Importance of beta-blocker dose in prevention of ventricular tachyarrhythmias, heart failure hospitalizations, and death in primary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillator recipients: a Danish nationwide cohort study

A. C. Ruwald; G. H. Gislason; M. Vinther; J. B. Johansen; J. C. Nielsen; B. T. Philbert; C. Torp-Pedersen; S. Riahi; C. Jøns

doi:10.1093/europace/euy077

Importance of beta-blocker dose in prevention of ventricular tachyarrhythmias, heart failure hospitalizations, and death in primary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillator recipients: a Danish nationwide cohort study

A. C. Ruwald, G. H. Gislason, M. Vinther, J. B. Johansen, J. C. Nielsen, B. T. Philbert, C. Torp-Pedersen, S. Riahi, C. Jøns

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Abstract

Aims There is a paucity of studies investigating a dose-dependent association between beta-blocker therapy and risk of outcome. In a nationwide cohort of primary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) patients, we aimed to investigate the dose-dependent association between beta-blocker therapy and risk of ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VT/VF), heart failure (HF) hospitalizations, and death. Methods Information on ICD implantation, endpoints, comorbidities, beta-blocker usage, type, and dose were obtained and results through Danish nationwide registers. The two major beta-blockers carvedilol and metoprolol were examined in three dose levels; low (metoprolol <_25 mg; carvedilol <_12.5 mg), intermediate (metoprolol 26-199 mg; carvedilol 12.6-49.9 mg), and high (metoprolol >_200 mg; carvedilol >_50 mg). Time to events was investigated utilizing multivariate Cox models with beta-blocker as a time-dependent variable. From 2007 to 2012, 2935 first-time ICD devices were implanted. During follow-up, 399 patients experienced VT/VF, 728 HF hospitalizations and 361 died. As compared with patients not on beta-blockers, low, intermediate, and high dose had significantly reduced risk of HF hospitalizations (hazard ratio (HR) = 0.68 [0.54-0.87], P = 0.002; HR = 0.53 [0.42-0.66], P < 0.001; HR = 0.43 [0.34-0.54], P < 0.001) and death (HR = 0.47 [0.35-0.64], P < 0.001; HR = 0.29 [0.22-0.39], P = 0.001; HR = 0.24 [0.18-0.33], P < 0.001). For the endpoint of VT/VF, only intermediate and high dose beta-blocker was associated with significantly reduced risk (HR = 0.58 [0.43-0.79], P < 0.001; HR = 0.53 [0.39-0.72], P < 0.001). No significant difference was found between comparable doses of carvedilol and metoprolol on any endpoint (P = 0.06-0.94). Conclusion In primary prevention ICD patients, beta-blocker therapy was associated with significantly reduced risk of all endpoints, as compared with patients not on beta-blocker, with the suggestion of a dose-dependent effect. No detectable difference was found between comparable doses of carvedilol and metoprolol.

Original language	English
Journal	Europace
Volume	20
Issue number	FI2
Pages (from-to)	f217-f224
ISSN	1099-5129
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euy077
Publication status	Published - 2018

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Ruwald, A. C., Gislason, G. H., Vinther, M., Johansen, J. B., Nielsen, J. C., Philbert, B. T., Torp-Pedersen, C., Riahi, S., & Jøns, C. (2018). Importance of beta-blocker dose in prevention of ventricular tachyarrhythmias, heart failure hospitalizations, and death in primary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillator recipients: a Danish nationwide cohort study. Europace, 20(FI2), f217-f224. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euy077

Importance of beta-blocker dose in prevention of ventricular tachyarrhythmias, heart failure hospitalizations, and death in primary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillator recipients : a Danish nationwide cohort study. / Ruwald, A. C.; Gislason, G. H.; Vinther, M. et al.

In: Europace, Vol. 20, No. FI2, 2018, p. f217-f224.

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Ruwald, AC, Gislason, GH, Vinther, M, Johansen, JB, Nielsen, JC, Philbert, BT, Torp-Pedersen, C, Riahi, S & Jøns, C 2018, 'Importance of beta-blocker dose in prevention of ventricular tachyarrhythmias, heart failure hospitalizations, and death in primary prevention implantable cardioverter-defibrillator recipients: a Danish nationwide cohort study', Europace, vol. 20, no. FI2, pp. f217-f224. https://doi.org/10.1093/europace/euy077

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