• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: Impact of Different Pharmacotherapies on Long-Term Outcomes in Patients with Electrical Storm
  • Contributor: Schupp, Tobias; Behnes, Michael; Ellguth, Dominik; Müller, Julian; Reiser, Linda; Bollow, Armin; Taton, Gabriel; Reichelt, Thomas; Engelke, Niko; Kim, Seung-hyun; Nienaber, Christoph; Akin, Muharrem; Mashayekhi, Kambis; Bertsch, Thomas; Borggrefe, Martin; Akin, Ibrahim
  • imprint: S. Karger AG, 2019
  • Published in: Pharmacology
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1159/000496228
  • ISSN: 0031-7012; 1423-0313
  • Keywords: Pharmacology ; General Medicine
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  • Description: <jats:p>&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Objective:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; The study sought to assess the long-term prognostic impact of different pharmacotherapies, including angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor-inhibitor/angiotensin receptor blocker (ACEi/ARB), statins, and amiodarone in patients with electrical storm (ES). &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Background:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; Data regarding the outcome of patients with ES is limited. &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Methods:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; Consecutive patients with ES from 2002 to 2016 were included. Patients on ACEi/ARB were compared to patients without ACEi/ARB, respectively, for statin and amiodarone therapy. The primary prognostic endpoint was all-cause mortality at 4 years. Secondary endpoints comprised ES recurrences, rehospitalization, and major adverse cardiac events (MACE) at 4 years. Kaplan-Meier survival curves and multivariable Cox regression analyses were applied. &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Results:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; A total of 84 consecutive patients surviving episodes of ES was included. Beta-blocker was given in 95%, ACEi/ARB in 80%, statin in 60%, and amiodarone in 54%. ACEi/ARB patients were associated with improved all-cause mortality at 4 years (mortality rate 34 vs. 65%, log rank &lt;i&gt;p&lt;/i&gt; = 0.018; HR 0.428; 95% CI 0.208–0.881; &lt;i&gt;p&lt;/i&gt; = 0.021), as well as improved freedom from MACE. In contrast, statin and amiodarone therapy had no impact on long-term outcomes in ES patients. &lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;Conclusion:&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; ACEi/ARB therapy is associated with improved survival and MACE in patients with ES, whereas statins and amiodarone therapy had no impact on long-term prognostic endpoints.</jats:p>