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The effects of clarithromycin treatment on cardiac events in acute coronary syndrome patients

Akut koroner sendromlu hastalarda klaritromisin tedavisinin kardiyak olaylar üzerine etkisi

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213–216
Publication Date
2022-10-10
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Studies with longer treatment and follow-up period using different antibiotics are necessary to elucidate the possible effect of antibiotics on major cardiac events in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Objective: The assessment of short duration early clarithromycin treatment on major cardiac events in acute coronary syndrome patientsMethods: One hundred and thirteen patients with acute coronary syndrome had been enrolled in the study in a prospective manner.
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Key Findings & Data:Fifty-seven of 113 patients received peroral clarithromycin 1g/day for 14 days in addition to standard therapy.
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Conclusion & Impact:Studies with longer treatment and follow-up period using different antibiotics are necessary to elucidate the possible effect of antibiotics on major cardiac events in patients with acute coronary syndrome.
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Objective: The assessment of short duration early clarithromycin treatment on major cardiac events in acute coronary syndrome patientsMethods: One hundred and thirteen patients with acute coronary syndrome had been enrolled in the study in a prospective manner. Fifty-seven of 113 patients received peroral clarithromycin 1g/day for 14 days in addition to standard therapy. The remaining 56 patients were considered as control group. The treatment and control groups had similar major cardiac risk factors such as diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia and smoking habits. The occurrence of unstable angina pectoris, non-ST elevation myocardial infarction and ST elevation myocardial infarction was comparable in both groups. The use of thrombolytic therapy and glycoprotein IIb/IIIa receptor blockers administration was also similar in both groups. The patients were followed for major cardiac events for 6 months.Results: During the follow-up, no difference was observed between groups in the occurrence of unstable angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, the need for revascularization with percutaneous coronary intervention or cardiac surgery and cardiac death. We observed a reduction of myocardial infarction and cardiac death occurrence and an increase in the necessity of percutaneous interventions in the treatment group even though this difference did not reach statistical significance. Conclusion: No benefit of short duration early clarithromycin therapy was observed in the occurrence of major cardiac events in acute coronary syndromes. Studies with longer treatment and follow-up period using different antibiotics are necessary to elucidate the possible effect of antibiotics on major cardiac events in patients with acute coronary syndrome.

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Amaç: Akut koroner sendromu tanılı hastalarda erken dönemde başlanan kısa süreli klaritromisin tedavisinin majör kardiyak olaylar üzerine etkisinin incelenmesi.Yöntem: Akut koroner sendromu tanısıyla koroner bakım ünitesine yatırılan 113 hasta alındı. Elli yedi hastaya standart tedaviye ek olarak peroral klaritromisin 1 g/gün 14 gün verildi. Tedavi ve kontrol grupları majör risk faktörlerinden diyabetes mellitus, hipertansiyon, sigara kullanımı, dislipidemi ve tanısal olarak kararsız angina pektoris, ST elevasyonu olmayan miyokard infarktüsü ve ST elevasyonu olan miyokard infarktüsü yönlerinden benzer özelliklere sahipti. Gruplar arasında trombolitik tedavi ve glikoprotein IIb/IIIa reseptör blokeri kullanımı açısından fark yoktu. Hastalar 6 ay süreyle majör kardiyak olaylar yönünden izlendi. Bulgular: İzleme süresinde kararsız anjina pektoris veya miyokard infarktüsü, perkütan koroner girişim, koroner baypas cerrahisi ve kardiyak ölüm yönlerinden gruplar arasında fark saptanmadı. Tedavi grubunda istatistiksel olarak anlamlı olmayan miyokard infarktüsü ve kardiyak ölümde azalma, perkütan koroner girişim ihtiyacında artış gözlendi. Sonuç: Akut koroner sendromu tanılı hastalarda erken dönemde başlanan kısa süreli klaritromisin tedavisinin kardiyak olaylar üzerine yararlı etkisinin olmadığı gözlendi. İzleme süresi daha uzun olan, farklı antibiyotik ve dozlarının kullanıldığı yeni çalışmalara ihtiyaç duyulmaktadır.

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TIKIZ, H., TAVLI, T., ŞEKURİ, C., BAYTURAN, Ö., BİLGE, A. R., ÜTÜK, O., TEZCAN, U. K. (2022). The effects of clarithromycin treatment on cardiac events in acute coronary syndrome patients. Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi, Cilt: 4 - Sayı: 3, 213–216. https://ajindex.com/articles/437490

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