| Literature DB >> 26196020 |
Shu Ren1, David Newby1, Shu Chuen Li2, Emily Walkom1, Peter Miller1, Alexis Hure3, John Attia3.
Abstract
Animal models and clinical studies suggest a mechanistic link between the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV) and a cardiovascular protective effect. However, conflicting results exist from several large observational studies in humans. We set out to systematically review current literature and conduct meta-analyses of studies on PPV and cardiovascular outcomes. Medline, Embase and CENTRAL were searched for randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and observational studies in adults, using PPV as the intervention, up to 30 April 2014. Studies that compared PPV with a control (another vaccine, no vaccine or placebo) and recorded ischaemic events were included in this review. Two investigators extracted data independently on study design, baseline characteristics and summary outcomes. Study quality was examined using the Newcastle-Ottawa Quality Assessment Scale. Pooled estimates using random effects models and their 95% CIs were calculated separately for the outcomes of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) events and stroke. No RCT data were available. A total of 230 426 patients were included in eight observational studies and recorded as ACS events. PPV was associated with significantly lower odds of ACS events in patients 65 years and older (pooled OR=0.83 (95% CI 0.71 to 0.97), I(2)=77.0%). However, there was no significant difference in ACS events when younger people were included (pooled OR=0.86 (95% CI 0.73 to 1.01), I(2)=81.4%). Pooling of four studies, covering a total of 192 210 patients, did not find a significantly reduced risk of stroke in all patients (pooled OR=1.00 (95% CI 0.89 to 1.12), I(2)=55.3%), or when restricted to those 65 years and older (pooled OR=0.96 (95% CI 0.87 to 1.05), I(2)=22.5%). In this meta-analysis of observational studies, the use of PPV was associated with a significantly lower risk of ACS events in the older population, but not stroke. An adequately powered and blinded RCT to confirm these findings is warranted.Entities:
Keywords: MYOCARDIAL ISCHAEMIA AND INFARCTION (IHD)
Year: 2015 PMID: 26196020 PMCID: PMC4488890 DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2015-000247
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Open Heart ISSN: 2053-3624
Figure 1.Flow diagram of the study selection process for randomised controlled trials.
Figure 2.Flow diagram of the study selection process for observational studies.
Characteristics of studies included in the meta-analysis
| Authors (year) | Jackson | Hung | Tseng | Eurich | Vila-Corcoles | Meyers | Lamontagne | Siriwardena | Siriwardena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study type | Cohort | Cohort | Cohort | Cohort | Cohort | Case–control | Case–control | Case–control | Case–control |
| Location | Washington state, USA | Hong Kong | California, USA | Alberta, Canada | Tarragona, Spain | Kansas, USA | Quebec, Canada | England and Wales | England and Wales |
| Study period | August 1992—December 1996 | 03 December 2007–30 June 2008 | January 2002—December 2007 | 2000–2002 | December 2008—November 2011 | November 2001—March 2002 | January 1997—December 2003 | November 2001—May 2007 | September 2001—August 2009 |
| Intervention | PPV | PPV | PPV | PPV | PPV | ||||
| Comparator | Unvaccinated | Unvaccinated | Unvaccinated | Unvaccinated | Unvaccinated | ||||
| Follow-up time (retrospective for case–control studies) | Median 2.3 years | 45 834 person-years, maximum 1.2 years | Mean 4.7 years, Median 5.3 years | 90 days | 3 years, 76 033 person-years | Maximum 5 years | Maximum 10 years | Not specified | Not specified |
| Case | All AMI | New AMI | New AMI | New stroke/TIA | |||||
| Control | New bone fractures | Surgical admissions | Random matched 1:4 | Random matched 1:1 | |||||
| Total participants | 1378 | 36 636* | 84 170 | 6171 | 27 204 | 534 | 4995 | 78 706 | 94 022† |
| Average age (years)‡ | 64 | 75 | 58.4 | 59 | 71.7 | 69 | 58.9 | 65.6§ | 65.3§ |
| % male | 67 | 45.3 | 100 | 52.8 | 44.6 | 52.2 | 68.5 | 38.5 | 48.0 |
| Previous ischaemic events (%) | |||||||||
| Stroke | 7.3 | 3.4 | 4.75 | 0 | 6.25 (stroke or TIA) | 0 | |||
| MI | 100 | 1.2 | 7.2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| ACS | 0 | ||||||||
| Ever smoked (%) | 13.7 | 57.4 | 36.4 | 31.3 | 59.7 | 26.2 | 53.4 | ||
| History of DM (%) | 24.4 | 12.4 | 11.3 | 21.7 | 7.1 | 10.3 | 10.5 | ||
*27 268 participants from PPV alone and unvaccinated groups used in meta-analysis. Original study included influenza vaccine as well.
†53 568 participants from stroke only cases and matched controls used in meta-analysis, as adjusted ORs were reported separately for stroke and TIA.
‡Range or SD of average age were not presented in all original publications.
§Average age not published, calculated using data available for proportions of those 40–64 years old and ≥65 years old. Average life expectancy for 2001 estimated as 80 years old using UK. National Statistics accessed via http://www.statistics.gov.uk
ACS, acute coronary syndrome; AMI, acute myocardial infarction; DM, diabetes mellitus; PPV, pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine; TIA, transient ischaemic attack.
Summary results of studies included in the meta-analysis
| Authors (year) | Jackson | Hung | Tseng | Eurich | Vila-Corcoles | Meyers | Lamontagne | Siriwardena | Siriwardena |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study type | Cohort | Cohort | Cohort | Cohort | Cohort | Case–control | Case–control | Case–control | Case–control |
| Newcastle-Ottawa quality scale | |||||||||
| Selection | 3/4 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 2/4 | 3/4 | 3/4 | 2/4 | 2/4 | 3/4 |
| Comparability | 2/2 | 0/2 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 2/2 |
| Outcome (cohort)/exposure (case–control) | 3/3 | 3/3 | 2/3 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 2/3 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 3/3 |
| 1st outcome recorded (cohort)/intervention exposed to (case–control) | Recurrent cardiac event* | AMI | AMI (age ≥65) | Composite ACS† (propensity-matched)‡ | AMI | PPV | PPV only§ | PPV (age ≥65) | PPV (age ≥65) |
| Number of events or event rate (cohort), exposure to intervention (case–control) | 21/1000 p-y (PPV only), 21/1000 p-y (unvaccinated) | 25/724 (PPV), 54/724 (unvaccinated) | 136/8981 (PPV), 223/18 223 (unvaccinated) | 107/335 (cases), 78/199 (controls) | 71/199 (cases), 465/3996 (controls) | 5531/10 671 (cases), 20 134/41 335 (controls) | 14 835/20 522 (cases), 15 394/20 522 (controls) | ||
| Most adjusted ratio | aHR=1.08 | aHR=0.79 | aHR=0.89 | aHR=0.46 | aHR=1.04 | aOR=0.89 | aOR=0.53 | aOR=0.97 | aOR=1.00 |
| 95% CI | 0.73–1.59 | 0.48–1.28 | 0.80–1.01 | 0.28–0.73 | 0.83–1.31 | 0.60–1.33 | 0.40–0.70 | 0.91–1.03 | 0.94–1.05 |
| 2nd outcome/intervention recorded | Ischaemic stroke | Stroke (age ≥65) | Composite ACS† | Ischaemic stroke | PPV (all ages) | PPV (all ages) | |||
| Number of events or event rate (cohort), exposure to intervention (case–control) | 25/1000 p-y (PPV only), 36/1000 p-y (unvaccinated) | 25/725 (PPV), 150/5446 (unvaccinated) | 133/8981 (PPV), 210/18 223 (unvaccinated) | 6153/16 012 (cases), 21 734/62 694 (controls) | 17 206/26 784 (cases), 16 773/26 784 (controls) | ||||
| Most adjusted ratio | aHR=0.79 | aHR=0.85 | aHR=0.42 | aHR=0.97 | aOR=0.98 | aOR=0.96 | |||
| 95% CI | 0.54–1.14 | 0.70–1.03 | 0.27–0.66 | 0.77–1.23 | 0.93–1.04 | 0.92–1.02 | |||
| 3rd outcome recorded | AMI (all ages) | Composite ACS+ (age ≥65) | |||||||
| Number of events or event rate | 1724/36 309 (PPV), 981/47 861 (unvaccinated) | ||||||||
| Most adjusted ratio | aHR=1.09 | aHR=0.44 | |||||||
| 95% CI | 0.98–1.21 | 0.28–0.69 | |||||||
| 4th outcome recorded | Stroke (all ages) | ||||||||
| Number of events or event rate | 799/36 309 (PPV), 335/47 861 (unvaccinated) | ||||||||
| Most adjusted ratio | aHR=1.14 | ||||||||
| 95% CI | 1.00–1.31 | ||||||||
*Composite of non-fatal MI and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease death, including MI, IHD, CHF, hypertensive heart disease, cardiac arrest and AF.
†Including myocardial infarction or unstable angina or death attributed to ACS.
‡The propensity-matched analysis (c-statistic=0.86) permitted 724 of the 725 (99.9%) patients exposed to PPV to be matched to 724 controls. Propensity (to receive PPV) score analysis was based on variables present before pneumonia onset that could be associated with the decision to administer PPV.
§Original study also included influenza vaccination as another intervention.
ACS, acute coronary syndrome; AF, atrial fibrillation; aHR, adjusted HR; AMI, acute myocardial infarction; aOR, adjusted OR; CHF, congestive heart failure; IHD, ischaemic heart disease; MI, myocardial infarction; PPV, pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine; p-y, person-years.
Figure 3.Forest plots of primary analysis of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV) and acute coronary syndrome events (upper), PPV and stroke (lower), age restricted to ≥65 years where possible.
Figure 4.Contour-enhanced funnel plots of studies included in the primary analysis of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV) and acute coronary syndrome events (upper), PPV and stroke (lower).