Abstract | INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES: METHODS: RESULTS: From a total of 2703 patients with acute myocardial infarction, 416 (15.4%) were considered optimal candidates to receive aldosterone antagonists, but only 228 (54.8%) received the treatment. The independent factors associated with their administration were male sex (odds ratio=2.06; 95% confidence interval, 1.23-3.49; P=.006), absence of prior kidney failure (odds ratio=3.31; 95% confidence interval, 1.26-9.06; P=.02), presentation with ST elevation (odds ratio=2.01; 95% confidence interval, 1.21-3.35; P=.007) and the development of malignant arrhythmias (odds ratio=2.75; 95% confidence interval, 1.3-6.05; P=.009). The lower the ejection fraction, the higher the likelihood of receiving aldosterone antagonists. The major independent predictor for receiving aldosterone antagonists was the prescription of diuretics during hospitalization (odds ratio=7.11; 95% confidence interval, 3.72-14.23; P <.00001), but also treatment with clopidogrel, beta-blockers, and statins. Although patients treated with aldosterone antagonists had a higher risk profile, they had a better 30-day survival rate than untreated patients (88.3% and 77.7% respectively; P <.0001). CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Esteban López-de-Sá, Angel Martínez, Manuel Anguita, David Dobarro, Manuel Jiménez-Navarro, en representación de los investigadores del REICIAM |
Journal | Revista espanola de cardiologia
(Rev Esp Cardiol)
Vol. 64
Issue 11
Pg. 981-7
(Nov 2011)
ISSN: 1579-2242 [Electronic] Spain |
Vernacular Title | Uso de antagonistas de los receptores de aldosterona tras el infarto de miocardio. Datos del registro REICIAM. |
PMID | 21924809
(Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article, Multicenter Study)
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Copyright | Copyright © 2011 Sociedad Española de Cardiología. Published by Elsevier Espana. All rights reserved. |
Chemical References |
- Cardiovascular Agents
- Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Cardiovascular Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Data Interpretation, Statistical
- Drug Prescriptions
(statistics & numerical data)
- Drug Utilization
- Female
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists
(therapeutic use)
- Myocardial Infarction
(complications, drug therapy, epidemiology)
- Odds Ratio
- Prospective Studies
- Registries
- Sex Factors
- Spain
(epidemiology)
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