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ArticleJournal of the American Heart Association2016

Angina and Future Cardiovascular Events in Stable Patients With Coronary Artery Disease: Insights From the Reduction of Atherothrombosis for Continued Health (REACH) Registry.

Alon Eisen, Deepak L Bhatt, P Gabriel Steg, Kim A Eagle, Shinya Goto, Jianping Guo, Sidney C Smith, E Magnus Ohman, Benjamin M Scirica, REACH Registry Investigators

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Article in Journal of the American Heart Association, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  5. Stable angina in young women.European heart journal · 2026
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10 authors.

Alon EisenBrigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Deepak L BhattBrigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
P Gabriel StegDépartement Hospitalo-Universitaire FIRE (Fibrosis, Inflammation, Remodeling), Université Paris-Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France FACT (French Alliance for Cardiovascular Clinical Trials), Hôpital Bichat, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France INSERM U-1148, Paris, France National Heart and Lung Institute, Royal Brompton Hospital, Imperial College, London, United Kingdom.
Kim A EagleUniversity of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI.
Shinya GotoDepartment of Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan.
Jianping GuoBrigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
Sidney C SmithHeart and Vascular Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC.
E Magnus OhmanDuke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
Benjamin M SciricaBrigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA bscirica@partners.org.
REACH Registry Investigators

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe extent to which angina is associated with future cardiovascular events in patients with coronary artery disease has long been debated. METHODS AND

resultsIncluded were outpatients with established coronary artery disease who were enrolled in the REACH registry and were followed for 4 years. Angina at baseline was defined as necessitating episodic or permanent antianginal treatment. The primary end point was the composite of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, or stroke. Secondary end points included heart failure, cardiovascular hospitalizations, and coronary revascularization. The independent association between angina and first/total events was examined using Cox and logistic regression models. Out of 26 159 patients with established coronary artery disease, 13 619 (52%) had angina at baseline. Compared with patients without angina, patients with angina were more likely to be older, female, and had more heart failure and polyvascular disease (P<0.001 for each). Compared with patients without angina, patients with angina had higher rates of first primary end-point event (14.2% versus 16.3%, unadjusted hazard ratio 1.19, CI 1.11-1.27, P<0.001; adjusted hazard ratio 1.06, CI 0.99-1.14, P=0.11), and total primary end-point events (adjusted risk ratio 1.08, CI 1.01-1.16, P=0.03). Patients with angina were at increased risk for heart failure (adjusted odds ratio 1.17, CI 1.06-1.28, P=0.002), cardiovascular hospitalizations (adjusted odds ratio 1.29, CI 1.21-1.38, P<0.001), and coronary revascularization (adjusted odds ratio 1.23, CI 1.13-1.34, P<0.001).

conclusionsPatients with stable coronary artery disease and angina have higher rates of future cardiovascular events compared with patients without angina. After adjustment, angina was only weakly associated with cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, or stroke, but significantly associated with heart failure, cardiovascular hospitalization, and coronary revascularization.

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RegistriesAgedAngina, StableCardiovascular DiseasesCase-Control StudiesCoronary Artery DiseaseFemaleHeart FailureHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedMyocardial InfarctionMyocardial RevascularizationOdds RatioPrognosisanginacardiovascular eventscoronary artery disease

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PMCPMC5121505

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