Relationship between angina pectoris and outcomes in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction: an analysis of the Controlled Rosuvastatin Multinational Trial in Heart Failure (CORONA)

Aim Angina pectoris is common in patients with heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HF-REF) but its relationship with outcomes has not been well defined. This relationship was investigated further in a retrospective analysis of the Controlled Rosuvastatin Multinational Trial in Heart Failure (CORONA). Methods and results Four thousand, eight hundred and seventy-eight patients were divided into three categories: no history of angina and no chest pain at baseline (Group A; n = 1240), past history of angina but no chest pain at baseline (Group B; n = 1353) and both a history of angina and chest pain at baseline (Group C; n = 2285). Outcomes were examined using Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression survival analysis. Compared with Group A, Group C had a higher risk of non-fatal myocardial infarction or unstable angina (HR: 2.36, 1.54-3.61; P<0.001), this composite plus coronary revascularization (HR: 2.54, 1.76-3.68; P<0.001), as well as HF hospitalization (HR: 1.35, 1.13-1.63; P = 0.001), over a median follow-up period of 33 months. There was no difference in cardiovascular or all-cause mortality. Group B had a smaller increase in risk of coronary events but not of heart failure hospitalization. Conclusion Patients with HF-REF and ongoing angina are at an increased risk of acute coronary syndrome and HF hospitalization. Whether these patients would benefit from more aggressive medical therapy or percutaneous revascularization is not known and merits further investigation.

Perez-Moreno, A. C. (author)
Jhund, P. S. (author)
Wong, C. M. (author)
Hawkins, N. M. (author)
Cleland, J. G. F. (author)
van Veldhuisen, D. J. (author)
Wikstrand, John,1938Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Institutionen för medicin,Institute of Medicine(Swepub:gu)xwikjo (author)
Kjekshus, J. (author)
Wedel, Hans (author)
Watkins, S. (author)
Gardner, R. S. (author)
Petrie, M. C. (author)
McMurray, J. J. V. (author)
Göteborgs universitetInstitutionen för medicin (creator_code:org_t)

In:European Heart Journal: Oxford University Press (OUP)35:48, s. 3426-34330195-668X1522-9645

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