Polypill with or without aspirin in persons without cardiovascular disease

BACKGROUND A polypill comprising statins, multiple blood-pressure-lowering drugs, and aspirin has been proposed to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. METHODS Using a 2-by-2-by-2 factorial design, we randomly assigned participants without cardiovascular disease who had an elevated INTERHEART...

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Published in:New England Journal of Medicine
Main Author: Yusuf S.; Joseph P.; Dans A.; Gao P.; Teo K.; Xavier D.; Lopez-Jaramillo P.; Yusoff K.; Santoso A.; Gamra H.; Talukder S.; Christou C.; Girish P.; Yeates K.; Xavier F.; Dagenais G.; Rocha C.; McCready T.; Tyrwhitt J.; Bosch J.; Pais P.
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Published: Massachussetts Medical Society 2021
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Yusuf S.; Joseph P.; Dans A.; Gao P.; Teo K.; Xavier D.; Lopez-Jaramillo P.; Yusoff K.; Santoso A.; Gamra H.; Talukder S.; Christou C.; Girish P.; Yeates K.; Xavier F.; Dagenais G.; Rocha C.; McCready T.; Tyrwhitt J.; Bosch J.; Pais P.
Polypill with or without aspirin in persons without cardiovascular disease
2021
New England Journal of Medicine
384
3
10.1056/NEJMoa2028220
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85096582030&doi=10.1056%2fNEJMoa2028220&partnerID=40&md5=4b8681eba68c335b82fd36ad6e885744
BACKGROUND A polypill comprising statins, multiple blood-pressure-lowering drugs, and aspirin has been proposed to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. METHODS Using a 2-by-2-by-2 factorial design, we randomly assigned participants without cardiovascular disease who had an elevated INTERHEART Risk Score to receive a polypill (containing 40 mg of simvastatin, 100 mg of atenolol, 25 mg of hydrochlorothiazide, and 10 mg of ramipril) or placebo daily, aspirin (75 mg) or placebo daily, and vitamin D or placebo monthly. We report here the outcomes for the polypill alone as compared with matching placebo, for aspirin alone as compared with matching placebo, and for the polypill plus aspirin as compared with double placebo. For the polypill-alone and polypill-plus-aspirin comparisons, the primary outcome was death from cardiovascular causes, myocardial infarction, stroke, resuscitated cardiac arrest, heart failure, or revascularization. For the aspirin comparison, the primary outcome was death from cardiovascular causes, myocardial infarction, or stroke. Safety was also assessed. RESULTS A total of 5713 participants underwent randomization, and the mean follow-up was 4.6 years. The low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level was lower by approximately 19 mg per deciliter and systolic blood pressure was lower by approximately 5.8 mm Hg with the polypill and with combination therapy than with placebo. The primary outcome for the polypill comparison occurred in 126 participants (4.4%) in the polypill group and in 157 (5.5%) in the placebo group (hazard ratio, 0.79; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.63 to 1.00). The primary outcome for the aspirin comparison occurred in 116 participants (4.1%) in the aspirin group and in 134 (4.7%) in the placebo group (hazard ratio, 0.86; 95% CI, 0.67 to 1.10). The primary outcome for the polypill-plus-aspirin comparison occurred in 59 participants (4.1%) in the combined-treatment group and in 83 (5.8%) in the doubleplacebo group (hazard ratio, 0.69; 95% CI, 0.50 to 0.97). The incidence of hypotension or dizziness was higher in groups that received the polypill than in their respective placebo groups. CONCLUSIONS Combined treatment with a polypill plus aspirin led to a lower incidence of cardiovascular events than did placebo among participants without cardiovascular disease who were at intermediate cardiovascular risk. © 2020 Massachusetts Medical Society.
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00284793
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author Yusuf S.; Joseph P.; Dans A.; Gao P.; Teo K.; Xavier D.; Lopez-Jaramillo P.; Yusoff K.; Santoso A.; Gamra H.; Talukder S.; Christou C.; Girish P.; Yeates K.; Xavier F.; Dagenais G.; Rocha C.; McCready T.; Tyrwhitt J.; Bosch J.; Pais P.
spellingShingle Yusuf S.; Joseph P.; Dans A.; Gao P.; Teo K.; Xavier D.; Lopez-Jaramillo P.; Yusoff K.; Santoso A.; Gamra H.; Talukder S.; Christou C.; Girish P.; Yeates K.; Xavier F.; Dagenais G.; Rocha C.; McCready T.; Tyrwhitt J.; Bosch J.; Pais P.
Polypill with or without aspirin in persons without cardiovascular disease
author_facet Yusuf S.; Joseph P.; Dans A.; Gao P.; Teo K.; Xavier D.; Lopez-Jaramillo P.; Yusoff K.; Santoso A.; Gamra H.; Talukder S.; Christou C.; Girish P.; Yeates K.; Xavier F.; Dagenais G.; Rocha C.; McCready T.; Tyrwhitt J.; Bosch J.; Pais P.
author_sort Yusuf S.; Joseph P.; Dans A.; Gao P.; Teo K.; Xavier D.; Lopez-Jaramillo P.; Yusoff K.; Santoso A.; Gamra H.; Talukder S.; Christou C.; Girish P.; Yeates K.; Xavier F.; Dagenais G.; Rocha C.; McCready T.; Tyrwhitt J.; Bosch J.; Pais P.
title Polypill with or without aspirin in persons without cardiovascular disease
title_short Polypill with or without aspirin in persons without cardiovascular disease
title_full Polypill with or without aspirin in persons without cardiovascular disease
title_fullStr Polypill with or without aspirin in persons without cardiovascular disease
title_full_unstemmed Polypill with or without aspirin in persons without cardiovascular disease
title_sort Polypill with or without aspirin in persons without cardiovascular disease
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description BACKGROUND A polypill comprising statins, multiple blood-pressure-lowering drugs, and aspirin has been proposed to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. METHODS Using a 2-by-2-by-2 factorial design, we randomly assigned participants without cardiovascular disease who had an elevated INTERHEART Risk Score to receive a polypill (containing 40 mg of simvastatin, 100 mg of atenolol, 25 mg of hydrochlorothiazide, and 10 mg of ramipril) or placebo daily, aspirin (75 mg) or placebo daily, and vitamin D or placebo monthly. We report here the outcomes for the polypill alone as compared with matching placebo, for aspirin alone as compared with matching placebo, and for the polypill plus aspirin as compared with double placebo. For the polypill-alone and polypill-plus-aspirin comparisons, the primary outcome was death from cardiovascular causes, myocardial infarction, stroke, resuscitated cardiac arrest, heart failure, or revascularization. For the aspirin comparison, the primary outcome was death from cardiovascular causes, myocardial infarction, or stroke. Safety was also assessed. RESULTS A total of 5713 participants underwent randomization, and the mean follow-up was 4.6 years. The low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level was lower by approximately 19 mg per deciliter and systolic blood pressure was lower by approximately 5.8 mm Hg with the polypill and with combination therapy than with placebo. The primary outcome for the polypill comparison occurred in 126 participants (4.4%) in the polypill group and in 157 (5.5%) in the placebo group (hazard ratio, 0.79; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.63 to 1.00). The primary outcome for the aspirin comparison occurred in 116 participants (4.1%) in the aspirin group and in 134 (4.7%) in the placebo group (hazard ratio, 0.86; 95% CI, 0.67 to 1.10). The primary outcome for the polypill-plus-aspirin comparison occurred in 59 participants (4.1%) in the combined-treatment group and in 83 (5.8%) in the doubleplacebo group (hazard ratio, 0.69; 95% CI, 0.50 to 0.97). The incidence of hypotension or dizziness was higher in groups that received the polypill than in their respective placebo groups. CONCLUSIONS Combined treatment with a polypill plus aspirin led to a lower incidence of cardiovascular events than did placebo among participants without cardiovascular disease who were at intermediate cardiovascular risk. © 2020 Massachusetts Medical Society.
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