Use of statins and adverse outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation: An analysis from the EURObservational Research Programme Atrial Fibrillation (EORP-AF) general registry pilot phase
Articolo
Data di Pubblicazione:
2017
Citazione:
Use of statins and adverse outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation: An analysis from the EURObservational Research Programme Atrial Fibrillation (EORP-AF) general registry pilot phase / M. Proietti, C. Laroche, O. Nyvad, M. Haberka, V.P. Vassilikos, A.P. Maggioni, G. Boriani, G.Y.H. Lip. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. - ISSN 0167-5273. - 248(2017 Dec 01), pp. 166-172. [10.1016/j.ijcard.2017.08.055]
Abstract:
Background: Despite oral anticoagulation being highly effective in reducing stroke and thromboembolism, patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) still have a significant residual excess in mortality risk. Additional management strategies are needed to reduce the mortality risk seen in AF patients.
Methods: Ancillary analysis from the EURObservational Research Programme Atrial Fibrillation (EORP-AF) General Pilot Registry, to evaluate 1-year outcomes in AF patients according to statin use at baseline.
Results: Of 2636 patients, 1286 (48.8%) patients used statins at baseline. Patients prescribed statins had more comorbidities. At 1-year follow-up, logistic regression analysis adjusted for AF type, symptomatic status and CHA2DS2-VASc score demonstrated that statin use was inversely associated with CV death (odds ratio [OR]: 0.50, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.30-0.82, p<0.0001), all-cause death (OR: 0.52, 95% CI: 0.37-0.73, p<0.0001) and the composite outcome of CV death/any thromboembolic event/bleeding (OR: 0.71, 95% CI: 0.52-0.98, p<0.0001). Similar findings were observed for 'high risk' subgroups including the elderly, primary prevention and high thromboembolic risk AF patients. Survival analysis showed that statins prescribed patients had a lower risk of all-cause death at follow-up (p=0.0433). Multivariate Cox regression analysis found that statin use remained independently associated with a lower risk for all-cause death (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.61, 95% CI: 0.42-0.88, p=0.0077).
Conclusions: Statin use in AF patients was associated with improved outcomes, with an independent association with a lower risk of all-cause death at 1-year follow-up.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
All-cause death; Atrial fibrillation; Cardiovascular events; Statin therapy
Elenco autori:
M. Proietti, C. Laroche, O. Nyvad, M. Haberka, V.P. Vassilikos, A.P. Maggioni, G. Boriani, G.Y.H. Lip
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