Publications [#339374] of Renato D. Lopes

Papers Published

1. Nicolau, JC; Furtado, RHM; Baracioli, LM; Lara, LM; Dalçóquio, TF; Scanavini Junior, MA; Pereira, CAC; Lima, VM; Gonçalves, TM; Colodetti, R; Ferrari, AG; Lopes, RD; Giugliano, RP, The Use of Oral Beta-Blockers and Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndromes: a Long-Term Follow-Up Study., Cardiovasc Drugs Ther, vol. 32 no. 5 (October, 2018), pp. 435-442 [doi]
   (last updated on 2023/06/01)

   Abstract:
   BACKGROUND: The role of beta-blockers in patients with acute coronary syndromes is mainly derived from studies including patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. Little is known about the use of beta-blockers and associated long-term clinical outcomes in patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTEACS). METHODS: We analyzed short- and long-term clinical outcomes of 2921 patients with NSTEACS using or not oral beta-blockers in the first 24 h of the acute coronary syndromes (ACS) presentation. The association between beta-blocker use and mortality was assessed using a propensity score adjusted analysis (N = 1378). RESULTS: Patients starting oral beta-blockers in the first 24 h of hospitalization, compared with patients who did not, had lower rates of in-hospital mortality (OR = 0.52, 95% CI 0.33 to 0.74, P = 0.002) and higher mean survival times in the long-term follow-up (11.86±0.4 years vs. 9.92±0.39 years, P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: The use of beta-blockers in the first 24 h of patients presenting with NSTEACS was associated with better in-hospital and long-term mortality outcomes.