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Ofer Kobo1, Mohamed O Mohamed2, Adam D Farmer3
1Department of Cardiology, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel.
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Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) face lower risks for major adverse cardiovascular events after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, IBD patients experience a significantly higher risk of major bleeding post-PCI, necessitating further long-term safety evaluations.
Area of Science:
- Cardiology
- Gastroenterology
- Public Health
Background:
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients have a higher risk of ischemic heart disease.
- Limited data exists on percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) outcomes for IBD patients compared to those without IBD.
Purpose of the Study:
- To compare in-hospital outcomes after PCI in patients with and without IBD.
- To assess the association between IBD subtypes (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis) and PCI outcomes.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of PCI-related hospitalizations from the National Inpatient Sample (2004-2015).
- Stratification into no-IBD, Crohn's disease (CD), and ulcerative colitis (UC) groups.
- Assessment of in-hospital outcomes including major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events, mortality, and major bleeding.
Main Results:
- 0.3% of 6,689,292 PCI procedures involved patients with IBD; IBD prevalence increased from 2004 to 2015.
- IBD patients were less likely to have traditional cardiovascular risk factors and more likely to undergo PCI for acute indications.
- IBD patients showed reduced odds of major adverse cardiovascular/cerebrovascular events and mortality, but increased odds of major bleeding compared to no-IBD patients.
Conclusions:
- IBD is associated with a decreased risk of in-hospital post-PCI complications, excluding major bleeding.
- IBD patients undergoing PCI have a significantly higher risk of major bleeding.
- Long-term follow-up is crucial to evaluate the overall safety of PCI in IBD patients, considering both bleeding and ischemic risks.
Abstract:
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at an increased risk of ischemic heart disease. However, there is limited evidence on how their outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) compare with those without IBD. All PCI-related hospitalizations from the National Inpatient Sample from 2004 to 2015 were included, stratified into 3 groups: no-IBD, Crohn's disease (CD), and ulcerative colitis (UC). We assessed the association between IBD subtypes and in-hospital outcomes. A total of 6,689,292 PCI procedures were analyzed, of which 0.3% (n = 18,910) had an IBD diagnosis. The prevalence of IBD increased from 0.2% (2004) to 0.4% (2015). Patients with IBD were less likely to have conventional cardiovascular risk factors and more likely to undergo PCI for an acute indication, and to receive bare metal stents. In comparison to patients without IBD, those with IBD had reduced or similar adjusted odds ratios (OR) of major adverse cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events (CD OR 0.69, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.62 to 0.78; UC OR 0.75, 95% CI 0.66 to 0.85), mortality (CD: OR 0.94, 95% CI 0.79 to 1.11; UC OR 0.35, 95% CI 0.27 to 0.45) or acute cerebrovascular accident (CD: OR 0.73, 95% CI 0.60 to 0.89; UC: OR 0.94, 95% CI 0.77 to 1.15). However, IBD patients had an increased odds for major bleeding (CD: OR 1.42 95% CI 1.23 to 1.63, and UC: OR 1.35 95% CI 1.16 to 1.58). In summary, IBD is associated with a decreased risk of in-hospital post-PCI complications other than major bleeding that was significantly higher in this group. Long term follow-up is required to evaluate the safety of PCI in IBD patients from both bleeding and ischemic perspectives.
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