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ArticleJournal of the American Heart Association2021

Predictors of the Use of Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists in Patients With Left Ventricular Dysfunction Post-ST-Segment-Elevation Myocardial Infarction.

Eric C Wong, Christopher B Fordyce, Graham Wong, Terry Lee, Michele Perry-Arnesen, Martha Mackay, Joel Singer, John A Cairns, Ricky D Turgeon

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Article in Journal of the American Heart Association, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Eric C WongDivision of General Internal Medicine Department of Medicine University of British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
Christopher B FordyceDivision of Cardiology Department of Medicine University of British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
Graham WongDivision of Cardiology Department of Medicine University of British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
Terry LeeCentre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences Providence Health Care Research Institute University of British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
Michele Perry-ArnesenFraser Health Authority Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
Martha MackayCentre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences Providence Health Care Research Institute University of British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
Joel SingerCentre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences Providence Health Care Research Institute University of British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
John A CairnsDivision of Cardiology Department of Medicine University of British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
Ricky D TurgeonDivision of Cardiology Department of Medicine University of British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia Canada.
University of British Columbia · CAVancouver Coastal Health · CAFraser Health · CAProvidence Health Care · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background Guidelines recommend mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA) use in patients with left ventricular ejection fraction ≤40% following a myocardial infarction plus heart failure or diabetes mellitus, based on mortality benefit in the EPHESUS (Eplerenone Post-Acute Myocardial Infarction Heart Failure Efficacy and Survival Study) trial. The objective of this study was to evaluate the real-world utilization of MRAs for patients with ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) with left ventricular dysfunction. Methods and Results The prospective, population-based, Vancouver Coastal Health Authority STEMI database was linked with local outpatient cardiology records from 2007 to 2018. EPHESUS criteria were used to define post-STEMI MRA eligibility (left ventricular ejection fraction ≤40% plus clinical heart failure or diabetes mellitus, and no dialysis-dependent renal dysfunction). The primary outcome was MRA prescription among eligible patients at discharge and the secondary outcome was MRA prescription within 3 months postdischarge. Of 2691 patients with STEMI, 317 (12%) were MRA eligible, and 70 (22%) eligible patients were prescribed an MRA at discharge. Among eligible patients with no MRA at discharge, 12/126 (9.5%) with documented postdischarge follow-up were prescribed an MRA within 3 months. In multivariable analysis, left ventricular ejection fraction (odds ratio [OR], 1.55 per 5% left ventricular ejection fraction decrease; 95% CI, 1.26-1.90) and calendar year (OR, 1.23 per year, 95% CI, 1.11-1.37) were associated with MRA prescription at discharge. Other prespecified variables were not associated with MRA prescription. Conclusions In this contemporary STEMI cohort, only 1 in 4 MRA-eligible patients were prescribed an MRA within 3 months following hospitalization despite high-quality evidence for use. Novel decision-support tools are required to optimize pharmacotherapy decisions during hospitalization and follow-up to target this gap in post-STEMI care.

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PMID34227405
PMCPMC8483484
OpenAlexW3183098516

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