Gilles Montalescot1, Bertram Pitt2, Esteban Lopez de Sa3, Christian W Hamm4, Marcus Flather5, Freek Verheugt6, Harry Shi7, Eva Turgonyi8, Miguel Orri8, John Vincent7, Faiez Zannad9. 1. Institut de Cardiologie, Centre Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière (AP-HP, ACTION Group, University Paris 6), 47 boulevard de l'Hôpital, 75013 Paris, France gilles.montalescot@psl.aphp.fr. 2. Division of Cardiology, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, USA. 3. Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain. 4. Kerckhoff-Klinik, Heart Clinic, Bad Nauheim, Germany. 5. Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. 6. Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis (OLVG), Amsterdam, The Netherlands. 7. Pfizer Inc., New York, USA. 8. Pfizer Ltd, Tadworth, Surrey KT 20 7NS, UK. 9. Centre d'Investigation Clinique INSERM, Université de Lorraine and CHU, Nancy, France.
Abstract
AIMS: We aimed to assess the impact of eplerenone on cardiovascular (CV) outcomes in STEMI without known heart failure, when initiated within 24 h of symptom onset. METHODS AND RESULTS: In this randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial, we assigned 1012 patients with acute STEMI and without a history of heart failure to receive eithereplerenone (25-50 mg once daily) or placebo in addition to standard therapy. The primary endpoint was the composite of CV mortality, re-hospitalization, or, extended initial hospital stay, due to diagnosis of HF, sustained ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation, ejection fraction ≤40%, or elevated BNP/NT-proBNP at 1 month or more after randomization. BNP elevation was defined as BNP levels or values above 200 pg/mL or NT-proBNP values above 450 pg/mL (in patients aged below 50); above 900 pg/mL (age 50-75 years) or above 1800 pg/mL (patients older than 75). After a mean follow-up of 10.5 months, the primary endpoint occurred in 92 patients (18.2%) in the eplerenone group and in 149 patients (29.4%) in the placebo group [adjusted hazard ratio (HR), 0.58; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.45-0.76; P < 0.0001]. The primary endpoint was driven by a high BNP/NT-proBNP level (adjusted HR, 0.60; 95% CI, 0.45-0.79; P < 0.0003). Adverse event rates were similar in both groups. Serum potassium levels exceeded 5.5 mmol/L in 5.6 vs. 3.2% (P = 0.09) and were below 3.5 mmol/L in 1.4 vs. 5.6% of patients (P = 0.0002), in the eplerenone and placebo groups, respectively. CONCLUSION: The addition of eplerenone during the acute phase of STEMI was safe and well tolerated. It reduced the primary endpoint over a mean 13 months follow-up mostly because of significantly lower BNP/NT-proBNP levels. Additional studies are needed to clarify the role of early use of MRAs in STEMI patients without heart failure. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: NCT01176968. Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved.
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AIMS: We aimed to assess the impact of eplerenone on cardiovascular (CV) outcomes in STEMI without known heart failure, when initiated within 24 h of symptom onset. METHODS AND RESULTS: In this randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial, we assigned 1012 patients with acute STEMI and without a history of heart failure to receive either eplerenone (25-50 mg once daily) or placebo in addition to standard therapy. The primary endpoint was the composite of CV mortality, re-hospitalization, or, extended initial hospital stay, due to diagnosis of HF, sustained ventricular tachycardia or fibrillation, ejection fraction ≤40%, or elevated BNP/NT-proBNP at 1 month or more after randomization. BNP elevation was defined as BNP levels or values above 200 pg/mL or NT-proBNP values above 450 pg/mL (in patients aged below 50); above 900 pg/mL (age 50-75 years) or above 1800 pg/mL (patients older than 75). After a mean follow-up of 10.5 months, the primary endpoint occurred in 92 patients (18.2%) in the eplerenone group and in 149 patients (29.4%) in the placebo group [adjusted hazard ratio (HR), 0.58; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.45-0.76; P < 0.0001]. The primary endpoint was driven by a high BNP/NT-proBNP level (adjusted HR, 0.60; 95% CI, 0.45-0.79; P < 0.0003). Adverse event rates were similar in both groups. Serum potassium levels exceeded 5.5 mmol/L in 5.6 vs. 3.2% (P = 0.09) and were below 3.5 mmol/L in 1.4 vs. 5.6% of patients (P = 0.0002), in the eplerenone and placebo groups, respectively. CONCLUSION: The addition of eplerenone during the acute phase of STEMI was safe and well tolerated. It reduced the primary endpoint over a mean 13 months follow-up mostly because of significantly lower BNP/NT-proBNP levels. Additional studies are needed to clarify the role of early use of MRAs in STEMI patients without heart failure. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: NCT01176968. Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved.
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