Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/16468
Title
Polypill Strategy in Secondary Cardiovascular Prevention.
Author(s)
Castellano, Jose Maria CNIC | Pocock, Stuart J | Bhatt, Deepak L | Quesada, Antonio J | Owen, Ruth | Fernandez-Ortiz, Antonio CNIC | Molina-Sanchez, Pedro CNIC | Marin Ortuño, Francisco | Vazquez Rodriguez, Jose M | Domingo-Fernández, Alexandra | Lozano, Iñigo | Roncaglioni, Maria C | Baviera, Marta | Foresta, Andreana | Ojeda-Fernandez, Luisa | Colivicchi, Furio | Di Fusco, Stefania A | Doehner, Wolfram | Meyer, Antje | Schiele, François | Ecarnot, Fiona | Linhart, Aleš | Lubanda, Jean-Claude | Barczi, Gyorgy | Merkely, Bela | Ponikowski, Piotr | Kasprzak, Marta | Fernandez-Alvira, Juan Miguel CNIC | Andres, Vicente CNIC | Bueno, Hector CNIC | Collier, Timothy | Van de Werf, Frans | Perel, Pablo | Rodriguez-Manero, Moises | Alonso Garcia, Angeles | Proietti, Marco | Schoos, Mikkel M | Simon, Tabassome | Fernandez Ferro, Jose | Lopez, Nicolas | Beghi, Ettore | Bejot, Yannick | Vivas, David | Cordero, Alberto | Ibáñez, Borja CNIC | Fuster, Valentin CNIC
Date issued
2022-09-15
Citation
N Engl J Med. 2022 Sep 15;387(11):967-977.
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Inglés
Document type
journal article
Abstract
BACKGROUND
A polypill that includes key medications associated with improved outcomes (aspirin, angiotensin-converting-enzyme [ACE] inhibitor, and statin) has been proposed as a simple approach to the secondary prevention of cardiovascular death and complications after myocardial infarction.
METHODS
In this phase 3, randomized, controlled clinical trial, we assigned patients with myocardial infarction within the previous 6 months to a polypill-based strategy or usual care. The polypill treatment consisted of aspirin (100 mg), ramipril (2.5, 5, or 10 mg), and atorvastatin (20 or 40 mg). The primary composite outcome was cardiovascular death, nonfatal type 1 myocardial infarction, nonfatal ischemic stroke, or urgent revascularization. The key secondary end point was a composite of cardiovascular death, nonfatal type 1 myocardial infarction, or nonfatal ischemic stroke.
RESULTS
A total of 2499 patients underwent randomization and were followed for a median of 36 months. A primary-outcome event occurred in 118 of 1237 patients (9.5%) in the polypill group and in 156 of 1229 (12.7%) in the usual-care group (hazard ratio, 0.76; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.60 to 0.96; P = 0.02). A key secondary-outcome event occurred in 101 patients (8.2%) in the polypill group and in 144 (11.7%) in the usual-care group (hazard ratio, 0.70; 95% CI, 0.54 to 0.90; P = 0.005). The results were consistent across prespecified subgroups. Medication adherence as reported by the patients was higher in the polypill group than in the usual-care group. Adverse events were similar between groups.
CONCLUSIONS
Treatment with a polypill containing aspirin, ramipril, and atorvastatin within 6 months after myocardial infarction resulted in a significantly lower risk of major adverse cardiovascular events than usual care. (Funded by the European Union Horizon 2020; SECURE ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02596126; EudraCT number, 2015-002868-17.).
MESH
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors | Cardiovascular Diseases | Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors | Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors | Aspirin | Atorvastatin | Humans | Ischemic Stroke | Myocardial Infarction | Ramipril | Secondary Prevention
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