Aims
The aim of this study was to determine the contemporary use of reperfusion therapy in the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) member and affiliated countries and adherence to ESC clinical practice guidelines in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
Methods and results
Prospective cohort (EURObservational Research Programme STEMI Registry) of hospitalized STEMI patients with symptom onset <24 h in 196 centres across 29 countries. A total of 11 462 patients were enrolled, for whom primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) (total cohort frequency: 72.2%, country frequency range 0–100%), fibrinolysis (18.8%; 0–100%), and no reperfusion therapy (9.0%; 0–75%) were performed. Corresponding in-hospital mortality rates from any cause were 3.1%, 4.4%, and 14.1% and overall mortality was 4.4% (country range 2.5–5.9%). Achievement of quality indicators for reperfusion was reported for 92.7% (region range 84.8–97.5%) for the performance of reperfusion therapy of all patients with STEMI <12 h and 54.4% (region range 37.1–70.1%) for timely reperfusion.
Conclusions
The use of reperfusion therapy for STEMI in the ESC member and affiliated countries was high. Primary PCI was the most frequently used treatment and associated total in-hospital mortality was below 5%. However, there was geographic variation in the use of primary PCI, which was associated with differences in in-hospital mortality.
В заключении Совета экспертов приводится тактика ведения пациентов с гипертриглицеридемией (ГТГ). Демонстрируется, что ГТГ является распространенным состоянием у пациентов с избыточным весом и важным компонентом остаточного риска. ГТГ создает дополнительные условия для прогрессирования атеросклероза, поэтому уровень триглицеридов рекомендуется измерить у пациентов с высоким, очень высоким и экстремально высоким уровнем сердечно-сосудистого риска. Показанием к назначению препаратов, снижающих концентрацию триглицеридов, является их уровень более 2,3 ммоль/л. Статины являются препаратами выбора для снижения риска сердечно-сосудистых заболеваний у пациентов высокого риска с гиперхолестеринемией и ГТГ. Для коррекции ГТГ применяется фенофибрат, а в случае его непереносимости или при недостижении целевого уровня триглицеридов -омега-3 этиловые эфиры полиненасыщенных жирных кислот в дозе 2-4 г/сут. У пациентов с ГТГ при уровне триглицеридов >5,6 ммоль/л препаратом выбора является фенофибрат.Ключевые слова: гипертриглицеридемия, фенофибрат, омега-3 полиненасыщенные жирные кислоты, сердечно-сосудистые заболевания, остаточный риск сердечно-сосудистых осложнений.
Aim To evaluate effects of different types of combination drug therapy on indexes of 24-h blood pressure monitoring (24-h BPM), arterial stiffness, and central aortic pressure (CAP) in patients with arterial hypertension (AH) and prediabetes.Materials and methods The study included 120 patients with AH and prediabetes. After randomization using envelopes, three treatment groups were formed: group 1, patients receiving perindopril, indapamide SR, and metformin (n=40); group 2, patients receiving perindopril, moxonidin, and metformin (n=40); and group 3, patients receiving perindopril, indapamide SR, and amlodipine (n=40). 24-h BPM, determination of arterial stiffness, and measurement of CAP were performed for all patients.Results After 24 weeks of treatment, patients of all groups showed statistically significant improvements of most indexes of 24-h BPM, arterial stiffness, and CAP. In groups 2 and 3, the treatment was associated with significantly more pronounced beneficial changes in 24-BPM, arterial stiffness, and CAP compared to group 1. Antihypertensive and vasoprotective effects of the perindopril+moxonidin+metformin and perindopril+indopamide SR+amlodipine combinations were comparable.Conclusion The observed statistically significant antihypertensive and vasoprotective effects of the perindopril+moxonidin+metformin combination along with its known positive metabolic effect allow recommendation of this combination therapy to patients with AH and prediabetes as an effective strategy for BP control.
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