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Observational studyMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2020

Effects of a Secondary Prevention Combination Therapy with beta-Blocker and Statin on Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Acute Coronary Syndrome Patients.

Ling Zhu, Qianwei Cui, Ying Liu, Zhongwei Liu, Yong Zhang, Fuqiang Liu, Junkui Wang

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Observational study in Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ling ZhuDepartment of Cardiology, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China (mainland).
Qianwei CuiDepartment of Cardiology, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China (mainland).
Ying LiuDepartment of Cardiology, Xi'an Medical University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China (mainland).
Zhongwei LiuDepartment of Cardiology, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China (mainland).
Yong ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China (mainland).
Fuqiang LiuDepartment of Cardiology, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China (mainland).
Junkui WangDepartment of Cardiology, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China (mainland).
Shanxi Medical University · CNShaanxi Provincial People's Hospital · CNXi'an Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND The efficacy of a beta-blocker or statin alone versus combination therapy is uncertain. We compared the effects of a combination of beta-blocker and statin with those of one-drug therapies with regard to the occurrence of a major adverse cardiovascular event (MACE) in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). MATERIAL AND METHODS From 2011 to 2013, 636 ACS patients were included. Based on their risk category, enrolled subjects were assigned into 4 groups receiving consistent beta-blocker and/or statin treatment: no therapy group (n=139), with never use or inconsistent use beta-blocker and statin; beta-blocker monotherapy group (n=71); statin monotherapy group (n=149); and cotherapy group (n=277). RESULTS Men composed 66.8% of the cohort, which had a mean age of 60.42±9.83 years. Compared with the no therapy group, the statin monotherapy group and cotherapy group had a lower risk of MACE (statin monotherapy group: adjusted hazard ratio [HR] 0.35, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.20-0.60, P<.001; cotherapy group: adjusted HR 0.16, 95% CI 0.09-0.28, P<.001). Subgroup analysis indicated that, compared with beta-blocker monotherapy and statin monotherapy, cotherapy significantly reduced the risks of MACE occurrences in ACS patients (beta-blocker monotherapy group: adjusted HR 0.28, 95% CI 0.13-0.59, P=.001; statin monotherapy group: adjusted HR 0.54, 95% CI 0.29-0.98, P=.044). CONCLUSIONS Beta-blocker and statin combination therapy lowered the risk of developing MACE in ACS patients.

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Secondary PreventionAcute Coronary SyndromeAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAgedDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors

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PMID32808600
PMCPMC7453752
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