| Literature DB >> 31295367 |
Guangqiang Wang1, Na Zhao2, Shu Zhong1, Jianping Li1.
Abstract
Little is known about the correlation between triggering factors, clinical characteristics, diagnosis, and prognosis of patients with type 2 myocardial infarction (T2MI). The triggers and features of T2MI are linked to its diagnosis and prognosis. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines were followed. A structured search of three databases (PubMed, Embase, and Medline) was undertaken to identify peer-reviewed articles related to the triggers and clinical features of T2MI published between January 2012 and August 2018. Seven retrospective cohort studies and seven prospective cohort studies involving 3867 patients with T2MI were included. All selected studies were rated as being of high or acceptable quality. Nine studies revealed that the leading trigger of T2MI was arrhythmia, especially tachyarrhythmia. Six studies revealed that the proportion of single-trigger T2MIs was higher than that of multiple triggers and two studies showed that two-trigger cases formed the majority of multiple trigger cases. All included studies found that a greater prevalence of T2MI in the older population. Thirteen studies revealed that the patients with T2MI often had a previous relevant medical history. The leading trigger of T2MI is arrhythmia, especially tachyarrhythmia, and the majority of cases arise from a single trigger. Two-trigger is the most common form of multiple-trigger T2MI, which often occurs in older patients with cardiovascular risk factors or comorbidities. Non-cardiovascular causes may be the triggering factors and are strongly associated with the diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of T2MI.Entities:
Keywords: clinical characteristics; systematic review; trigger; type 2 myocardial infarction
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Year: 2019 PMID: 31295367 PMCID: PMC6788572 DOI: 10.1002/clc.23230
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Cardiol ISSN: 0160-9289 Impact factor: 2.882
Figure 1Flow diagram of the study selection process
Baseline characteristics and treatment of patients with T2MI
| Characteristics | EI‐Haddad H 2012 | Saaby L 2013 | Baron T 2014 | Saaby L 2014 | Stein GY 2014 | Szymariski FM 2014 | Sandoval Y 2015 | Lopez‐Cuenca A 2016 | Landes U 2016 | Smilowitz NR 2017 | Radovanovic D 2017 | Sandoval Y 2017 | Nestelberger T 2017 | Arora S 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic/physical findings | ||||||||||||||
| Age ±mean (SD) | 67.2(21‐99) | 75±11 | 75.9±11.4 | 75±11 | 75±12 | 67.3 ± 13.2 | 61±8 | 72±12 | 74±10.4 | 74.3±12.2 | 70.8±13.3 | 60±15 | 72(58‐81) | 73(64‐81) |
| Female sex (%) | 126(42.7) | 68(47.2) | 657(46.8) | 56(47.1) | 55(43.4) | 35(60.3) | 13(59.0) | 56(47.9) | 38(35.5) | 2(1.4) | 387(35.5) | 60(43) | 92(38.3) | 137(51.9) |
| Body mass index [kg/m2]±mean (SD) | NA | NA | NA | NA | 25.8±4 | 27.56 ± 4.48 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 29±8 | 26±2 | 26(23‐31) |
| Systolic BP [mm Hg]±mean (SD) | NA | 139±30.5 | 140.4±31.2 | 139±28.5 | 143±33 | 135.64 ± 23.17 | 142.5±18.5 | 135 ± 31 | NA | NA | 136±29 | 154±39 | NA | NA |
| Diastolic BP [mm Hg]±mean (SD) | NA | 77±17 | 79.3±18.0 | NA | 79±19 | 78.11±13.54 | NA | 72 ± 17 | NA | NA | 77±18 | 92±27 | NA | NA |
| Heart rate [bpm]±mean (SD) | NA | 113±20.5 | 97.8±30.5 | 112±20 | 95±25 | 81.39 ± 23.63 | 115.5±12.5 | 102 ± 36 | NA | NA | 84±25 | 100±30 | NA | NA |
| NSTEMI(%) | NA | 139(96.6) | 1267(90.3) | 115(96.6) | 89(70.1) | 42(72.4) | NA | 116(99.1) | 96(89.7) | NA | 878(80.5) | 109(77.9) | 234(97.5) | NA |
| Medical history | ||||||||||||||
| Hypertension(%) | NA | 81(56.3) | 760(54.2) | 66(55.5) | 108(84.9) | 42(72.4) | 14(64) | 103(88) | 87(81.3) | 128(87.7) | 766(73.5) | 104(74.3) | 182(75.8) | 225(86) |
| Coronary artery disease (%) | NA | NA | NA | NA | 50(39.7) | NA | NA | 59(50.4) | 68 (63.6) | NA | 392(36.8) | 24(17.1) | 86(77.0) | NA |
| Previous myocardial infarction(%) | NA | 39(27.1) | 563(40.1) | 26(21.9) | 56(44.4) | 15(25.9) | 3(14) | 19(16.2) | NA | 28(19.2) | NA | 15(10.7) | 58(24.2) | NA |
| Previous coronary artery bypass surgery(%) | NA | 14(9.7) | 206(14.7) | 9(7.6) | 18(14.2) | NA | 1(5) | 12(10.3) | NA | 27(18.5) | NA | NA | NA | 51(19) |
| Previous percutaneous coronary intervention(%) | NA | 25(17.4) | 244(17.4) | 15(12.6) | 47(37.1) | NA | 3(14) | 40(34.2) | 49 (46.2) | 25(17.1) | NA | NA | 64(26.7) | 56(21) |
| Diabetes(%) | NA | 40(27.9) | 376(26.8) | 28(23.5) | 61(48) | 14(24.1) | 9(41) | 52(44.4) | 54(50.5) | 58(39.7) | 276(26.2) | 43(30.7) | 209(87.1) | 110(42) |
| Dyslipidaemia(%) | NA | 60(41.8) | NA | 48(40.3) | 93(73.2) | 23(39.7) | 9(41) | 89(76.1) | 82 (76.6) | 102(69.9) | 565(57.8) | 61(43.6) | 124(51.7) | 131(50) |
| Obesity (BMI> 30) (%) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 213(22.6) | NA | NA | NA |
| Cerebrovascular disease(%) | NA | 31(21.5) | 195(13.9) | 24(20.2) | 22(17.3) | 2(3.4) | 2(9) | 20(17.1) | NA | NA | 83(7.7) | 18(12.9) | 18(7.5) | NA |
| Peripheral vascular disease(%) | NA | 18(12.5) | NA | 17(14.3) | 22(17.3) | 9(15.5) | 1(5) | 11(9.4) | NA | 11(7.5) | 101(9.4) | 3(2.1) | 22(9.2) | 46(18) |
| Arrhythmias(%) | NA | 34(23.6) | 394(28.1) | 25(21.0) | 18(14.2) | 19(32.8) | 1(5) | 51(43.6) | NA | NA | 170(15.6) | 16(11.4) | NA | NA |
| Moderate‐to‐severe renal disease(%) | NA | 20(13.9) | NA | NA | 45(35.7) | 19(32.8) | 9(41) | NA | 29(27.1) | 48(32.8) | 156(14.5) | 32(22.9) | NA | 66(25) |
| Peptic ulcers(%) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 7(12.1) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Thyroid disease(%) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 10(17.2) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Anemia(%) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 331(33.5) | NA | NA | NA |
| Severe anemia(%) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 146(14.8) | NA | NA | NA |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(%) | NA | 36(25.0) | NA | 31(26.1) | 19(14.8) | NA | NA | 17(14.5) | NA | 32(21.9) | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Heart failure(%) | NA | 34(23.6) | 288(20.5) | 26(21.9) | 32(25.6) | NA | 4(18) | 21(17.9) | NA | 75(51.4) | 73(6.8) | 40(28.6) | NA | NA |
| Cancer disease(%) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 15(12.8) | 4(3.7) | 51(34.9) | 93(8.7) | NA | NA | NA |
| Dementia(%) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4(3.7) | NA | 37(3.4) | NA | NA | NA |
| Smoking(%) | NA | 35(32.4) | 765(54.5) | 91(76.5) | 20(15.8) | 8(13.8) | NA | 23(19.7) | 44 (41.9) | 96(65.8) | 282(31.2) | 52(37.1) | 92(38.3) | 80(30) |
| Family history (%) | NA | 14(18.9) | NA | 11(17.7) | NA | 24(41.4) | NA | NA | NA | NA | 243(29.5) | NA | 29(12.1) | NA |
| Medicaments | ||||||||||||||
| Aspirin (%) | NA | NA | 1041(74.2) | 51(53.1) | NA | NA | NA | 72(64.9) | NA | 86(66.7) | 983(90.7) | 64(45.7) | NA | 154(73) |
| P2Y12 inhibitors (%) | NA | NA | 655(46.7) | 13(13.5) | NA | NA | NA | 46(41.4) | NA | 33(25.6) | 786(72.6) | 6(4.3) | NA | 72(34) |
| GP IIb/IIIa antagonist (%) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 11(8.5) | 34(3.2) | NA | NA | NA |
| Heparin (%) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 801(74.0) | NA | NA | NA |
| Beta‐blocker (%) | NA | NA | 1146(81.7) | 44(45.8) | NA | NA | NA | 86(77.5) | NA | 88(68.2) | 595(55.4) | 81(57.8) | NA | 165(78) |
| ACEI/ARB antagonist (%) | NA | NA | 937(66.8) | 38(39.6) | NA | NA | NA | 88(79.3) | NA | 62(48.1) | 566(52.4) | 66(47.1) | NA | NA |
| Ca‐channel blocker (%) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 32(24.8) | 161(15.1) | 41(29.3) | NA | NA |
| Nitrate (%) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 425(39.7) | NA | NA | NA |
| Aldosterone receptor antagonists(%) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 22(19.8) | NA | NA | NA | 6(4.3) | NA | NA |
| Diuretic (%) | NA | NA | 706(50.3) | NA | NA | NA | NA | 70(63.1) | NA | NA | 373(34.8) | 46(32.8) | NA | NA |
| Statin (%) | NA | NA | 926(66.0) | 38(39.6) | NA | NA | NA | 92(82.9) | NA | 83(64.3) | 698(64.8) | 57(40.7) | NA | 153(72) |
| Digoxin(%) | NA | NA | 81(5.8) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6(4.3) | NA | NA |
| Oral anticoagulant(%) | NA | NA | 219(15.6) | 10(10.4) | NA | NA | NA | 44(39.6) | NA | NA | NA | 20(14.3) | NA | NA |
| Anti‐arrhythmic(s) (%) | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3(2.1) | NA | NA |
| Intervention | ||||||||||||||
| Coronary angiography (%) | NA | 31(21.5) | 504(35.9) | 28(25.5) | 34(27) | NA | 1(5) | 46(39.3) | NA | 19(13.0) | 660(60.5) | 13(9.3) | 58(24.2) | 68(26) |
| PCI (%) | NA | NA | 175(12.5) | 4(3.4) | 17(13.5) | NA | 0(0) | 11(9.4) | NA | 8(5.5) | 557(51.1) | 1(0.7) | 7(2.9) | 32(12) |
Abbreviation IQR, interquartile range;PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.
Referred to patients alive at discharge.
Stands for median (IQR).
Different triggers of T2MI in selected studies
| Instigating factors | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study | Total | Arrhythmia | Tachyarrhythmia | Bradyarrhythmia | Anemia | Respiratory failure | Hypertension | Sepsis/infection | Hypotension | Heart failure | Postoperative | Others |
| EI‐Haddad H 2012 | 295 | 9 | 9 | NA | 31 | 31 | 32 | 71 | NA | 10 | 82 | 29 |
| Saaby L 2013 | 144 | 46 | 42 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 9 | NA | NA | NA | 13 |
| Baron T 2014 | 1403 | 331 | 331 | NA | 186 | 19 | 30 | 246 | NA | 260 | NA | 184 |
| Saaby L 2014 | 119 | 48 | 44 | 4 | 21 | 38 | NA | 14 | NA | NA | NA | 14 |
| Stein GY 2014 | 127 | 22 | NA | NA | 39 | NA | NA | 30 | NA | 14 | 18 | 18 |
| Szymariski FM 2014 | 58 | 15 | NA | NA | 11 | NA | 9 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 23 |
| Sandoval Y 2015 | 22 | 8 | 8 | NA | NA | NA | 6 | NA | 8 | NA | NA | NA |
| Lopez‐Cuenca A 2016 | 117 | 43 | 43 | NA | 6 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 18 | NA | NA |
| Landes U 2016 | 107 | 36 | 36 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 27 | NA |
| Smilowitz NR 2017 | 146 | 53 | 43 | 10 | 29 | 25 | 29 | 43 | 20 | NA | NA | NA |
| Radovanovic D 2017 | 685 | 204 | 204 | NA | 331 | NA | NA | 36 | 36 | NA | 51 | NA |
| Sandoval Y 2017 | 140 | 71 | 66 | 5 | 11 | 57 | 59 | NA | 34 | NA | NA | 7 |
| Nestelberger T 2017 | 240 | 139 | 123 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 64 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Arora S 2018 | 264 | 16 | NA | NA | 19 | 47 | 19 | 74 | 7 | 28 | 8 | 46 |
Figure 2Column chart showing the comparison between single‐trigger and multi‐trigger T2MI in selected studies
Figure 3Doughnut chart showing the multi‐trigger T2MI frequencies in patients with T2MI. A, Saaby et al; B, Stein et al