Guideline adherence and long-term clinical outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction: a Japanese Registry of Acute Myocardial Infarction Diagnosed by Universal Definition (J-MINUET) substudy

Hideki Wada, Manabu Ogita, Satoru Suwa, Koichi Nakao, Yukio Ozaki, Kazuo Kimura, Junya Ako, Teruo Noguchi, Satoshi Yasuda, Kazuteru Fujimoto, Yasuharu Nakama, Takashi Morita, Wataru Shimizu, Yoshihiko Saito, Atsushi Hirohata, Yasuhiro Morita, Teruo Inoue, Atsunori Okamura, Toshiaki Mano, Kazuhito HirataKengo Tanabe, Yoshisato Shibata, Mafumi Owa, Kenichi Tsujita, Hiroshi Funayama, Nobuaki Kokubu, Ken Kozuma, Shiro Uemura, Tetsuya Toubaru, Keijiro Saku, Shigeru Oshima, Kunihiro Nishimura, Yoshihiro Miyamoto, Hisao Ogawa, Masaharu Ishihara, Tadaya Sato, Hiroyuki Kyono, Tetsuya Tobaru, Takahito Sone, Yasuhiro Sone, Masashi Fujino, Kunihiko Nishimura, Junichi Kotani, Hiroyuki Okura, Masaaki Uematsu, Shirou Uemura, Seiji Hokimoto

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Abstract

Background: The association between guideline adherence and long-term outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction in real-world clinical practice remains unclear. Methods: We investigated 3283 consecutive patients with acute myocardial infarction who were selected from a prospective, nation-wide, multicentre registry (J-MINUET) database covering 28 institutions in Japan between July 2012 and March 2014. Among the 2757 eligible patients, we evaluated the use of seven guideline-recommended therapies, including urgent revascularisation, door-to-balloon time of 90 minutes or less, and five discharge medications (P2Y12 inhibitors on aspirin, beta-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin receptor blockers, statins, lipid-lowering drugs). The primary endpoint was a composite of all-cause death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, non-fatal stroke, cardiac failure and urgent revascularisation for unstable angina up to 3 years. Results: The overall median composite guideline adherence was 85.7%. Patients were divided into the following three groups: complete (100%) adherence group (n=862); moderate adherence (75% to <100%) group (n=911); and low adherence (0–75%) group (n=984). The rate of adverse cardiovascular events was significantly lower in the complete adherence group than in the low and moderate adherence groups (log rank P<0.0001). Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed complete guideline adherence was also significantly associated with lower adverse cardiovascular events compared with low guideline adherence (hazard ratio 0.66; 95% confidence interval 0.52–0.85; P=0.001). Conclusion: The use of guideline-based therapies for patients with acute myocardial infarction in contemporary clinical practice was associated with significant decreases in adverse long-term clinical outcomes. Trial registration: UMIN Unique trial Number: UMIN000010037.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)939-947
Number of pages9
JournalEuropean Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care
Volume9
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12-2020
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Medicine

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