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Angina Frequency After Acute Myocardial Infarction In Patients Without Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease.


ABSTRACT:

Background

Myocardial infarction (MI) patients without obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) are at increased risk for recurrent ischemic events, but angina frequency post-MI has not been described.

Methods and results

Among MI patients who underwent angiography, we assessed angina at baseline, 1, 6, and 12 months using the Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ). A hierarchical repeated measures modified Poisson model assessed the association between the absence of obstructive CAD (defined as epicardial stenoses >70% or left main >50%) and angina. Among 5539 MI patients from 31 US hospitals (mean age 60, 68% male), 6.9% had no angiographic obstructive CAD. More patients without obstructive CAD (vs. obstructive CAD) were female (57% vs 30%), non-white (51% vs 24%) and had NSTEMI (87% vs 51%). In unadjusted analyses, patients without obstructive CAD had less angina prior to MI but more angina and worse health status post-discharge. After adjustment for socio-demographic and clinical factors, the risk of post-MI angina was similar in patients without vs. with obstructive CAD (IRR=0.89, 95% CI 0.77-1.02). Among patients without obstructive CAD, depression and self-reported avoidance of care due to cost were independently associated with angina (IRR=1.28 per 5 points on PHQ, 95% CI 1.17-1.41; IRR=1.34, 95% 1.02-1.1.74).

Conclusions

Following MI, patients without obstructive CAD experience an angina burden at least as high as those with obstructive CAD, affecting 1 in 4 patients at 12 months. As these patients are not candidates for revascularization, other anti-anginal strategies are needed to improve their health status and quality of life.

SUBMITTER: Grodzinsky A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5321550 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Angina Frequency After Acute Myocardial Infarction In Patients Without Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease.

Grodzinsky Anna A   Arnold Suzanne V SV   Gosch Kensey K   Spertus John A JA   Foody JoAnne M JM   Beltrame John J   Maddox Thomas M TM   Parashar Susmita S   Kosiborod Mikhail M  

European heart journal. Quality of care & clinical outcomes 20150723 2


<h4>Background</h4>Myocardial infarction (MI) patients without obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) are at increased risk for recurrent ischemic events, but angina frequency post-MI has not been described.<h4>Methods and results</h4>Among MI patients who underwent angiography, we assessed angina at baseline, 1, 6, and 12 months using the Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ). A hierarchical repeated measures modified Poisson model assessed the association between the absence of obstructive CAD  ...[more]

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