Polyvascular disease and long-term cardiovascular outcomes in older patients with non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction.
Polyvascular disease and long-term cardiovascular outcomes in older patients with non-ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction.
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10.1161/circoutcomes.111.964379
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2012-07-01
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Roe MT
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Subherwal S;Bhatt DL;Li S;Wang TY;Thomas L;Alexander KP;Patel MR;Ohman EM;Gibler WB;Peterson ED;Roe MT
The impact of polyvascular disease (peripheral arterial disease [PAD] and/or cerebrovascular disease [CVD]) on long-term cardiovascular outcomes among older patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) has not been well studied. Non–ST-elevation MI (NSTEMI) patients aged ≥65 years from the CRUSADE registry who survived to hospital discharge were linked to longitudinal data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (n=34,205). All patients were presumed to have coronary artery disease (CAD) and were classified into 4 groups: 10.7% had prior CVD (CAD+CVD group); 11.5% had prior PAD (CAD+PAD); 3.1% had prior PAD and CVD (CAD+PAD+CVD); and 74.7% had no polyvascular disease (CAD alone). Cox proportional hazard modeling was used to examine the hazard of long-term mortality and the composite of death, readmission for MI, or readmission for stroke (median follow-up 35 months, IQR 17–49) among the 4 groups. Compared with the CAD-alone group, patients with polyvascular disease had a greater comorbidity burden, were less likely to undergo revascularization, and less often received recommended discharge interventions. Three-year mortality rates increased with a greater number of arterial beds involved: 33% for CAD alone, 49% for CAD+PAD, 52% for CAD+CVD, and 59% for CAD+PAD+CVD. Relative to the CAD-alone group, patients with all 3 arterial beds involved had the highest risk of long-term mortality (adjusted HR [95% CI]: 1.49 [1.38–1.61], with a lower risk for those with CAD+CVD, 1.38 [1.31–1.44], and those with CAD+PAD, 1.29 [1.23–1.35]). Similarly, the adjusted risk of long-term composite ischemic events was highest among the CAD+PAD+CVD group. Older NSTEMI patients with polyvascular disease have substantially higher long-term risk, such that the 3-year mortality rate is >50%. Future studies targeting greater adherance to secondary prevention strategies and novel therapies are needed to help reduce long-term cardiovascular events in this vulnerable population.
