Effects of cardiac medications for patients with obstructive coronary artery disease by coronary computed tomographic angiography: Results from the multicenter CONFIRM registry

Atherosclerosis. 2015 Jan;238(1):119-25.

22 December Dec 2014 11 years ago
  • Schulman-Marcus J, Hartaigh BO, Giambrone AE, Gransar H, Valenti V, Berman DS, Budoff MJ, Achenbach S, Al-Mallah M, Andreini D, Cademartiri F, Callister TQ, Chang HJ, et al. Pontone G, Raff G, Shaw LJ, Villines TC, Dunning A, Min JK
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This study sought to determine the correlation between baseline cardiac medications and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD) by computed tomographicangiography (CCTA). 1637 patients (mean age 64.8 ± 10.2 years, 69.6% male) with obstructive CAD from the CONFIRM (COronaryCT Angiography EvaluatioN For Clinical Outcomes: An InteRnational Multicenter) registry were followed over the course of three years.
At the follow up, the baseline use of statins was associated with improved clinical outcomes. Other cardiac medications-including aspirin, beta-blockers, ACE inhibitors, and ARBs-were not associated with reduced risk of MACE.
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