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BACKGROUND: The optimal dosage for cryoballoon ablation (CBA) of atrial fibrillation (AF) is still unknown. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to evaluate the clinical implications of a reduction in the freezing duration to <180 seconds during CBA guided by the time to the target temperature. METHODS: This study enrolled 325 consecutive paroxysmal AF patients who underwent CBA. It was a retrospective observational study in a single centre. It compared 164 patients who underwent a tailor-made CBA procedure (group T) with 161 who had a standard CBA procedure (group S). In group T, the freezing duration was reduced to 150 seconds when the temperature reached ≤ -40 °C within 40 seconds. Furthermore, it was reduced to 120 seconds when it reached ≤ -50 °C within 60 seconds. In the other patients, the freezing duration was 180 seconds, except for excessive freezing of ≤ -60 °C and/or emergent situations while monitoring the oesophageal temperature, and for phrenic nerve injury, as in group S. RESULTS: In group T, 89 patients (83%) underwent CBA with a reduction in the freezing duration. The total freezing time for each pulmonary vein was significantly shorter in group T than group S, and the total procedure time in group T decreased by an average of 4 minutes compared with group S. The rate of requiring additional radio frequency ablation following the CBA was significantly lower in group T than group S. The AF-free survival rate during the follow-up period (median, 366 days) was similar between the two groups. CONCLUSION: The safety and efficacy of the new CBA strategy were non-inferior to the standard procedure.
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Fibrilação Atrial , Ablação por Cateter , Criocirurgia , Veias Pulmonares , Fibrilação Atrial/cirurgia , Ablação por Cateter/métodos , Criocirurgia/métodos , Humanos , Veias Pulmonares/cirurgia , Recidiva , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction Risk Score for Secondary Prevention (TRS2°P) is a contemporary risk scoring system for secondary prevention based on nine clinical factors. However, this scoring system has not been validated in other populations. The aim of this study was to validate the TRS2°P in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in a nationwide registry cohort. Among 3283 consecutive patients with AMI enrolled in the Japanese registry of acute Myocardial INfarction diagnosed by Universal dEfiniTion (J-MINUET), a total of 2611 patients who underwent primary PCI were included in this study. The performance of the TRS2°P to predict major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) composed of all-cause death, non-fatal MI, and non-fatal stroke up to 3 years in the present cohort was evaluated. The TRS2°P had modest discriminative performance in this J-MINUET cohort with a c-statistic of 0.63, similar to that in the derived cohort (TRA2°P-TIMI50, c-statistic 0.67). A strong graded relationship between the TRS2°P and 3-year cardiovascular event rates was also observed in the J-MINUET cohort. Age ≥ 75 years, Killip ≥ 2, prior stroke, peripheral artery disease, anemia, and non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction were identified as independent factors for the incidence of MACE. The TRS2°P modestly predicted secondary cardiovascular events among patients with AMI treated by primary PCI in a nationwide cohort of Japan. Further studies are needed to develop a novel risk score better predicting secondary cardiovascular events.
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Infarto do Miocárdio , Intervenção Coronária Percutânea , Idoso , Humanos , Infarto do Miocárdio/epidemiologia , Medição de Risco , Fatores de Risco , Prevenção Secundária , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/epidemiologia , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/etiologia , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/prevenção & controleRESUMO
Long-term clinical outcomes among patients with cardiogenic shock (CS) and heart failure (HF) who survive the early phase of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) remain uncertain. We investigated 3283 consecutive patients with AMI, selected from a prospective, nation-wide multicenter registry (J-MINUET) database comprising 28 institutions in Japan between July 2012 and March 2014. The 3263 eligible patients were divided into the following three groups: CS-/HF- group (n = 2467, 75.6%); CS-/HF+ group (n = 479, 14.7%); and CS+ group (n = 317, 9.7%). The thirty-day mortality rate in CS+ patients was 32.8%, significantly higher than in CS- patients. Among CS+ patients, multivariate logistic regression analysis identified statin use before admission (Odds ratio (OR) 0.32, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.14-0.66, P = 0.002), renal deficiency (OR 8.72, 95%CI 2.81-38.67, P < 0.0001) and final thrombolysis in myocardial infarction flow grade (OR 0.42, 95%CI 0.18-0.99, P = 0.046) were associated with 30-day mortality. Landmark Kaplan-Meier analysis showed that mortality rates after 30 days were comparable between CS+ and CS-/HF+ groups but were lower in the CS-/HF- group. Multivariate Cox hazard analysis also showed that hazard risk of mortality after 30 days was comparable between the CS+ and CS-/HF+ groups (Hazard ratio (HR) 1.03, 95%CI 0.63-1.68, P = 0.90), and significantly lower in the CS-/HF- group (HR 0.44, 95%CI 0.32-059, P < 0.0001). In conclusion, AMI patients with CS who survived 30 days experienced worse long-term outcomes compared with those without CS up to 3 years. Attention is required for patients who show HF on admission without CS to improve long-term AMI outcomes.
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Insuficiência Cardíaca/complicações , Choque Cardiogênico/complicações , Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Japão/epidemiologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Prospectivos , Choque Cardiogênico/mortalidadeRESUMO
Discordant results have been reported on outcomes of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients who present during off-hours.We investigated 3283 consecutive patients with AMI who were selected from the prospective, nationwide, multicenter registry (J-MINUET) database comprising 28 institutions in Japan between July 2012 and March 2014 to determine the current impact of off-hours presentation (defined as weekends, holidays, and weekdays from 8:01 PM to 7:59 AM) at hospitals on long-term clinical outcomes. The primary endpoint was a composite of all-cause death, non-fatal MI, non-fatal stroke, cardiac failure, and urgent revascularization for unstable angina for up to 3 years from the index event.During off-hours, 52% of patients presented. Primary percutaneous coronary intervention was performed in 85% of patients, and the door-to-balloon time was comparable between off-hours and regular hours (74, interquartile range [IQR] 52 to 113 versus 75, IQR 52 to 126 minutes, P = 0.34). Rate of overall primary endpoint overall did not overall significantly differ (25.3% versus 23.5%, log-rank P = 0.26), in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) (log-rank P = 0.93) and in patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) (log-rank P = 0.14). Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that off-hours presentation was not significantly associated with long-term clinical events in all cohorts.The impact of presentation during off-hours or regular hours on the long-term clinical outcomes of Japanese patients with AMI is comparable in contemporary practice.
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Infarto do Miocárdio , Admissão do Paciente/estatística & dados numéricos , Sistema de Registros , Idoso , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Prospectivos , Fatores de TempoRESUMO
Although B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) has gradually gained recognition as an indicator in risk stratification for patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), the prognostic impact on long-term clinical outcomes in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute myocardial infarction (NSTEMI) without creatine kinase (CK) elevation remains unclear.This prospective multicenter study assessed 3,283 consecutive patients with AMI admitted to 28 institutions in Japan between 2012 and 2014. We analyzed 218 patients with NSTEMI without CK elevation (NSTEMI-CK) for whom BNP was available. In the NSTEMI-CK group, patients were assigned to high- and low-BNP groups according to BNP values (cut-off BNP, 100 pg/mL). The primary endpoint was defined as a composite of all-cause death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, non-fatal stroke, cardiac failure, and urgent revascularization for unstable angina up to 3 years. Primary endpoints were observed in 60 (33.3%) events among patients with NSTEMI-CK. Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed a significantly higher event rate for primary endpoints among patients with high BNP (log-rank P < 0.001). After adjusting for covariates, a higher BNP level was significantly associated with long-term clinical outcomes in NSTEMI-CK (adjusted hazard ratio, 4.86; 95% confidence interval, 2.18-12.44; P < 0.001).The BNP concentration is associated with adverse long-term clinical outcomes among patients with NSTEMI-CK who are considered low risk. Careful clinical management may be warranted for secondary prevention in patients with NSTEMI-CK with high BNP levels.
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Angina Instável/epidemiologia , Creatina Quinase/sangue , Insuficiência Cardíaca/epidemiologia , Mortalidade , Infarto do Miocárdio/epidemiologia , Peptídeo Natriurético Encefálico/sangue , Infarto do Miocárdio sem Supradesnível do Segmento ST/sangue , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/epidemiologia , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Angina Instável/cirurgia , Causas de Morte , Feminino , Humanos , Japão/epidemiologia , Masculino , Revascularização Miocárdica/estatística & dados numéricos , Infarto do Miocárdio sem Supradesnível do Segmento ST/terapia , Prognóstico , Modelos de Riscos ProporcionaisRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Beta-blockers are standard therapy for acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, despite current advances in the management of AMI, it remains unclear whether all AMI patients benefit from ß-blockers. We investigated whether admission heart rate (HR) is a determinant of the effectiveness of ß-blockers for AMI patients. MethodsâandâResults: We enrolled 3,283 consecutive AMI patients who were admitted to 28 participating institutions in the Japanese Registry of Acute Myocardial Infarction Diagnosed by Universal Definition (J-MINUET) study. According to admission HR, we divided patients into 3 groups: bradycardia (HR <60 beats/min, n=444), normocardia (HR 60 to ≤100 beats/min, n=2,013), and tachycardia (HR >100 beats/min, n=342). The primary endpoint was major adverse cardiac events (MACE), including all-cause death, non-fatal MI, non-fatal stroke, heart failure (HF), and urgent revascularization for unstable angina, at 3-year follow-up. Beta-blocker at discharge was significantly associated with a lower risk of MACE in the tachycardia group (23.6% vs. 33.0%; P=0.033), but it did not affect rates of MACE in the normocardia group (17.8% vs. 18.4%; P=0.681). In the bradycardia group, ß-blocker use at discharge was significantly associated with a higher risk of MACE (21.6% vs. 12.7%; P=0.026). Results were consistent for multivariable regression and stepwise multivariable regression. CONCLUSIONS: Admission HR might determine the efficacy of ß-blockers for current AMI patients.
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Antagonistas Adrenérgicos beta/administração & dosagem , Frequência Cardíaca , Infarto do Miocárdio/tratamento farmacológico , Infarto do Miocárdio/mortalidade , Admissão do Paciente , Idoso , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-IdadeRESUMO
Previous studies have demonstrated that use of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) was associated with lower incidence of death, myocardial infarction, and target vessel revascularization. Recently, optical coherence tomography (OCT) has emerged as an alternative intravascular imaging device with better resolution. The aim of this study was to investigate frequency and prognostic impact of IVUS or OCT-guided PCI during urgent revascularization for acute myocardial infarction diagnosed by the universal definition. A total of 2788 patients who underwent urgent PCI were selected from a multicenter, Japanese registry of acute myocardial infarction diagnosed by universal definition (J-MINUET). Frequency, clinical characteristics and prognostic impact of the IVUS-, or OCT- guided PCI were investigated. Clinical endpoint was in-hospital death. Angiography-, IVUS-, and OCT-guided urgent PCI were performed in 689 (24.7%), 1947 (69.8%), and 152 (5.5%) patients. In-hospital death in each group was 10.4%, 5.1%, and 3.3%, respectively (P < 0.01). By univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis, IVUS-guided PCI (vs. angiography-guided PCI, OR 0.49, 95% CI 0.30-0.81, P = 0.006) was a significant independent predictor of in-hospital death. Intravascular imaging guided-PCI was frequently adopted during urgent PCI for acute myocardial infarction diagnosed by universal definition and was associated with better in-hospital survival.
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Stents Farmacológicos , Infarto do Miocárdio/diagnóstico , Intervenção Coronária Percutânea/métodos , Sistema de Registros , Cirurgia Assistida por Computador/estatística & dados numéricos , Tomografia de Coerência Óptica/métodos , Ultrassonografia de Intervenção/métodos , Idoso , Angiografia Coronária , Feminino , Humanos , Japão/epidemiologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Infarto do Miocárdio/mortalidade , Infarto do Miocárdio/cirurgia , Taxa de Sobrevida/tendências , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
It is known that incidence and short-term mortality rate of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) tend to be higher in the cold season. The aim of our study was to investigate the association of onset-season with patient characteristics and long-term prognosis of AMI. This was a prospective, multicenter, Japanese investigation of 3,283 patients with AMI who were hospitalized within 48 h of symptom onset between July 2012 and March 2014. Patients were divided into 3 seasonal groups according to admission date: cold season group (December-March), hot season group (June-September), and moderate season group (April, May, October, and November). We identified 1356 patients (41.3%) admitted during the cold season, 901 (27.4%) during the hot season, and 1026 (31.3%) during the moderate season. We investigated the seasonal effect on patient characteristics and clinical outcomes. Baseline characteristics of each seasonal group were comparable, with the exception of age, Killip class, and conduction disturbances. The rates of higher Killip class and complete atrioventricular block were significantly higher in the cold season group. The 3-year cumulative survival free from major adverse cardiac events (MACE) rate was the lowest in the cold season (67.1%), showing a significant difference, followed by the moderate (70.0%) and hot seasons (72.9%) (p < 0.01). Initial severity and long-term prognoses were worse in patients admitted during the cold season. Our findings highlight the importance of optimal prevention and follow-up of AMI patients with cold season onset.
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Infarto do Miocárdio/epidemiologia , Sistema de Registros , Medição de Risco/métodos , Estações do Ano , Idoso , Feminino , Seguimentos , Mortalidade Hospitalar/tendências , Humanos , Incidência , Japão/epidemiologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Infarto do Miocárdio/diagnóstico , Prognóstico , Estudos Prospectivos , Fatores de Risco , Fatores de TempoRESUMO
OBJECTIVES: We aimed to test a novel stent-less revascularization strategy using a combination of excimer laser coronary angioplasty (ELCA) and drug-coated balloon (DCB) for patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). BACKGROUND: Percutaneous coronary intervention with drug eluting stents is a standard invasive treatment for ACS. Some unsolved issues however remain, such as stent thrombosis and bleeding risks associated with dual antiplatelet therapy. METHODS: Consecutive ACS patients were planned to receive either a DCB application following ELCA without a stent implantation or conventional revascularization with a coronary stent. The endpoints were (i) major cardiac adverse events (MACEs), defined as the composite of cardiac death, myocardial infarctions, and target lesion revascularization; (ii) target vessel revascularization (TVR); and (iii) angiographic outcome. RESULTS: Since a greater than expected number of patients allocated to the stent-less treatment arm eventually received a bailout stenting, the following 3 as-treated groups were compared; DCB with ELCA group (N = 60), Stent with ELCA group (N = 23), and Stent without ELCA group (N = 85). During a mean follow-up period of 420 ± 137 days, and with angiographic 6- and 12-month-follow-up rates of 96.7%, 87%, and 81.2%, and 50%, 65.2%, and 45.9%, respectively, the MACE rate did not differ across the groups (10%, 4.3%, and 3.5%; P = 0.22) while an incidence of TVR was more common (15%, 0, and 4.7%; P = 0.02) and the diameter stenosis at 6-months of follow-up was greater (25.7 ± 18.2, 14.9 ± 13.1 and 16.2 ± 15.4%; P = 0.002) in the DCB with ELCA group. CONCLUSIONS: The stent-less revascularization strategy with DCB and ELCA was associated with a higher occurrence of restenosis in ACS patients.
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Síndrome Coronariana Aguda/terapia , Angioplastia Coronária com Balão/métodos , Reestenose Coronária/epidemiologia , Stents Farmacológicos , Lasers de Excimer/uso terapêutico , Complicações Pós-Operatórias/epidemiologia , Síndrome Coronariana Aguda/diagnóstico por imagem , Idoso , Angiografia Coronária , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Intervenção Coronária Percutânea , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
The ratio of serum eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) to arachidonic acid (AA) is significantly associated with long-term clinical outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). However, it has not been conclusively demonstrated that higher serum EPA/AA ratio fares better clinical outcomes in the early phase of AMI. The Japanese registry of acute Myocardial INfarction diagnosed by Universal dEfiniTion (J-MINUET) is a prospective multicenter registry conducted in 28 Japanese medical institutions between July 2012 and March 2014. We enrolled 3,283 consecutive AMI patients who were admitted to participating institutions within 48 h of symptom onset. A serum EPA/AA ratio was available for 629 of these patients. The endpoints were in-hospital mortality and major adverse cardiac events (MACE), defined as a composite of all cause death, cardiac failure, ventricular tachycardia (VT) and/or ventricular fibrillation (VF) and bleeding during hospitalization. Although similar rates of in-hospital mortality, cardiac failure, bleeding, and MACE were found in the lower serum EPA/AA group and higher serum EPA/AA group, the incidence of VT/VF during hospitalization was significantly higher in the low ratio group (p = 0.008). Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis showed that an EPA/AA ratio < 0.35 could predict the incidence of VT/VF with 100% sensitivity and 64.0% specificity. A lower serum EPA/AA ratio was associated with a higher frequency of fatal arrhythmic events in the early phase of AMI.
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Ácido Araquidônico/sangue , Ácido Eicosapentaenoico/sangue , Infarto do Miocárdio/sangue , Sistema de Registros , Taquicardia Ventricular/etiologia , Idoso , Biomarcadores/sangue , Feminino , Mortalidade Hospitalar/tendências , Hospitalização/tendências , Humanos , Incidência , Japão/epidemiologia , Masculino , Infarto do Miocárdio/complicações , Infarto do Miocárdio/diagnóstico , Estudos Prospectivos , Curva ROC , Fatores de Risco , Taxa de Sobrevida/tendências , Taquicardia Ventricular/sangue , Taquicardia Ventricular/epidemiologiaRESUMO
High levels of blood urea nitrogen (BUN) have been demonstrated to significantly predict poor prognosis in patients with acute decompensated heart failure. However, this relationship has not been fully investigated in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI). We investigated whether a high level of BUN is a significant predictor for in-hospital mortality and other clinical outcomes in patients with AMI. The Japanese registry of acute Myocardial INfarction diagnosed by Universal dEfiniTion (J-MINUET) is a prospective, observational, multicenter study conducted in 28 institutions, in which 3,283 consecutive AMI patients were enrolled. We excluded 98 patients in whom BUN levels were not recorded at admission and 190 patients who were undergoing hemodialysis. A total of 2,995 patients were retrospectively analyzed. BUN tertiles were 1.5-14.4 mg/dL (tertile 1), 14.5-19.4 mg/dL (tertile 2), and 19.5-240 mg/dL (tertile 3). Increasing tertiles of BUN were associated with stepwise increased risk of in-hospital mortality (2.5, 5.1, and 11%, respectively; P < 0.001). These relationships were also observed after adjusting for reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate (estimated GFR < 60 mL/minute/1.73 m2) or Killip classifications. In multivariable analysis, high levels of BUN significantly predicted in-hospital mortality, after adjusting for creatinine and other known predictors (BUN tertile 3 versus 1, adjusted odds ratio [OR]: 2.59, 95% confidence interval [95% CI]: 1.57-4.25, P < 0.001; BUN tertile 2 versus 1, adjusted OR: 1.60, 95% CI: 0.94-2.73, P = 0.081). A high level of BUN could be a useful predictor of in-hospital mortality in AMI patients.
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Nitrogênio da Ureia Sanguínea , Infarto do Miocárdio/sangue , Infarto do Miocárdio/mortalidade , Idoso , Biomarcadores/sangue , Feminino , Mortalidade Hospitalar , Humanos , Japão , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Estudos Prospectivos , Sistema de Registros , Estudos RetrospectivosRESUMO
It has been shown that the patency of an infarct-related artery (IRA) before primary percutaneous coronary intervention determines post-procedural success, better preservation of left ventricular function, and lower in-hospital mortality. However, the factors associated with pre-procedural Thrombolysis In Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) flow have not been fully investigated.The Japanese registry of acute Myocardial INfarction diagnosed by Universal dEfiniTion (J-MINUET) is a prospective multicenter registry conducted at 28 Japanese medical institutions between July 2012 and March 2014. We enrolled 3,283 consecutive patients with acute myocardial infarction who were admitted to a participating institution within 48 hours of symptom onset. There were 2,262 patients (68.9%) with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), among whom 2,182 patients underwent emergent or urgent coronary angiography.Pre-procedural TIMI flow grade 3 was related to post-procedural TIMI flow grade 3 (P < 0.001), lower enzymatic infarct size (P < 0.001), lower ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation (P = 0.049), and lower in-hospital mortality (P = 0.020). A history of antiplatelet drug use was associated with pre-procedural TIMI flow.Antiplatelet drug use on admission was associated with pre-procedural TIMI flow. The patency of the IRA in patients with STEMI was related to procedural success and decreased enzymatic infarct size, fatal arrhythmic events, and in-hospital mortality.
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Vasos Coronários/diagnóstico por imagem , Infarto do Miocárdio/diagnóstico por imagem , Intervenção Coronária Percutânea/métodos , Inibidores da Agregação Plaquetária/uso terapêutico , Infarto do Miocárdio com Supradesnível do Segmento ST/diagnóstico , Terapia Trombolítica/métodos , Grau de Desobstrução Vascular/efeitos dos fármacos , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Angiografia Coronária/métodos , Vasos Coronários/patologia , Eletrocardiografia/métodos , Feminino , Mortalidade Hospitalar/tendências , Humanos , Japão/epidemiologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Infarto do Miocárdio/tratamento farmacológico , Infarto do Miocárdio/fisiopatologia , Infarto do Miocárdio/terapia , Período Pré-Operatório , Estudos Prospectivos , Sistema de Registros , Infarto do Miocárdio com Supradesnível do Segmento ST/mortalidade , Infarto do Miocárdio com Supradesnível do Segmento ST/fisiopatologia , Infarto do Miocárdio com Supradesnível do Segmento ST/terapia , Terapia Trombolítica/efeitos adversosRESUMO
BACKGROUND: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is associated with poor outcome after acute myocardial infarction (AMI), but whether hemodynamic status at presentation influences this prognostic significance is unknown.MethodsâandâResults:A total of 2,798 AMI patients admitted within 48 h after symptom onset and who underwent urgent coronary angiography were enrolled in the present study. AKI was defined as an increase in serum creatinine ≥0.3 mg/dL or ≥50% within 48 h during hospitalization. Patients were classified into 3 groups according to Killip class on admission: Killip 1, n=2,164; Killip 2-3, n=366; and Killip 4, n=268. AKI occurred more frequently with increasing Killip class (Killip 1, 2-3, and 4: 6.3%, 15.3%, and 31.3%, respectively; P<0.001). AKI was associated with increased in-hospital mortality, regardless of Killip class (non-AKI and AKI patients: 1.1% vs. 6.6% in Killip 1; 5.2% vs. 35.7% in Killip 2-3, and 28.8% vs. 45.2% in Killip 4, P<0.01 for all). On multivariate analysis, the adjusted OR of AKI for in-hospital mortality in Killip 1, Killip 2-3, and Killip 4 were 3.79 (95% CI: 1.54-9.33, P=0.004), 5.35 (95% CI: 2.67-10.7, P<0.001), and 1.48 (95% CI: 0.94-2.35, P=0.093), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: In AMI patients undergoing urgent coronary angiography, AKI was significantly associated with increased in-hospital mortality in Killip 1 as well as Killip 2-3 at presentation, but not in Killip 4.
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Injúria Renal Aguda/mortalidade , Mortalidade Hospitalar , Infarto do Miocárdio/complicações , Injúria Renal Aguda/complicações , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Angiografia Coronária , Hospitalização , Humanos , Japão , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Infarto do Miocárdio/mortalidade , Prognóstico , Sistema de Registros , Medição de RiscoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: According to troponin-based criteria of myocardial infarction (MI), patients without elevation of creatine kinase (CK), formerly classified as unstable angina (UA), are now diagnosed as non-ST-elevation MI (NSTEMI), but little is known about their outcomes.MethodsâandâResults:Between July 2012 and March 2014, 3,283 consecutive patients with MI were enrolled. Clinical follow-up data were obtained up to 3 years. The primary endpoint was a composite of all-cause death, non-fatal MI, non-fatal stroke, cardiac failure and urgent revascularization for UA. There were 2,262 patients with ST-elevation MI (STEMI), 563 NSTEMI with CK elevation (NSTEMI+CK) and 458 NSTEMI without CK elevation (NSTEMI-CK). From day 0, Kaplan-Meier curves for the primary endpoint began to diverge in favor of NSTEMI-CK for up to 30 days. The 30-day event rate was significantly lower in patients with NSTEMI-CK (3.3%) than in STEMI (8.6%, P<0.001) and NSTEMI+CK (9.9%, P<0.001). Later, the event curves diverged in favor of STEMI. The event rate from 31 days to 3 years was significantly lower in patients with STEMI (19.8%) than in NSTEMI+CK (33.6%, P<0.001) and NSTEMI-CK (34.2%, P<0.001). Kaplan-Meier curves from 31 days to 3 years were almost identical between NSTEMI+CK and NSTEMI-CK (P=0.91). CONCLUSIONS: Despite smaller infarct size and better short-term outcomes, long-term outcomes of NSTEMI-CK after convalescence were as poor as those for NSTEMI+CK and worse than for STEMI.
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Infarto do Miocárdio/mortalidade , Infarto do Miocárdio/terapia , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Creatina Quinase/sangue , Intervalo Livre de Doença , Feminino , Seguimentos , Insuficiência Cardíaca/sangue , Insuficiência Cardíaca/etiologia , Insuficiência Cardíaca/mortalidade , Insuficiência Cardíaca/terapia , Humanos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Infarto do Miocárdio/sangue , Infarto do Miocárdio/complicações , Estudos Prospectivos , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/sangue , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/etiologia , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/mortalidade , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/terapia , Taxa de Sobrevida , Fatores de TempoRESUMO
PURPOSE: We evaluated the effects of an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor, voglibose, on cardiovascular events in patients with a previous myocardial infarction (MI) and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). METHODS: This prospective, randomized, open, blinded-endpoint study was conducted in 112 hospitals and clinics in Japan in 3000 subjects with both previous MI and IGT receiving voglibose (0.6 mg/day, n = 424) or no drugs (n = 435) for 2 years. The Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB) recommended discontinuation of the study in June 2012 after an interim analysis when the outcomes of 859 subjects were obtained. The primary endpoint was cardiovascular events including cardiovascular death, nonfatal MI, nonfatal unstable angina, nonfatal stroke, and percutaneous coronary intervention/coronary artery bypass graft. Secondary endpoints included individual components of the primary endpoint in addition to all-cause mortality and hospitalization due to heart failure. RESULTS: The age, ratio of males, and HbA1C were 65 vs. 65 years, 86 vs. 87%, and 5.6 vs. 5.5% in the groups with and without voglibose, respectively. Voglibose improved IGT; however, Kaplan-Meier analysis showed no significant between-group difference with respect to cardiovascular events [12.5% with voglibose vs. 10.1% without voglibose for the primary endpoint (95% confidence interval, 0.82-1.86)]; there were no significant differences in secondary endpoints. CONCLUSION: Although voglibose effectively treated IGT, no additional benefits for cardiovascular events in patients with previous MI and IGT were observed. Voglibose may not be a contributing therapy to the secondary prevention in patients with MI and IGT. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Clinicaltrials.gov number: NCT00212017.
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Doenças Cardiovasculares/prevenção & controle , Intolerância à Glucose/tratamento farmacológico , Inositol/análogos & derivados , Infarto do Miocárdio/prevenção & controle , Idoso , Doenças Cardiovasculares/epidemiologia , Feminino , Inibidores de Glicosídeo Hidrolases/uso terapêutico , Humanos , Hipoglicemiantes/uso terapêutico , Inositol/uso terapêutico , Japão , Estimativa de Kaplan-Meier , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Prospectivos , Prevenção Secundária , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
BACKGROUND: No previous study has reported a comprehensive comparison of the chronic angioscopic findings after bare metal stent (BMS), and 1st- and 2nd-generation drug-eluting stents (DES). METHODSâANDâRESULTS: The Multicenter Study on Intra-Coronary Angioscopy after Stent (MICASA) is a multicenter registry of coronary angioscopy. A total of 264 stents were observed by coronary angioscopy 1 year after PCI. There were 15 BMS, 90 1st-generation DES, and 159 2nd-generation DES. Neointimal coverage (NC) of the stent was classified into 4 grades from 0 (no coverage) to 3 (complete coverage). Yellow color (YC) of plaque at the stented segment was graded from 0 (white) to 3 (bright yellow). Minimum (Min-) and Maximum (Max-) NC grade were significantly lower with 1st- and 2nd-generation DES than with BMS. Although the Max-NC grade was similar, the Min-NC grade was significantly higher for 2nd-generation DES than for 1st-generation DES. Both the YC grade and the incidence of thrombus with 2nd-generation DES were lower than with the 1st-generation DES and were comparable to BMS. Multivariate analysis showed that low-density lipoprotein, 1st-generation DES, and acute coronary syndrome were independent factors for yellow plaque (YG2 or 3), and that hypertension and 1st-generation DES were independent factors for the incidence of thrombus. CONCLUSIONS: Coronary angioscopy revealed more homogeneous coverage with white neointima and less thrombus after 2nd-generation DES as compared with 1st-generation DES. These findings may explain the favorable clinical outcomes observed for patients treated with 2nd-generation DES. (Circ J 2016; 80: 1916-1921).
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Angioscopia , Stents Farmacológicos , Lipoproteínas LDL/sangue , Neointima , Sistema de Registros , Síndrome Coronariana Aguda/sangue , Síndrome Coronariana Aguda/epidemiologia , Síndrome Coronariana Aguda/fisiopatologia , Síndrome Coronariana Aguda/cirurgia , Idoso , Feminino , Humanos , Incidência , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Neointima/sangue , Neointima/epidemiologia , Neointima/patologia , Neointima/fisiopatologia , Trombose/sangue , Trombose/etiologia , Trombose/patologia , Trombose/fisiopatologiaRESUMO
BACKGROUND: New criteria for diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) were proposed in 2000 as a universal definition, in which cardiac troponin (cTn) was the preferred biomarker. A large number of patients formerly classified by creatine kinase (CK) as unstable angina are now ruled-in by cTn as non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). METHODS AND RESULTS: The Japanese registry of acute Myocardial INfarction diagnosed by Universal dEfiniTion (J-MINUET) is a prospective and multicenter registry conducted in 28 institutions. We enrolled 3,283 consecutive patients with AMI diagnosed by cTn-based criteria who were admitted to participating institutions within 48 h of symptom onset. There were 2,262 patients (68.9%) with STEMI and 1,021 (31.1%) with NSTEMI. CK was not elevated more than twice the upper limit of normal in 458 patients (44.9%) with NSTEMI (NSTEMI-CK). Although there was no significant difference in the in-hospital mortality of STEMI and NSTEMI with CK elevation (NSTEMI+CK) patients (7.1% vs. 7.8%, P=0.57), it was significantly lower in patients with NSTEMI-CK than in those with STEMI or NSTEMI+CK (1.7%, P<0.001 for each). CONCLUSIONS: J-MINUET revealed the clinical presentation, management and outcomes of Japanese patients with AMI in the current cTn era. We should be aware of the difference between AMI diagnosed by CK-based criteria and AMI diagnosed by cTn-based criteria when using universal definitions for the diagnosis of AMI.
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Infarto do Miocárdio/diagnóstico , Sistema de Registros , Troponina T/sangue , Idoso , Angina Instável/sangue , Angina Instável/diagnóstico , Biomarcadores , Estudos de Coortes , Comorbidade , Angiografia Coronária/estatística & dados numéricos , Ponte de Artéria Coronária/estatística & dados numéricos , Creatina Quinase/sangue , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Eletrocardiografia , Feminino , Insuficiência Cardíaca/epidemiologia , Insuficiência Cardíaca/etiologia , Mortalidade Hospitalar , Hospitalização , Humanos , Japão/epidemiologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Infarto do Miocárdio/sangue , Infarto do Miocárdio/mortalidade , Infarto do Miocárdio/terapia , Intervenção Coronária Percutânea/estatística & dados numéricos , Estudos Prospectivos , Recidiva , Fumar/epidemiologiaRESUMO
The authors apologize for the incorrect statement in the Methods section. The correct statement is shown below. Page 1256, right column, lines 1012: Incorrect: Consecutive patients hospitalized within 48 h of onset of AMI at 28 Japanese medical institutions were enrolled between July 2013 and May 2014. Correct: Consecutive patients hospitalized within 48 h of onset of AMI at 28 Japanese medical institutions were enrolled between July 2012 and March 2014.
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BACKGROUND: The long-term safety and efficacy of drug-eluting stents for patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) remain controversial. METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 143 consecutive patients who presented between August 2004 and July 2006 with AMI and who underwent primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) using sirolimus-eluting stents (SES), were compared with a historical control cohort of 129 consecutive patients who presented between August 2002 and July 2004 and who underwent primary PCI using bare metal stents (BMS). The rate of major adverse cardiovascular events at 3 years was significantly lower in the SES group than in the BMS group (20.3% vs. 33.1%, respectively; P=0.01). This reduction was mainly driven by a decrease in the rate of target vessel revascularization (12.3% vs. 22.4%, respectively; P=0.02). There was no significant difference in the rate of cardiovascular death (4.5% vs. 5.7%, respectively; P=0.67), non-fatal myocardial infarction (4.5% vs. 9.2%, respectively; P=0.16), coronary artery bypass grafting (2.3% vs. 2.5%, respectively; P=0.93), stroke (2.4% vs. 0.8%, respectively; P=0.35), and stent thrombosis (2.9% vs. 2.3%, respectively; P=0.80) between the 2 groups. CONCLUSIONS: SES can be used safely and effectively in patients with AMI.
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Angioplastia Coronária com Balão/métodos , Stents Farmacológicos , Metais , Infarto do Miocárdio/terapia , Sirolimo , Stents , Idoso , Doenças Cardiovasculares/mortalidade , Estudos de Coortes , Ponte de Artéria Coronária/estatística & dados numéricos , Trombose Coronária/epidemiologia , Stents Farmacológicos/efeitos adversos , Feminino , Seguimentos , Humanos , Incidência , Japão , Estudos Longitudinais , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Retrospectivos , Stents/efeitos adversos , Acidente Vascular Cerebral/epidemiologia , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
PURPOSE: Pulmonary vein (PV) isolation using balloon ablation was developed as a technique for patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF). While most studies examined cryoballoon ablation (CBA), there have also been many reports on hot balloon ablation (HBA). We aimed to evaluate the clinical characteristics and outcomes between HBA and CBA. METHODS: In a total of 103 consecutive patients with PAF who underwent catheter ablation, 60 propensity score-matched (30 CBA and 30 HBA) patients were enrolled. The procedural differences and clinical outcomes between the two groups were analyzed. RESULTS: The requirement for additional touch-up ablation was more frequent in the left superior pulmonary vein (LSP) in the HBA group than in the CBA group. Pre-procedural computed tomography (CT) images showed that a thicker left pulmonary vein ridge and larger cross-sectional area of the LSPV were significantly associated with residual PV potentials after HBA. However, post-procedural CT images showed that PV stenosis (> 25%) was higher in the HBA group (33%) than in the CBA group (0%). PV stenosis after HBA was observed most frequently in the right superior PV (50%). The atrial fibrillation/atrial tachycardia-free survival rate during follow-up (365 ± 102 days) was similar between the two groups (CBA vs. HBA, 83% vs. 90%). CONCLUSIONS: Although both balloon modalities can relieve atrial arrhythmia after the procedure, careful attention is required during HBA procedures, especially for the right superior PV, to avoid PV stenosis.