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ABSTRACT: Background and objectives
The outcome benefits of β-blockers in chronic coronary artery disease (CAD) have not been fully assessed. We evaluated the prognostic impact of β-blockers on patients with chronic CAD after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).Methods
A total of 3,075 patients with chronic CAD were included from the Grand Drug-Eluting Stent registry. We analyzed β-blocker prescriptions, including doses and types, in each patient at 3-month intervals from discharge. After propensity score matching, 1,170 pairs of patients (β-blockers vs. no β-blockers) were derived. Primary outcome was defined as a composite endpoint of all-cause death and myocardial infarction (MI). We further analyzed the outcome benefits of different doses (low-, medium-, and high-dose) and types (conventional or vasodilating) of β-blockers.Results
During a median (interquartile range) follow-up of 3.1 (3.0-3.1) years, 134 (5.7%) patients experienced primary outcome. Overall, β-blockers demonstrated no significant benefit in primary outcome (hazard ratio [HR], 0.88; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.63-1.24), all-cause death (HR, 0.87; 95% CI, 0.60-1.25), and MI (HR, 1.25; 95% CI, 0.49-3.15). In subgroup analysis, β-blockers were associated with a lower risk of all-cause death in patients with previous MI and/or revascularization (HR, 0.38; 95% CI, 0.14-0.99) (p for interaction=0.045). No significant associations were found for the clinical outcomes with different doses and types of β-blockers.Conclusions
Overall, β-blocker therapy was not associated with better clinical outcomes in patients with chronic CAD undergoing PCI. Limited mortality benefit of β-blockers may exist for patients with previous MI and/or revascularization.Trial registration
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03507205.
SUBMITTER: Park J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9257156 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Park Jiesuck J Han Jung-Kyu JK Kang Jeehoon J Chae In-Ho IH Lee Sung Yun SY Choi Young Jin YJ Rhew Jay Young JY Rha Seung-Woon SW Shin Eun-Seok ES Woo Seong-Ill SI Lee Han Cheol HC Chun Kook-Jin KJ Kim DooIl D Jeong Jin-Ok JO Bae Jang-Whan JW Yang Han-Mo HM Park Kyung Woo KW Kang Hyun-Jae HJ Koo Bon-Kwon BK Kim Hyo-Soo HS
Korean circulation journal 20220404 7
<h4>Background and objectives</h4>The outcome benefits of β-blockers in chronic coronary artery disease (CAD) have not been fully assessed. We evaluated the prognostic impact of β-blockers on patients with chronic CAD after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 3,075 patients with chronic CAD were included from the Grand Drug-Eluting Stent registry. We analyzed β-blocker prescriptions, including doses and types, in each patient at 3-month intervals from discharge. A ...[more]