon valvuloplasty for severe mitral valve stenosis in pregnancy
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Commisse, J, Commerford, PJ, and Levetan, B
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Balloon valvuloplasties for severe mitral stenosis were performed on 11 pregnant patients with excellent resutts and no complications. The mitral valve area was increased from a mean of 0.9 cnr to 2.1 cnr. There was no clinically significant mitral regurgitation. The pregnancies proceeded normally to delivery at or near tenn, with no maternal or perinatal morbidity or mortality.S Afr Med J 1996; 86: 1194-1196
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Commerford, PJ
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10. Apixaban versus aspirin in patients with atrial fibrillation and previous stroke or transient ischaemic attack: a predefined subgroup analysis from AVERROES, a randomised trial
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Pacemaker, Artificial ,Heart Block ,Hypertension ,Bradycardia ,Humans ,From the Editor’s Desk ,Africa South of the Sahara - Published
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12. Valvular heart disease in South Africa in 2005: issues in medicine
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No abstract. South African Medical Journal Vol. 95 (8) 2005: 568-574
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Commerford, PJ, primary, Kaplan, NM, additional, Nattel, S, additional, Gersh, BJ, additional, and Opie, LH, additional
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18. Effects of aspirin dose when used alone or in combination with clopidogrel in patients with acute coronary syndromes: observations from the Clopidogrel in Unstable angina to prevent Recurrent Events (CURE) Study.
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Background Other than aspirin, there are few oral antithrombotic treatments with proven efficacy in patients with acute coronary syndrome. In this report, we present the rationale, design and baseline characteristics of the Clopidogrel in Unstable angina to prevent Recurrent ischaemic Events (CURE) trial, which includes a meta-analysis of the effects of thienopyridines in patients with vascular disease. Methods and Results Combined data from randomized trials of thienopyrindines in patients with atherosclerotic disease demonstrated a 29% reduction in vascular events when compared with placebo/control (n=2392) (OR 0.71, 95% CI 0.58-0.86, P=0.0006) and a 10% reduction in vascular events when compared with aspirin (n=22 254) (OR 0.91, 95% Cl 0.84-0.99, P=0.039). Similarly, randomized trials of aspirin plus thienopyridines in patients undergoing intracoronary stenting, demonstrated marked benefit of aspirin plus ticlopidine in reducing death or myocardial infarction compared with aspirin alone (OR 0.23, 95% CI 0.11-0.49, P=0.0001) or aspirin plus warfarin (OR 0.51, 95% CI 0.33-0.78, P=0.002). Whether these benefits extend to the much larger population of patients with acute coronary syndrome is unknown. CURE is an international, randomized, double-blind trial, in which patients with acute coronary syndrome will be randomized to receive either a bolus dose of clopidogrel (300 mg) followed by 75 mg per day for 3-12 months, or matching placebo. Both groups will receive aspirin. The co-primary efficacy end-points of CURE are: (1) the composite of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction or stroke; and (2) the composite of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke or refractory ischaemia. CURE will recruit approximately 12 500 patients with acute coronary syndrome (from 28 countries) and its power to detect moderate treatment benefits will be in the region of 80-90%, while maintaining an overall type I error (a) of 0.05. The baseline characteristics of the study population are consistent with at least a moderate risk group of patients with acute coronary syndrome. Conclusions Randomized trials of thienopyridines in patients with vascular disease demonstrate that thienopyridines are effective in reducing vascular events when compared with placebo/control or aspirin, as well as when used in combination with aspirin in patients undergoing intracoronary stent implantation. The CURE trial is a large international study to determine if acute and longterm treatment with the combination of clopidogrel and aspirin is superior to aspirin alone in patients with acute coronary syndrome. (C) 2000 The European Society of Cardiology. RI Nicolau, Jose/E-1487-2012
21. Lack of correlation between myocardial glycogen levels and perioperative change of left ventricular ejection fraction
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Maze Ss, Opie Lh, and Commerford Pj
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Ejection fraction ,Glycogen ,business.industry ,Perioperative ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,Internal medicine ,Cardiology ,Medicine ,Surgery ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,business - Published
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22. Images in cardiology: an uncommon cause of aortic stenosis in an adult.
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Pugh PJ, Latib A, Ntsekhe M, and Commerford PJ
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23. Controversies in cardiology.
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Taggart DP, Coca SG, He FJ, Wardener HE, MacGregor GA, Reyes A, Leary WP, Borja J, Arnaiz E, Izquierdo I, Souto M, Commerford PJ, Kaplan NM, Nattel S, Gersh BJ, and Opie LH
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24. Apixaban versus aspirin in patients with atrial fibrillation and previous stroke or transient ischaemic attack: a predefined subgroup analysis from AVERROES, a randomised trial
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Job Harenberg, Mario Talajic, Yulia Moiseeva, Miguel Urina, Reza Farnoud, Salim Yusuf, Graeme Hankey, John Eikelboom, Olga Shestakovska, Martin O'Donnell, Marina Okoshi, Fernando Lanas, Thomas W Leung, Geert Vanhooren, Pedro Abizanda Soler, Marina Bentivoglio, Nikolai Furman, Ramón Rabuñal, Sergey Golitsyn, Ettore Beghi, Andrzej Budaj, Sam Schulman, Nataliya Poteshkina, Lawrence, J, Pogue, J, Synhorst, D, Adalet, K, Atar, D, Avezum, A, Budaj, A, Commerford, Pj, Dans, Al, De Caterina, R, Diener, Hc, Eikelboom, J, Connolly, Sj, Joyner, Cd, Hart, Rg, Lip, Gy, O'Donnell, M, Hohnloser, Sh, Hankey, Gj, Shestakovska, O, Yusuf, S, AVERROES steering, Committee, and Pizzolato, Gilberto
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Summary Background In the AVERROES study, apixaban, a novel factor Xa inhibitor, reduced the risk of stroke or systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation who were at high risk of stroke but unsuitable for vitamin K antagonist therapy. We aimed to investigate whether the subgroup of patients with previous stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA) would show a greater benefit from apixaban compared with aspirin than would patients without previous cerebrovascular events. Methods In AVERROES, 5599 patients (mean age 70 years) with atrial fibrillation who were at increased risk of stroke and unsuitable for vitamin K antagonist therapy were randomly assigned to receive apixaban (5 mg twice daily) or aspirin (81–324 mg per day). The mean follow-up was 1·1 years. The primary efficacy outcome was stroke or systemic embolism; the primary safety outcome was major bleeding. Patients and investigators were masked to study treatment. In this prespecified subgroup analysis, we used Kaplan-Meier estimates of 1-year event risk and Cox proportional hazards regression models to compare the effects of apixaban in patients with and without previous stroke or TIA. AVERROES is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT00496769. Findings In patients with previous stroke or TIA, ten events of stroke or systemic embolism occurred in the apixaban group (n=390, cumulative hazard 2·39% per year) compared with 33 in the aspirin group (n=374, 9·16% per year; hazard ratio [HR] 0·29, 95% CI 0·15–0·60). In those without previous stroke or TIA, 41 events occurred in the apixaban group (n=2417, 1·68% per year) compared with 80 in the aspirin group (n=2415, 3·06% per year; HR 0·51, 95% CI 0·35–0·74). The p value for interaction of the effects of aspirin and apixaban with previous cerebrovascular events was 0·17. Major bleeding was more frequent in patients with history of stroke or TIA than in patients without (HR 2·88, 95% CI 1·77–4·55) but risk of this event did not differ between treatment groups. Interpretation In patients with atrial fibrillation, apixaban is similarly effective whether or not patients have had a previous stroke or TIA. Given that those with previous stroke or TIA have a higher risk of stroke, the absolute benefits might be greater in these patients. Funding Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer.
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25. From the Editor's Desk.
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26. Long-Term Treatment with the Combination of Rivaroxaban and Aspirin in Patients with Chronic Coronary or Peripheral Artery Disease: Outcomes During the Open Label Extension of the COMPASS trial.
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Eikelboom JW, Bosch J, Connolly SJ, Tyrwitt J, Fox KAA, Muehlhofer E, Neumann C, Tasto C, Bangdiwala SI, Diaz R, Alings M, Dagenais GR, Leong DP, Lonn EM, Avezum A, Piegas LS, Widimsky P, Parkhomenko AN, Bhatt DL, Branch KRH, Probstfield JL, Lopez-Jaramillo P, Rydén L, Pogosova N, Keltai K, Keltai M, Ertl G, Stoerk S, Dans AL, Lanas F, Liang Y, Zhu J, Torp-Pedersen C, Maggioni AP, Commerford PJ, Guzik TJ, Vanassche T, Verhamme P, O'Donnell M, Tonkin AM, Varigos JD, Vinereanu D, Felix C, Kim JH, Ibrahim KS, Lewis BS, Metsarinne KP, Aboyans V, Steg PG, Hori M, Kakkar A, Anand SS, Lamy A, Sharma M, and Yusuf S
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Aims: To describe outcomes of patients with chronic coronary artery disease (CAD) and/or peripheral artery disease (PAD) enrolled in the Cardiovascular Outcomes for People Using Anticoagulation Strategies (COMPASS) randomized trial who were treated with the combination of rivaroxaban 2.5 mg twice daily and aspirin 100 mg once daily during long-term open-label extension (LTOLE)., Methods and Results: Of the 27 395 patients enrolled in COMPASS, 12 964 (mean age at baseline 67.2 years) from 455 sites in 32 countries were enrolled in LTOLE and treated with the combination of rivaroxaban and aspirin for a median of 374 additional days (range 1-1191 days). During LTOLE, the incident events per 100 patient years were as follows: for the primary outcome [cardiovascular death, stroke, or myocardial infarction (MI)] 2.35 [95% confidence interval (CI) 2.11-2.61], mortality 1.87 (1.65-2.10), stroke 0.62 (0.50-0.76), and MI 1.02 (0.86-1.19), with CIs that overlapped those seen during the randomized treatment phase with the combination of rivaroxaban and aspirin. The incidence rates for major and minor bleeding were 1.01 (0.86-1.19) and 2.49 (2.24-2.75), compared with 1.67 (1.48-1.87) and 5.11 (95% CI 4.77-5.47), respectively, during the randomized treatment phase with the combination., Conclusion: In patients with chronic CAD and/or PAD, extended combination treatment for a median of 1 year and a maximum of 3 years was associated with incidence rates for efficacy and bleeding that were similar to or lower than those seen during the randomized treatment phase, without any new safety signals., (© The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology.)
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Commerford PJ
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28. Covid-19 and cardiovascular disease.
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Commerford PJ
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- Africa, Age Factors, COVID-19 transmission, Humans, Occupational Exposure adverse effects, Patient Safety, Retirement, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, COVID-19 prevention & control, Cardiology Service, Hospital, Medical Staff, Hospital, Occupational Exposure prevention & control
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29. Safety of Proton Pump Inhibitors Based on a Large, Multi-Year, Randomized Trial of Patients Receiving Rivaroxaban or Aspirin.
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Moayyedi P, Eikelboom JW, Bosch J, Connolly SJ, Dyal L, Shestakovska O, Leong D, Anand SS, Störk S, Branch KRH, Bhatt DL, Verhamme PB, O'Donnell M, Maggioni AP, Lonn EM, Piegas LS, Ertl G, Keltai M, Bruns NC, Muehlhofer E, Dagenais GR, Kim JH, Hori M, Steg PG, Hart RG, Diaz R, Alings M, Widimsky P, Avezum A, Probstfield J, Zhu J, Liang Y, Lopez-Jaramillo P, Kakkar AK, Parkhomenko AN, Ryden L, Pogosova N, Dans AL, Lanas F, Commerford PJ, Torp-Pedersen C, Guzik TJ, Vinereanu D, Tonkin AM, Lewis BS, Felix C, Yusoff K, Metsarinne KP, Fox KAA, and Yusuf S
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- Aged, Aspirin adverse effects, Cardiovascular Diseases diagnosis, Double-Blind Method, Drug Administration Schedule, Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous chemically induced, Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous microbiology, Factor Xa Inhibitors adverse effects, Female, Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage chemically induced, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Pantoprazole adverse effects, Peripheral Arterial Disease diagnosis, Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors adverse effects, Prospective Studies, Proton Pump Inhibitors adverse effects, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Rivaroxaban adverse effects, Time Factors, Treatment Outcome, Aspirin administration & dosage, Cardiovascular Diseases drug therapy, Factor Xa Inhibitors administration & dosage, Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage prevention & control, Pantoprazole administration & dosage, Peripheral Arterial Disease drug therapy, Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors administration & dosage, Proton Pump Inhibitors administration & dosage, Rivaroxaban administration & dosage
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Background & Aims: Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are effective at treating acid-related disorders. These drugs are well tolerated in the short term, but long-term treatment was associated with adverse events in observational studies. We aimed to confirm these findings in an adequately powered randomized trial., Methods: We performed a 3 × 2 partial factorial double-blind trial of 17,598 participants with stable cardiovascular disease and peripheral artery disease randomly assigned to groups given pantoprazole (40 mg daily, n = 8791) or placebo (n = 8807). Participants were also randomly assigned to groups that received rivaroxaban (2.5 mg twice daily) with aspirin (100 mg once daily), rivaroxaban (5 mg twice daily), or aspirin (100 mg) alone. We collected data on development of pneumonia, Clostridium difficile infection, other enteric infections, fractures, gastric atrophy, chronic kidney disease, diabetes, chronic obstructive lung disease, dementia, cardiovascular disease, cancer, hospitalizations, and all-cause mortality every 6 months. Patients were followed up for a median of 3.01 years, with 53,152 patient-years of follow-up., Results: There was no statistically significant difference between the pantoprazole and placebo groups in safety events except for enteric infections (1.4% vs 1.0% in the placebo group; odds ratio, 1.33; 95% confidence interval, 1.01-1.75). For all other safety outcomes, proportions were similar between groups except for C difficile infection, which was approximately twice as common in the pantoprazole vs the placebo group, although there were only 13 events, so this difference was not statistically significant., Conclusions: In a large placebo-controlled randomized trial, we found that pantoprazole is not associated with any adverse event when used for 3 years, with the possible exception of an increased risk of enteric infections. ClinicalTrials.gov Number: NCT01776424., (Copyright © 2019 AGA Institute. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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30. Pantoprazole to Prevent Gastroduodenal Events in Patients Receiving Rivaroxaban and/or Aspirin in a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial.
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Moayyedi P, Eikelboom JW, Bosch J, Connolly SJ, Dyal L, Shestakovska O, Leong D, Anand SS, Störk S, Branch KRH, Bhatt DL, Verhamme PB, O'Donnell M, Maggioni AP, Lonn EM, Piegas LS, Ertl G, Keltai M, Cook Bruns N, Muehlhofer E, Dagenais GR, Kim JH, Hori M, Steg PG, Hart RG, Diaz R, Alings M, Widimsky P, Avezum A, Probstfield J, Zhu J, Liang Y, Lopez-Jaramillo P, Kakkar A, Parkhomenko AN, Ryden L, Pogosova N, Dans A, Lanas F, Commerford PJ, Torp-Pedersen C, Guzik T, Vinereanu D, Tonkin AM, Lewis BS, Felix C, Yusoff K, Metsarinne K, Fox KAA, and Yusuf S
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- Administration, Oral, Aged, Anticoagulants administration & dosage, Aspirin administration & dosage, Aspirin adverse effects, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Double-Blind Method, Drug Administration Schedule, Drug Therapy, Combination adverse effects, Drug Therapy, Combination methods, Female, Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage chemically induced, Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage epidemiology, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Peptic Ulcer chemically induced, Peptic Ulcer epidemiology, Rivaroxaban administration & dosage, Rivaroxaban adverse effects, Treatment Outcome, Anticoagulants adverse effects, Cardiovascular Diseases prevention & control, Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage prevention & control, Pantoprazole administration & dosage, Peptic Ulcer prevention & control, Proton Pump Inhibitors administration & dosage
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Background & Aims: Antiplatelets and anticoagulants are associated with increased upper gastrointestinal bleeding. We evaluated whether proton pump inhibitor therapy could reduce this risk., Methods: We performed a 3 × 2 partial factorial double-blind trial of 17,598 participants with stable cardiovascular disease and peripheral artery disease. Participants were randomly assigned to groups given pantoprazole 40 mg daily or placebo, as well as rivaroxaban 2.5 mg twice daily with aspirin 100 mg once daily, rivaroxaban 5 mg twice daily, or aspirin 100 mg alone. The primary outcome was time to first upper gastrointestinal event, defined as a composite of overt bleeding, upper gastrointestinal bleeding from a gastroduodenal lesion or of unknown origin, occult bleeding, symptomatic gastroduodenal ulcer or ≥5 erosions, upper gastrointestinal obstruction, or perforation., Results: There was no significant difference in upper gastrointestinal events between the pantoprazole group (102 of 8791 events) and the placebo group (116 of 8807 events) (hazard ratio, 0.88; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.67-1.15). Pantoprazole significantly reduced bleeding of gastroduodenal lesions (hazard ratio, 0.52; 95% confidence interval, 0.28-0.94; P = .03); this reduction was greater when we used a post-hoc definition of bleeding gastroduodenal lesion (hazard ratio, 0.45; 95% confidence interval, 0.27-0.74), although the number needed to treat still was high (n = 982; 95% confidence interval, 609-2528)., Conclusions: In a randomized placebo-controlled trial, we found that routine use of proton pump inhibitors in patients receiving low-dose anticoagulation and/or aspirin for stable cardiovascular disease does not reduce upper gastrointestinal events, but may reduce bleeding from gastroduodenal lesions. ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01776424., (Copyright © 2019 AGA Institute. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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Commerford PJ
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- Africa epidemiology, Humans, Cardiovascular Diseases diagnosis, Cardiovascular Diseases epidemiology, Cardiovascular Diseases physiopathology, Cardiovascular Diseases therapy, Peer Review, Research, Periodicals as Topic
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32. Rivaroxaban with or without aspirin in patients with stable peripheral or carotid artery disease: an international, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
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Anand SS, Bosch J, Eikelboom JW, Connolly SJ, Diaz R, Widimsky P, Aboyans V, Alings M, Kakkar AK, Keltai K, Maggioni AP, Lewis BS, Störk S, Zhu J, Lopez-Jaramillo P, O'Donnell M, Commerford PJ, Vinereanu D, Pogosova N, Ryden L, Fox KAA, Bhatt DL, Misselwitz F, Varigos JD, Vanassche T, Avezum AA, Chen E, Branch K, Leong DP, Bangdiwala SI, Hart RG, and Yusuf S
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- Aged, Amputation, Surgical statistics & numerical data, Aspirin administration & dosage, Aspirin adverse effects, Cardiovascular Diseases mortality, Cardiovascular Diseases prevention & control, Carotid Artery Diseases complications, Carotid Artery Diseases epidemiology, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Double-Blind Method, Drug Administration Schedule, Drug Therapy, Combination, Factor Xa Inhibitors administration & dosage, Factor Xa Inhibitors adverse effects, Female, Hemorrhage chemically induced, Humans, Incidence, Lower Extremity blood supply, Lower Extremity surgery, Male, Middle Aged, Morbidity, Myocardial Infarction epidemiology, Myocardial Infarction etiology, Myocardial Infarction prevention & control, Peripheral Arterial Disease complications, Peripheral Arterial Disease epidemiology, Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors administration & dosage, Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors adverse effects, Rivaroxaban administration & dosage, Rivaroxaban adverse effects, Stroke epidemiology, Stroke etiology, Stroke prevention & control, Aspirin therapeutic use, Carotid Artery Diseases drug therapy, Factor Xa Inhibitors therapeutic use, Peripheral Arterial Disease drug therapy, Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors therapeutic use, Rivaroxaban therapeutic use
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Background: Patients with peripheral artery disease have an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Antiplatelet agents are widely used to reduce these complications., Methods: This was a multicentre, double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial for which patients were recruited at 602 hospitals, clinics, or community practices from 33 countries across six continents. Eligible patients had a history of peripheral artery disease of the lower extremities (previous peripheral bypass surgery or angioplasty, limb or foot amputation, intermittent claudication with objective evidence of peripheral artery disease), of the carotid arteries (previous carotid artery revascularisation or asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis of at least 50%), or coronary artery disease with an ankle-brachial index of less than 0·90. After a 30-day run-in period, patients were randomly assigned (1:1:1) to receive oral rivaroxaban (2·5 mg twice a day) plus aspirin (100 mg once a day), rivaroxaban twice a day (5 mg with aspirin placebo once a day), or to aspirin once a day (100 mg and rivaroxaban placebo twice a day). Randomisation was computer generated. Each treatment group was double dummy, and the patient, investigators, and central study staff were masked to treatment allocation. The primary outcome was cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction or stroke; the primary peripheral artery disease outcome was major adverse limb events including major amputation. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT01776424, and is closed to new participants., Findings: Between March 12, 2013, and May 10, 2016, we enrolled 7470 patients with peripheral artery disease from 558 centres. The combination of rivaroxaban plus aspirin compared with aspirin alone reduced the composite endpoint of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, or stroke (126 [5%] of 2492 vs 174 [7%] of 2504; hazard ratio [HR] 0·72, 95% CI 0·57-0·90, p=0·0047), and major adverse limb events including major amputation (32 [1%] vs 60 [2%]; HR 0·54 95% CI 0·35-0·82, p=0·0037). Rivaroxaban 5 mg twice a day compared with aspirin alone did not significantly reduce the composite endpoint (149 [6%] of 2474 vs 174 [7%] of 2504; HR 0·86, 95% CI 0·69-1·08, p=0·19), but reduced major adverse limb events including major amputation (40 [2%] vs 60 [2%]; HR 0·67, 95% CI 0·45-1·00, p=0·05). The median duration of treatment was 21 months. The use of the rivaroxaban plus aspirin combination increased major bleeding compared with the aspirin alone group (77 [3%] of 2492 vs 48 [2%] of 2504; HR 1·61, 95% CI 1·12-2·31, p=0·0089), which was mainly gastrointestinal. Similarly, major bleeding occurred in 79 (3%) of 2474 patients with rivaroxaban 5 mg, and in 48 (2%) of 2504 in the aspirin alone group (HR 1·68, 95% CI 1·17-2·40; p=0·0043)., Interpretation: Low-dose rivaroxaban taken twice a day plus aspirin once a day reduced major adverse cardiovascular and limb events when compared with aspirin alone. Although major bleeding was increased, fatal or critical organ bleeding was not. This combination therapy represents an important advance in the management of patients with peripheral artery disease. Rivaroxaban alone did not significantly reduce major adverse cardiovascular events compared with asprin alone, but reduced major adverse limb events and increased major bleeding., Funding: Bayer AG., (Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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Commerford PJ
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- Coronary Restenosis etiology, Humans, Hypertension, Pulmonary complications, Hypertension, Pulmonary diagnosis, Hypertension, Pulmonary physiopathology, Anticoagulants adverse effects, Coronary Restenosis diagnostic imaging, Medication Adherence, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention adverse effects, Warfarin adverse effects
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34. Rivaroxaban with or without Aspirin in Stable Cardiovascular Disease.
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Eikelboom JW, Connolly SJ, Bosch J, Dagenais GR, Hart RG, Shestakovska O, Diaz R, Alings M, Lonn EM, Anand SS, Widimsky P, Hori M, Avezum A, Piegas LS, Branch KRH, Probstfield J, Bhatt DL, Zhu J, Liang Y, Maggioni AP, Lopez-Jaramillo P, O'Donnell M, Kakkar AK, Fox KAA, Parkhomenko AN, Ertl G, Störk S, Keltai M, Ryden L, Pogosova N, Dans AL, Lanas F, Commerford PJ, Torp-Pedersen C, Guzik TJ, Verhamme PB, Vinereanu D, Kim JH, Tonkin AM, Lewis BS, Felix C, Yusoff K, Steg PG, Metsarinne KP, Cook Bruns N, Misselwitz F, Chen E, Leong D, and Yusuf S
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- Aged, Aspirin adverse effects, Atherosclerosis complications, Cardiovascular Diseases drug therapy, Cardiovascular Diseases mortality, Double-Blind Method, Drug Therapy, Combination, Factor Xa Inhibitors adverse effects, Female, Hemorrhage chemically induced, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors adverse effects, Rivaroxaban adverse effects, Secondary Prevention methods, Aspirin therapeutic use, Atherosclerosis drug therapy, Cardiovascular Diseases prevention & control, Factor Xa Inhibitors therapeutic use, Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors therapeutic use, Rivaroxaban therapeutic use
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Background: We evaluated whether rivaroxaban alone or in combination with aspirin would be more effective than aspirin alone for secondary cardiovascular prevention., Methods: In this double-blind trial, we randomly assigned 27,395 participants with stable atherosclerotic vascular disease to receive rivaroxaban (2.5 mg twice daily) plus aspirin (100 mg once daily), rivaroxaban (5 mg twice daily), or aspirin (100 mg once daily). The primary outcome was a composite of cardiovascular death, stroke, or myocardial infarction. The study was stopped for superiority of the rivaroxaban-plus-aspirin group after a mean follow-up of 23 months., Results: The primary outcome occurred in fewer patients in the rivaroxaban-plus-aspirin group than in the aspirin-alone group (379 patients [4.1%] vs. 496 patients [5.4%]; hazard ratio, 0.76; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.66 to 0.86; P<0.001; z=-4.126), but major bleeding events occurred in more patients in the rivaroxaban-plus-aspirin group (288 patients [3.1%] vs. 170 patients [1.9%]; hazard ratio, 1.70; 95% CI, 1.40 to 2.05; P<0.001). There was no significant difference in intracranial or fatal bleeding between these two groups. There were 313 deaths (3.4%) in the rivaroxaban-plus-aspirin group as compared with 378 (4.1%) in the aspirin-alone group (hazard ratio, 0.82; 95% CI, 0.71 to 0.96; P=0.01; threshold P value for significance, 0.0025). The primary outcome did not occur in significantly fewer patients in the rivaroxaban-alone group than in the aspirin-alone group, but major bleeding events occurred in more patients in the rivaroxaban-alone group., Conclusions: Among patients with stable atherosclerotic vascular disease, those assigned to rivaroxaban (2.5 mg twice daily) plus aspirin had better cardiovascular outcomes and more major bleeding events than those assigned to aspirin alone. Rivaroxaban (5 mg twice daily) alone did not result in better cardiovascular outcomes than aspirin alone and resulted in more major bleeding events. (Funded by Bayer; COMPASS ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01776424 .).
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35. Rationale, Design and Baseline Characteristics of Participants in the Cardiovascular Outcomes for People Using Anticoagulation Strategies (COMPASS) Trial.
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Bosch J, Eikelboom JW, Connolly SJ, Bruns NC, Lanius V, Yuan F, Misselwitz F, Chen E, Diaz R, Alings M, Lonn EM, Widimsky P, Hori M, Avezum A, Piegas LS, Bhatt DL, Branch KRH, Probstfield JL, Liang Y, Liu L, Zhu J, Maggioni AP, Lopez-Jaramillo P, O'Donnell M, Fox KAA, Kakkar A, Parkhomenko AN, Ertl G, Störk S, Keltai K, Keltai M, Ryden L, Dagenais GR, Pogosova N, Dans AL, Lanas F, Commerford PJ, Torp-Pedersen C, Guzik TJ, Verhamme PB, Vinereanu D, Kim JH, Ha JW, Tonkin AM, Varigos JD, Lewis BS, Felix C, Yusoff K, Steg PG, Aboyans V, Metsarinne KP, Anand SS, Hart RG, Lamy A, Moayyedi P, Leong DP, Sharma M, and Yusuf S
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- Humans, Anticoagulants therapeutic use, Cardiovascular Diseases prevention & control, Practice Guidelines as Topic, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic methods, Thrombolytic Therapy standards
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Background: Long-term aspirin prevents vascular events but is only modestly effective. Rivaroxaban alone or in combination with aspirin might be more effective than aspirin alone for vascular prevention in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) or peripheral artery disease (PAD). Rivaroxaban as well as aspirin increase upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding and this might be prevented by proton pump inhibitor therapy., Methods: Cardiovascular Outcomes for People Using Anticoagulation Strategies (COMPASS) is a double-blind superiority trial comparing rivaroxaban 2.5 mg twice daily combined with aspirin 100 mg once daily or rivaroxaban 5 mg twice daily vs aspirin 100 mg once daily for prevention of myocardial infarction, stroke, or cardiovascular death in patients with stable CAD or PAD. Patients not taking a proton pump inhibitor were also randomized, using a partial factorial design, to pantoprazole 40 mg once daily or placebo. The trial was designed to have at least 90% power to detect a 20% reduction in each of the rivaroxaban treatment arms compared with aspirin and to detect a 50% reduction in upper GI complications with pantoprazole compared with placebo., Results: Between February 2013 and May 2016, we recruited 27,395 participants from 602 centres in 33 countries; 17,598 participants were included in the pantoprazole vs placebo comparison. At baseline, the mean age was 68.2 years, 22.0% were female, 90.6% had CAD, and 27.3% had PAD., Conclusions: COMPASS will provide information on the efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban, alone or in combination with aspirin, in the long-term management of patients with stable CAD or PAD, and on the efficacy and safety of pantoprazole in preventing upper GI complications in patients receiving antithrombotic therapy., (Copyright © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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Commerford PJ
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- Humans, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Diseases diagnosis, Cardiovascular Diseases physiopathology, Cardiovascular Diseases therapy
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37. Prevalence, hemodynamics, and cytokine profile of effusive-constrictive pericarditis in patients with tuberculous pericardial effusion.
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Ntsekhe M, Matthews K, Syed FF, Deffur A, Badri M, Commerford PJ, Gersh BJ, Wilkinson KA, Wilkinson RJ, and Mayosi BM
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- Adult, Africa epidemiology, Female, Humans, Logistic Models, Male, Multivariate Analysis, Pericardial Effusion blood, Pericardial Effusion physiopathology, Pericarditis, Constrictive blood, Pericarditis, Constrictive physiopathology, Prevalence, Tuberculosis blood, Tuberculosis epidemiology, Tuberculosis physiopathology, Cytokines blood, Hemodynamics, Pericardial Effusion complications, Pericardial Effusion epidemiology, Pericarditis, Constrictive complications, Pericarditis, Constrictive epidemiology, Tuberculosis complications
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Background: Effusive constrictive pericarditis (ECP) is visceral constriction in conjunction with compressive pericardial effusion. The prevalence of proven tuberculous ECP is unknown. Whilst ECP is distinguished from effusive disease on hemodynamic grounds, it is unknown whether effusive-constrictive physiology has a distinct cytokine profile. We conducted a prospective study of prevalence and cytokine profile of effusive-constrictive disease in patients with tuberculous pericardial effusion., Methods: From July 2006 through July 2009, the prevalence of ECP and serum and pericardial levels of inflammatory cytokines were determined in adults with tuberculous pericardial effusion. The diagnosis of ECP was made by combined pericardiocentesis and cardiac catheterization., Results: Of 91 patients evaluated, 68 had tuberculous pericarditis. The 36/68 patients (52.9%; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 41.2-65.4) with ECP were younger (29 versus 37 years, P=0.02), had a higher pre-pericardiocentesis right atrial pressure (17.0 versus 10.0 mmHg, P<0.0001), serum concentration of interleukin-10 (IL-10) (38.5 versus 0.2 pg/ml, P<0.001) and transforming growth factor-beta (121.5 versus 29.1 pg/ml, P=0.02), pericardial concentration of IL-10 (84.7 versus 20.4 pg/ml, P=0.006) and interferon-gamma (2,568.0 versus 906.6 pg/ml, P=0.03) than effusive non-constrictive cases. In multivariable regression analysis, right atrial pressure > 15 mmHg (odds ratio [OR] = 48, 95%CI: 8.7-265; P<0.0001) and IL-10 > 200 pg/ml (OR=10, 95%CI: 1.1, 93; P=0.04) were independently associated with ECP., Conclusion: Effusive-constrictive disease occurs in half of cases of tuberculous pericardial effusion, and is characterized by greater elevation in the pre-pericardiocentesis right atrial pressure and pericardial and serum IL-10 levels compared to patients with effusive non-constrictive tuberculous pericarditis.
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38. Prevalence of myocarditis and cardiotropic virus infection in Africans with HIV-associated cardiomyopathy, idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy and heart transplant recipients: a pilot study: cardiovascular topic.
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Shaboodien G, Maske C, Wainwright H, Smuts H, Ntsekhe M, Commerford PJ, Badri M, and Mayosi BM
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- Adult, Aged, Biopsy, Black People, Cardiomyopathies diagnosis, Cardiomyopathies immunology, Cardiomyopathies virology, Cardiomyopathy, Dilated diagnosis, Cardiomyopathy, Dilated immunology, Case-Control Studies, Female, HIV Infections diagnosis, HIV Infections immunology, Humans, Immunocompromised Host, Male, Middle Aged, Myocarditis diagnosis, Myocarditis immunology, Myocarditis virology, Pilot Projects, Prevalence, Prognosis, Risk Factors, South Africa epidemiology, Cardiomyopathies epidemiology, Cardiomyopathy, Dilated epidemiology, HIV Infections epidemiology, Heart Transplantation adverse effects, Myocarditis epidemiology
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Background: The prevalence of myocarditis and cardiotropic viral infection in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-associated cardiomyopathy is unknown in Africa., Methods: Between April 2002 and December 2007, we compared the prevalence of myocarditis and cardiotropic viral genomes in HIV-associated cardiomyopathy cases with HIV-negative idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy patients (i.e. negative controls for immunodeficiency) and heart transplant recipients (i.e. positive controls for immunodeficiency) who were seen at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa. Myocarditis was sought on endomyocardial biopsy using the imunohistological criteria of the World Heart Federation in 33 patients, 14 of whom had HIV-associated cardiomyopathy, eight with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy and 11 heart transplant recipients., Results: Myocarditis was present in 44% of HIV-associated cardiomyopathy cases, 36% of heart transplant recipients, and 25% of participants with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. While myocarditis was acute in 50% of HIV- and heart transplant-associated myocarditis, it was chronic in all those with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. Cardiotropic viral infection was present in all HIV-associated cardiomyopathy and idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy cases, and in 90% of heart transplant recipients. Multiple viruses were identified in the majority of cases, with HIV-associated cardiomyopathy, heart transplant recipients and idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy patients having an average of 2.5, 2.2 and 1.1 viruses per individual, respectively., Conclusions: Acute myocarditis was present in 21% of cases of HIV-associated cardiomyopathy, compared to none of those with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy. Infection with multiple cardiotropic viruses may be ubiquitous in Africans, with a greater burden of infection in acquired immunodeficiency states.
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39. The prevalence and outcome of effusive constrictive pericarditis: a systematic review of the literature.
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Ntsekhe M, Shey Wiysonge C, Commerford PJ, and Mayosi BM
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- Humans, Pericardial Effusion surgery, Pericarditis, Constrictive surgery, Pericarditis, Tuberculous epidemiology, Pericarditis, Tuberculous surgery, Prevalence, Treatment Outcome, Pericardial Effusion epidemiology, Pericardiectomy adverse effects, Pericarditis, Constrictive epidemiology
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There is sparse information on the epidemiology of effusive constrictive pericarditis (ECP). The objective of this article was to review and summarise the literature on the prevalence and outcome of ECP, and identify gaps for further research. The prevalence of ECP ranged from 2.4 to 14.8%, with a weighted average of 4.5% [95% confidence interval (CI) 2.2-7.5%]. Sixty-five per cent (95% CI: 43-82%) of patients required pericardiectomy regardless of the aetiology. The combined death rate across the studies was 22% (95(CI: 4-50%). The prevalence of ECP is low in non-tuberculous pericarditis, while pericardiectomy rates are high and mortality is variable. In this review, of 10 patients identified with tuberculous ECP, only one presumed case had a definite diagnosis of ECP. Appropriate studies are needed to determine the epidemiology of ECP in tuberculous pericarditis, which is one of the leading causes of pericardial disease in the world.
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40. Determinants of target organ damage in black hypertensive patients attending primary health care services in Cape Town: the Hi-Hi study.
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Peer N, Steyn K, Dennison CR, Levitt NS, Nyo MT, Nel JH, Commerford PJ, Fourie JM, and Hill MN
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- Age Distribution, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular diagnosis, Kidney Diseases diagnosis, Logistic Models, Male, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Myocardial Ischemia diagnosis, Myocardial Ischemia ethnology, Prevalence, Risk Factors, Socioeconomic Factors, South Africa epidemiology, Black People statistics & numerical data, Hypertension ethnology, Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular ethnology, Kidney Diseases ethnology, Primary Health Care statistics & numerical data
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Background: In South Africa (SA) cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the second leading cause of death, with hypertension (HTN) being the predominant contributor to morbidity and mortality associated with this disease. We examined the prevalence and determinants of target organ damage (TOD) among urban black hypertensive South Africans attending primary health-care (PHC) services in Cape Town., Methods: Patients on HTN treatment, 35-65 years of age, participated in this cross-sectional study. Data relating to sociodemographic factors, medical history, lifestyle patterns, and HTN care regimens were obtained. Blood and urine samples were analyzed and electrocardiographs (ECGs) were recorded. Sokolow-Lyon and Minnesota Code (MC) criteria were used for identifying left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). Reduced creatinine clearance (Cockroft-Gault), microalbuminuria, proteinuria, and elevated serum creatinine levels were used for identifying "renal impairment by any criteria" (RIC). Ischemic ECG patterns were classified in terms of MC criteria. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were carried out to identify variables independently associated with TOD., Results: The study sample comprised 403 participants. RIC was identified in 26%, LVH in 35%, and ischemic ECG patterns in 49% of the participants. Uncontrolled HTN and an absence of diabetes were associated with LVH as per Sokolow-Lyon criteria. Older age, the presence of diabetes, and the use of beta-blockers were associated with RIC. Ischemic ECG patterns were associated with uncontrolled HTN, older age, male gender, the consumption of less alcohol, and higher levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)., Conclusions: TOD is common in this group of black hypertensive patients attending PHC sites. Uncontrolled HTN and older age were most often associated with TOD. Reducing the burden of TOD will require improving the quality of HTN care in PHC settings.
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41. HIV infection is associated with a lower incidence of constriction in presumed tuberculous pericarditis: a prospective observational study.
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Ntsekhe M, Wiysonge CS, Gumedze F, Maartens G, Commerford PJ, Volmink JA, and Mayosi BM
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Humans, Incidence, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Constriction, Pathologic complications, HIV Infections complications, Pericarditis, Tuberculous complications
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Background: Pericardial constriction is a serious complication of tuberculous pericardial effusion that occurs in up to a quarter of patients despite anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy. The impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection on the incidence of constrictive pericarditis following tuberculous pericardial effusion is unknown., Methods and Results: We conducted a prospective observational study to determine the association between HIV infection and the incidence of constrictive pericarditis among 185 patients (median age 33 years) with suspected tuberculous pericardial effusion. These patients were recruited consecutively between March and October 2004 on commencement of anti-tuberculosis treatment, from 15 hospitals in Cameroon, Nigeria and South Africa. Surviving patients (N = 119) were assessed for clinical evidence of constrictive pericarditis at 3 and 6 months of follow-up. Clinical features of HIV infection were present in 42 (35.2%) of the 119 patients at enrolment into the study. 66 of the 119 (56.9%) patients consented to HIV testing at enrolment. During the 6 months of follow-up, a clinical diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis was made in 13 of the 119 patients (10.9 %, 95% confidence interval [CI] 5.9-18%). Patients with clinical features of HIV infection appear less likely to develop constriction than those without (4.8% versus 14.3%; P = 0.08). None of the 33 HIV seropositive patients developed constriction, but 8 (24.2%, 95%CI 11.1-42.3%) of the 33 HIV seronegative patients did (P = 0.005). In a multivariate logistic regression model adjusting simultaneously for several baseline characteristics, only clinical signs of HIV infection were significantly associated with a lower risk of constriction (odd ratio 0.14, 95% CI 0.02-0.87, P = 0.035)., Conclusions: These data suggest that HIV infection is associated with a lower incidence of pericardial constriction in patients with presumed tuberculous pericarditis.
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42. Contemporary use of adjunctive corticosteroids in tuberculous pericarditis.
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Wiysonge CS, Ntsekhe M, Gumedze F, Sliwa K, Blackett KN, Commerford PJ, Volmink JA, and Mayosi BM
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cameroon, Drug Therapy, Combination, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Nigeria, Retrospective Studies, South Africa, Treatment Outcome, Antitubercular Agents therapeutic use, Glucocorticoids therapeutic use, Pericarditis, Tuberculous drug therapy
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There is controversy concerning the effectiveness of adjunctive corticosteroids in reducing mortality in tuberculous pericarditis. To assess the impact of this controversy on contemporary clinical practice, we studied the use of adjunctive corticosteroid in 185 consecutive patients with suspected pericardial tuberculosis from 15 hospitals in Cameroon, Nigeria, and South Africa. 109 (58.9%) patients received steroids with significant variation in corticosteroid use ranging from 0% to 93.5% per centre (P<0.0001). The presence of clinical features of HIV infection was the independent predictor of the non-use of adjunctive corticosteroids (OR 0.39, 95% CI 0.20-0.75, P=0.005). We have demonstrated marked variation in the use of corticosteroids by practitioners, with nearly half of all patients not receiving this intervention. Taken together with the statistical uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of adjunctive steroids in tuberculous pericarditis, these observations probably reflect a state of genuine uncertainty or clinical equipoise among practitioners who care for patients with tuberculous pericarditis in sub-Saharan Africa. These data provide a justification for the establishment of adequately powered randomised clinical trials to assess the effectiveness of adjunctive corticosteroids in patients with tuberculous pericarditis.
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43. Mortality in patients treated for tuberculous pericarditis in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Mayosi BM, Wiysonge CS, Ntsekhe M, Gumedze F, Volmink JA, Maartens G, Aje A, Thomas BM, Thomas KM, Awotedu AA, Thembela B, Mntla P, Maritz F, Blackett KN, Nkouonlack DC, Burch VC, Rebe K, Parrish A, Sliwa K, Vezi BZ, Alam N, Brown BG, Gould T, Visser T, Magula NP, and Commerford PJ
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- Adolescent, Adult, Africa South of the Sahara epidemiology, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Antitubercular Agents therapeutic use, Diagnosis, Differential, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Male, Middle Aged, Pericardiocentesis methods, Pericarditis, Tuberculous diagnosis, Pericarditis, Tuberculous therapy, Prognosis, Proportional Hazards Models, Prospective Studies, Survival Rate trends, Pericarditis, Tuberculous mortality
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Objective: To determine the mortality rate and its predictors in patients with a presumptive diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis in sub-Saharan Africa., Design: Between 1 March 2004 and 31 October 2004, we enrolled 185 consecutive patients with presumed tuberculous pericarditis from 15 referral hospitals in Cameroon, Nigeria and South Africa, and observed them during the 6-month course of antituberculosis treatment for the major outcome of mortality. This was an observational study, with the diagnosis and management of each patient left at the discretion of the attending physician. Using Cox regression, we have assessed the effect of clinical and therapeutic characteristics (recorded at baseline) on mortality during follow-up., Results: We obtained the vital status of 174 (94%) patients (median age 33; range 14 - 87 years). The overall mortality rate was 26%. Mortality was higher in patients who had clinical features of HIV infection than in those who did not (40% v. 17%, p=0.001). Independent predictors of death during followup were: (i) a proven non-tuberculosis final diagnosis (hazard ratio (HR) 5.35, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.76 - 16.25), (ii) the presence of clinical signs of HIV infection (HR 2.28, CI 1.14 - 4.56), (iii) coexistent pulmonary tuberculosis (HR 2.33, CI 1.20 - 4.54), and (iv) older age (HR 1.02, CI 1.01 - 1.05). There was also a trend towards an increase in death rate in patients with haemodynamic instability (HR 1.80, CI 0.90 - 3.58) and a decrease in those who underwent pericardiocentesis (HR 0.34, CI 0.10 - 1.19)., Conclusion: A presumptive diagnosis of tuberculous pericarditis is associated with a high mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Attention to rapid aetiological diagnosis of pericardial effusion and treatment of concomitant HIV infection may reduce the high mortality associated with the disease.
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44. Rationale and design of ACTIVE: the atrial fibrillation clopidogrel trial with irbesartan for prevention of vascular events.
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Connolly S, Yusuf S, Budaj A, Camm J, Chrolavicius S, Commerford PJ, Flather M, Fox KA, Hart R, Hohnloser S, Joyner C, Pfeffer M, Anand I, Arthur H, Avezum A, Bethala-Sithya M, Blumenthal M, Ceremuzynski L, De Caterina R, Diaz R, Flaker G, Frangin G, Franzosi MG, Gaudin C, Golitsyn S, Goldhaber S, Granger C, Halon D, Hermosillo A, Hunt D, Jansky P, Karatzas N, Keltai M, Lanas F, Lau CP, Le Heuzey JY, Lewis BS, Morais J, Morillo C, Oto A, Paolasso E, Peters RJ, Pfisterer M, Piegas L, Pipillis T, Proste C, Sitkei E, Swedberg K, Synhorst D, Talajic M, Trégou V, Valentin V, van Mieghem W, Weintraub W, and Varigos J
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- Aged, Atrial Fibrillation complications, Clopidogrel, Double-Blind Method, Female, Humans, Irbesartan, Male, Ticlopidine therapeutic use, Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers therapeutic use, Atrial Fibrillation drug therapy, Biphenyl Compounds therapeutic use, Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors therapeutic use, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic methods, Research Design, Tetrazoles therapeutic use, Ticlopidine analogs & derivatives
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Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most frequently occurring cardiac arrhythmia with often serious clinical consequences. Many patients have contraindications to anticoagulation, and it is often underused in clinical practice. The addition of clopidogrel to aspirin (ASA) has been shown to reduce vascular events in a number of high-risk populations. Irbesartan is an angiotensin receptor-blocking agent that reduces blood pressure and has other vascular protective effects., Methods and Results: ACTIVE W is a noninferiority trial of clopidogrel plus ASA versus oral anticoagulation in patients with AF and at least 1 risk factor for stroke. ACTIVE A is a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of clopidogrel in patients with AF and with at least 1 risk factor for stroke who receive ASA because they have a contraindication for oral anticoagulation or because they are unwilling to take an oral anticoagulant. ACTIVE I is a partial factorial, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of irbesartan in patients participating in ACTIVE A or ACTIVE W. The primary outcomes of these studies are composites of vascular events. A total of 14000 patients will be enrolled in these trials., Conclusions: ACTIVE is the largest trial yet conducted in AF. Its results will lead to a new understanding of the role of combined antiplatelet therapy and the role of blood pressure lowering with an angiotensin II receptor blocker in patients with AF.
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45. Clinical characteristics and initial management of patients with tuberculous pericarditis in the HIV era: the Investigation of the Management of Pericarditis in Africa (IMPI Africa) registry.
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Mayosi BM, Wiysonge CS, Ntsekhe M, Volmink JA, Gumedze F, Maartens G, Aje A, Thomas BM, Thomas KM, Awotedu AA, Thembela B, Mntla P, Maritz F, Blackett KN, Nkouonlack DC, Burch VC, Rebe K, Parish A, Sliwa K, Vezi BZ, Alam N, Brown BG, Gould T, Visser T, Shey MS, Magula NP, and Commerford PJ
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- Adolescent, Adrenal Cortex Hormones therapeutic use, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Anti-HIV Agents therapeutic use, Antitubercular Agents therapeutic use, Cameroon epidemiology, Drug Therapy, Combination, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Nigeria epidemiology, Odds Ratio, Pericarditis, Tuberculous complications, Pericarditis, Tuberculous diagnosis, Prospective Studies, South Africa epidemiology, HIV Infections complications, Pericarditis, Tuberculous drug therapy, Pericarditis, Tuberculous pathology, Registries
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Background: The incidence of tuberculous pericarditis has increased in Africa as a result of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic. However, the effect of HIV co-infection on clinical features and prognosis in tuberculous pericarditis is not well characterised. We have used baseline data of the Investigation of the Management of Pericarditis in Africa (IMPI Africa) registry to assess the impact of HIV co-infection on clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, and treatment of patients with suspected tuberculous pericarditis in sub-Saharan Africa., Methods: Consecutive adult patients in 15 hospitals in three countries in sub-Saharan Africa were recruited on commencement of treatment for tuberculous pericarditis, following informed consent. We recorded demographic, clinical, diagnostic and therapeutic information at baseline, and have used the chi-square test and analysis of variance to assess probabilities of significant differences (in these variables) between groups defined by HIV status., Results: A total of 185 patients were enrolled from 01 March 2004 to 31 October 2004, 147 (79.5%) of whom had effusive, 28 (15.1%) effusive-constrictive, and 10 (5.4%) constrictive or acute dry pericarditis. Seventy-four (40%) had clinical features of HIV infection. Patients with clinical HIV disease were more likely to present with dyspnoea (odds ratio [OR] 3.2, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.4 to 7.4, P = 0.005) and electrocardiographic features of myopericarditis (OR 2.8, 95% CI 1.1 to 6.9, P = 0.03). In addition to electrocardiographic features of myopericarditis, a positive HIV serological status was associated with greater cardiomegaly (OR 3.89, 95% CI 1.34 to 11.32, P = 0.01) and haemodynamic instability (OR 9.68, 95% CI 2.09 to 44.80, P = 0.0008). However, stage of pericardial disease at diagnosis and use of diagnostic tests were not related to clinical HIV status. Similar results were obtained for serological HIV status. Most patients were treated on clinical grounds, with microbiological evidence of tuberculosis obtained in only 13 (7.0%) patients. Adjunctive corticosteroids were used in 109 (58.9%) patients, with patients having clinical HIV disease less likely to be put on them (OR 0.37, 95% CI 0.20 to 0.68). Seven patients were on antiretroviral drugs., Conclusion: Patients with suspected tuberculous pericarditis and HIV infection in Africa have greater evidence of myopericarditis, dyspnoea, and haemodynamic instability. These findings, if confirmed in other studies, may suggest more intensive management of the cardiac disease is warranted in patients with HIV-associated pericardial disease.
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46. An uncommon cause of aortic stenosis in an adult.
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Pugh PJ, Latib A, Ntsekhe M, and Commerford PJ
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- Adolescent, Aortic Valve Stenosis diagnosis, Echocardiography, Electrocardiography, Humans, Male, Aortic Valve abnormalities, Aortic Valve Stenosis etiology
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- 2005
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47. Congestive heart failure complicating non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndrome: incidence, predictors, and clinical outcomes.
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Mehta SR, Eikelboom JW, Demers C, Maggioni AP, Commerford PJ, and Yusuf S
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- Acute Disease, Aged, Angina, Unstable drug therapy, Angina, Unstable mortality, Double-Blind Method, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Heart Failure mortality, Heart Failure prevention & control, Humans, Incidence, Logistic Models, Male, Myocardial Infarction drug therapy, Myocardial Infarction mortality, Myocardial Revascularization, Outcome Assessment, Health Care, Prognosis, Angina, Unstable complications, Heart Failure etiology, Heparin therapeutic use, Hirudin Therapy, Myocardial Infarction complications
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There are limited data regarding the incidence and clinical significance of congestive heart failure (CHF) in patients with non-ST segment elevation acute coronary syndromes (ACS). The objectives of this study were to examine the incidence, predictors, and clinical outcomes in patients with ACS without ST elevation who develop CHF. We studied patients with unstable angina or non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) randomized to hirudin or unfractionated heparin in the Organisation to Assess Strategies for Ischemic Syndromes (OASIS-2) trial. The diagnosis of CHF was based on a combination of clinical and radiographic features. Patients were followed for 6 months. Of 10 141 randomized patients, 501 (4.9%) developed CHF within the first week and 643 (6.3%) during 6 months of followup. Independent predictors for the development of CHF were older age, female sex, diabetes, prior MI, prior CHF, and NSTEMI at presentation. Compared with patients who did not develop CHF, patients who developed CHF were at increased risk of death (odds ratio (OR) 3.4, 95% CI 2.7-4.3), new MI (OR 2.8, 95% CI 2.2-3.6), and the need for intra-aortic balloon pump insertion (OR 5.4, 95% CI 3.5-8.4) at 7 days and 6 months. There was no increase in use of cardiac catheterization (OR 0.8, 95% CI 0.7-1.0) or revascularization (OR 0.9, 95% CI 0.7-1.1) in patients who developed CHF. CHF is a common complication in patients presenting with non-ST segment elevation ACS and is strongly associated with adverse clinical outcomes including new MI and death. Despite this worse prognosis, patients with ACS developing CHF are less likely to be referred for invasive management.
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48. Adjuvant corticosteroids for tuberculous pericarditis: promising, but not proven.
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Ntsekhe M, Wiysonge C, Volmink JA, Commerford PJ, and Mayosi BM
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- Drug Therapy, Combination, HIV Seropositivity complications, Humans, Pericardial Effusion drug therapy, Pericardial Effusion etiology, Pericardial Effusion mortality, Pericarditis, Tuberculous complications, Pericarditis, Tuberculous mortality, Prednisolone adverse effects, Prednisolone therapeutic use, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic, Treatment Outcome, Adrenal Cortex Hormones therapeutic use, Anti-Inflammatory Agents therapeutic use, Antitubercular Agents therapeutic use, Pericarditis, Tuberculous drug therapy
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Background: There is controversy regarding the effectiveness of corticosteroids in tuberculous pericarditis, particularly in patients who are immunocompromised by HIV., Aim: To determine the effectiveness of adjuvant corticosteroids in tuberculous pericarditis., Design: Systematic review of randomized controlled trials., Methods: We searched the Cochrane Infectious Diseases Group trials register (June 2002), the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register (Issue 2, 2002), MEDLINE (January 1966 to March 2003), EMBASE (1980 to May 2002), and the reference lists of existing reviews, for randomized and quasi-randomized controlled trials of adjuvant corticosteroids in the treatment of suspected tuberculous pericarditis. We also contacted organizations and individuals working in the field. Two reviewers independently assessed trial quality and extracted data. We used meta-analysis with a fixed effects model to calculate the summary statistics, provided there was no statistically significant heterogeneity, and expressed results as relative risk., Results: Four trials with a total of 469 participants met our criteria. Three (total n = 411) tested adjuvant steroids in participants with suspected tuberculous pericarditis in the pre-HIV era. Fewer participants died in the intervention group, but the potentially large reduction in mortality was not statistically significant (relative risk RR 0.65, 95%CI 0.36-1.16, n = 350; p = 0.14). One trial with 58 patients that enrolled HIV-positive individuals also showed a promising but non-significant trend on mortality (RR 0.50, 95%CI 0.19-1.28; p = 0.15). There was no significant beneficial effect of steroids on re-accumulation of pericardial effusion or progression to constrictive pericarditis. Patients with pericardial effusion were significantly more likely to be alive with no functional impairment at 2 years following treatment. However, the effect was not sustained in a sensitivity analysis that included patients who were lost to follow-up., Discussion: Steroids could have large beneficial effects on mortality and morbidity in tuberculous pericarditis, but published trials are too small to be conclusive. Large placebo-controlled trials are required, and should include sufficient numbers of HIV-positive and HIV-negative participants, and an adequate adjuvant steroid dose.
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49. Antihypertensive effects of angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition by lisinopril in post-transplant patients.
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Opie LH, Haus M, Commerford PJ, Levetan B, Moore K, and Brink J
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- Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors adverse effects, Double-Blind Method, Echocardiography, Female, Humans, Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular diagnostic imaging, Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular prevention & control, Lisinopril adverse effects, Male, Middle Aged, Postoperative Complications drug therapy, Prospective Studies, Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors administration & dosage, Heart Transplantation, Hypertension drug therapy, Lisinopril administration & dosage
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Background: It is not known whether strict control of blood pressure (BP) in mild post-transplant hypertension gives any benefit. Our primary objective was to test the antihypertensive effects of lisinopril added to standard therapy on ambulatory BP (ABP) of post-transplant patients. The secondary objective was to monitor echocardiographic and hemodynamic end points., Methods: Post-transplant patients with an abnormality of the 24-h ABP recording were recruited to this double-blind randomized prospective study that started 2 to 3 months after transplantation. Patients were then evaluated at 6, 12, 18, and 24 months after transplantation., Results: Lisinopril decreased the clinic BP and ABP, the latter from 134/85 to 126/82 mm Hg at 6 months (P =.01 v placebo) and 121/79 mm Hg after 2 years (P =.03 v placebo). Fewer patients in the lisinopril group required added amlodipine to control the BP (P =.01). Data on left ventricular (LV) mass are difficult to interpret because by coincidence in this small study, the lisinopril group had lower initial values than placebo. However, in the lisinopril group mean LV mass decreased by 10% (P =.02) and mass index by 13% (P =.01), whereas placebo LV mass and index did not change. The LV end-diastolic diameter increased only in the placebo group (P =.008). There were no significant changes in any of the other secondary outcomes, including the cardiac index and systemic vascular resistance., Conclusions: Thus, in these post-transplant patients, stricter BP control to normal levels by the addition of lisinopril to existing therapy, reduced BP and modestly decreased LV mass without altering cardiac hemodynamic function.
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50. Fixed-dose versus adjusted-dose warfarin in patients with prosthetic heart valves in a peri-urban impoverished population.
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Buchanan-Leel B, Levetan BN, Lombard CJ, and Commerford PJ
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- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Anticoagulants adverse effects, Developing Countries, Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, Double-Blind Method, Drug Administration Schedule, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Heart Valve Diseases etiology, Heart Valve Diseases mortality, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Patient Compliance, Postoperative Care methods, Poverty, Probability, Prospective Studies, Reference Values, Rheumatic Heart Disease complications, Rheumatic Heart Disease mortality, Rheumatic Heart Disease surgery, Risk Factors, South Africa, Survival Analysis, Thromboembolism mortality, Thromboembolism prevention & control, Treatment Outcome, Warfarin adverse effects, Anticoagulants administration & dosage, Bioprosthesis, Heart Valve Diseases surgery, Heart Valve Prosthesis, Warfarin administration & dosage
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Background and Aims of the Study: Patients with mechanical heart valves are critically dependent upon adequate anticoagulation. The present patients are young, geographically dispersed and socioeconomically deprived. Hospital attendance is erratic, and compliance with conventional anticoagulation difficult. The need exists for an alternative method of anticoagulation that requires neither regular visits nor adjustment of the warfarin dose., Methods: A five-year prospective randomized double-blind study was undertaken to compare the efficacy and safety of a predetermined, individualized fixed-dose versus adjusted-dose warfarin. Postopoeratively, 296 patients, after an initial dose-finding phase (International Normalized Ratio (INR) 2.0 - 3.5), were randomized to either fixed-dose or adjusted-dose warfarin., Results: For the intention-to-treat analysis, the groups were well-matched with regard to baseline characteristics. Among patients on fixed-dose warfarin, 63% of INRs were in the range 2.0 - 4.5 compared with 64% in patients on adjusted-dose warfarin. The mean follow up period was 2.4 years in both groups; total follow up was 725 patient-years. There were seven deaths in the fixed-dose warfarin group, and five in the adjusted-dose group (p = 0.52). Thirteen major thrombotic events, occurred in the fixed-dose warfarin group, and four in the adjusted-dose group (p = 0.02). Twelve major hemorrhagic events occurred in each group., Conclusion: In this predominantly young, impoverished population, despite similar overall INR control, fixed-dose warfarin was associated with an increase in thromboembolic events, but no significant increase in mortality or hemorrhagic events. Fixed-dose warfarin may be an acceptable option where conventional anticoagulation is impracticable. In particular, the study highlighted the difficulties of adequate anticoagulation in a population where compliance is erratic and often non-existent.
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