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ABSTRACT: Background
Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) are considered an alternative to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), but in the era of extensive use of preventive therapies and percutaneous coronary intervention, this has not been adequately evaluated in Asians.Methods
This retrospective cohort study used data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database. In total, 52,620 patients initially hospitalized due to AMI between 2002 and 2015 were assessed.Results
After propensity score matching, 14,993 patients each were assigned to ACEI and ARB groups. Patients who received ARBs had significantly lower all-cause mortality (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR]: 0.82; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.75-0.90) and hospitalization for heart failure (aHR: 0.92; 95% CI: 0.85-0.99) compared with those who received ACEIs at 18 month follow-up. No significant difference was observed between the two groups in terms of major adverse cardiovascular events (aHR: 098; 95% CI: 0.90-1.07), cardiovascular death (aHR: 0.82; 95% CI: 0.68-1.00), ischemia stroke (aHR: 0.93; 95% CI: 0.77-1.11), and nonfatal myocardial infarction (aHR: 1.04; 95% CI: 0.93-1.17). ARBs showed benefits in many subgroups in terms of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular death.Conclusions
Real-world data demonstrate that ARBs might be associated with lower all-cause mortality and hospitalization for heart failure compared with ACEIs among patients with AMI.
SUBMITTER: Chen CW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10501560 | biostudies-literature | 2023
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chen Chih-Wei CW Chang Chun-Wei CW Lin Yi-Cheng YC Chen Wan-Ting WT Chien Li-Nien LN Huang Chun-Yao CY
PloS one 20230914 9
<h4>Background</h4>Angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) are considered an alternative to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI), but in the era of extensive use of preventive therapies and percutaneous coronary intervention, this has not been adequately evaluated in Asians.<h4>Methods</h4>This retrospective cohort study used data from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database. In total, 52,620 patients initially hospitaliz ...[more]