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  • 1From Sorbonne Université, ACTION Group, INSERM Unité Mixte de Recherche (UMRS) 1166, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP) (J.S., P.G., N.P., K.A., G.M.), the Department of Cardiology, Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou, AP-HP, Université Paris Cité (E.P.), FACT (French Alliance for Cardiovascular Trials) (G.L.), the Department of Cardiology, Université Paris Cité, Hôpital Lariboisière, AP-HP, INSERM Unité 942 (J.-G.D.), the Cardiology Department, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, ACTION Group, Sorbonne Université, INSERM UMRS 938 (F. Boccara), the Cardiology Department Hôpital Bichat, AP-HP (M.S.), Unité de Recherche Clinique, ACTION Group, Hôpital Fernand Widal (AP-HP) (A.D., E.V.), and SAMM (Statistique, Analyse et Modélisation Multidisciplinaire) EA 4543, Université Paris 1 Panthéon Sorbonne (A.D., E.V.), Paris, the Cardiology Department, Nimes University Hospital, Montpellier University, ACTION Group, Nimes (G.C., B.L.), the Cardiology Department, Pasteur University Hospital, Nice (E.F., N.R.), the Cardiology Department, Hôpitaux de Chartres, ACTION Group, Hôpital Louis Pasteur, Chartres (G.R., C.T.), Cardiology Department, Hôpital Centre François Mitterrand de Pau, Pau (N.D.), Département de Cardiologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire (CHU) La Timone, ACTION Group, Marseille University, INSERM, Marseille (T.C., P.D.), the Cardiology Department, CHU Tours, INSERM Unité 1327 ISCHEMIA, Université de Tours, Tours (F.I.), the Cardiology Department, CHU de Toulouse, Toulouse (T.L.), the Cardiology Department, Clinique du Pont de Chaume, Montauban (T. Petroni), the Heart and Lung Institute, University Hospital of Lille, and Institut Pasteur of Lille, INSERM Unité 1011-EGID, Lille (G.L.), the Cardiology Department, CHU d'Avignon, Avignon (F. Bresoles), the Cardiology Group of the Côte Basque, Bayonne (J.-N.L.), the Cardiology Department, CHU de Dijon Bourgogne, Dijon (T. Pommier), the Cardiology Department, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier (F.L.), the Cardiology Department, CHU Henri Mondor, Créteil (P.L.), the Cardiology Department, Centre Hospitalier (CH) Métropole-Savoie (Hôpital Chambéry), Chambéry (T.B.H.), the Cardiology Department, Groupe Hospitalier Mutualiste (GHM) de Grenoble, Grenoble (T.F.), the Cardiology Department, CHU d'Auxerre, Auxerre (F.J.), Cardiology Department, CHU Angers et UMR Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) 6015, INSERM Unité 1083 Equipe Physiopathologie Cardiovasculaire, Unité de Formation et de Recherche (UFR) Santé, Angers (A.F.), Grands Prés Cardiac Rehabilitation Centre, St. Denis (R.D.), the Cardiology Department, General Hospital Yves Le Foll, Saint-Brieuc (L.P.), and the Cardiology Department, Grand Hôpital de l'Est Francilien Site Marne-La-Vallée, Jossigny (M.E.K.) - all in France.

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Area of Science:

  • Cardiology
  • Clinical Trials
  • Pharmacology

Background:

  • The optimal duration for beta-blocker therapy post-myocardial infarction remains unclear.
  • There is a need to evaluate the safety and efficacy of discontinuing long-term beta-blocker treatment to mitigate side effects and enhance patient quality of life following uncomplicated myocardial infarction.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To determine if interrupting long-term beta-blocker treatment is noninferior to continuing it in patients with a history of uncomplicated myocardial infarction.
  • To assess the impact of beta-blocker interruption on patient quality of life.

Main Methods:

  • A multicenter, open-label, randomized, noninferiority trial involving 3698 patients.
  • Patients with myocardial infarction history and left ventricular ejection fraction ≥40% were randomized to either interrupt or continue beta-blocker treatment.
  • The primary endpoint was a composite of death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, stroke, or cardiovascular hospitalization, with a noninferiority margin of <3 percentage points.

Main Results:

  • Interruption of beta-blocker treatment was not found to be noninferior to continuation. The primary outcome event rate was 23.8% in the interruption group versus 21.1% in the continuation group.
  • The risk difference was 2.8 percentage points (95% CI, <0.1 to 5.5), with a hazard ratio of 1.16 (95% CI, 1.01 to 1.33).
  • Beta-blocker interruption did not demonstrate an improvement in patient quality of life.

Conclusions:

  • Interruption of long-term beta-blocker treatment following myocardial infarction was not noninferior to continuing the therapy.
  • The findings suggest that continuation of beta-blocker treatment is a more appropriate strategy for patients with a history of uncomplicated myocardial infarction.
  • Further research may be needed to explore alternative strategies for managing long-term beta-blocker therapy in this patient population.