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Thrombolysis and the elderly
  • Eugene Braunwald MD
  • Professor of Medicine
  • Harvard University
  • Robert Califf MD
  • Professor of Cardiology
  • Duke University
  • Eric Peterson MD
  • Associate Professor of Cardiology
  • Duke University

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Thrombolysis and the elderly
  • Lack of benefit for thrombolysis in
    patients gt 75 years
  • This retrospective cohort was taken from a
    database compiled by the Health Care Financing
    Administration (HCFA) for the Cooperative
    Cardiovascular Project (CCP) detailing a
    nationwide sample of elderly patients with MI.
  • From 210 996 original patients, a cohort of 5191
    patients aged 65-75 and 2673 patients aged 76-86
    was obtained.
  • Among exclusion criteria were the following
    direct admission to hospitals with on-site
    angioplasty capabilities, inappropriate ECG
    criteria on presentation, and contraindications
    to thrombolysis.

Thiemann DR, et al. Circulation 20001012239-2246
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An increase in mortality?
Observed 30-day mortality
Age 65-75 Age 65-75 Age 76-86 Age 76-86
without thrombolysis (n1330) with thrombolysis (n3861) without thrombolysis (n1066) with thrombolysis (n1607)
Crude 9.8 6.8 15.4 18.0
Predicted 9.6 7.8 15.3 13.6
predicted in the absence of thrombolysis predicted in the absence of thrombolysis predicted in the absence of thrombolysis predicted in the absence of thrombolysis predicted in the absence of thrombolysis
Thiemann DR, et al. Circulation 20001012239-2246
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Multivariate adjustment
Adjusted hazard ratios for 30-day mortality
after receiving thrombolysis
Age 65-75 (n5113) Age 76-86 (n2634)
First model 0.76 (0.61-0.95) 1.29 (1.06-1.58)
Second model 0.88 (0.69-1.12) 1.38 (1.12-1.71)
second, or comprehensive model, adjusts for multiple variables in addition to those present in the first model second, or comprehensive model, adjusts for multiple variables in addition to those present in the first model second, or comprehensive model, adjusts for multiple variables in addition to those present in the first model
Thiemann DR, et al. Circulation 20001012239-2246
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Increasing hazard with age
Hazard ratios for thrombolytic therapy increase
with increasing age
  • Age Hazard ratio 95 CI
  • 65 0.60 0.44-0.82
  • 74.3 1.00
  • 80 1.36 1.13-1.64

Thiemann DR, et al. Circulation 20001012239-2246
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Thrombolysis and the elderly
Observational studies
  • This study is observational in nature, and not a
    substitute for a randomized, controlled, clinical
    trial.
  • In observational studies it is difficult to
    adjust for all possible variables and to control
    bias.
  • Observational studies are, when well designed,
    able to raise and highlight important questions.
  • The safety and efficacy of thrombolytics in an
    older population (76-86 years old) is indeed an
    important question.

Thiemann DR, et al. Circulation 20001012239-2246
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Thrombolysis and the elderly
Observation vs randomization
  • Real-world experiences (observational studies)
    often tell us things that a randomized clinical
    trial cannot.
  • However, real world experiences can't compare
    treatments in high risk groups of patients where
    treatment selection is based on major prognostic
    factors that are difficult to quantify.
  • One concern is that such observational studies
    may impact clinical practice beyond
    reasonableness.
  • In the world's compilation of placebo vs active
    treatment there is a trend toward benefit for
    those gt 75 (approximately 2000 patients ).

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Thrombolysis and the elderly
Need for additional studies?
  • An observational study is notable because of the
    lack of information in gt 75 age group in prior
    randomized trials.
  • Although a trend toward benefit exists in those gt
    75 under active treatment (world data), this
    trend is a lot less than that seen in younger age
    groups.
  • Earlier thrombolytic trials used different agents
    than those studied today.
  • In performing a randomized controlled trial,
    sufficient numbers of patients of age greater
    than 75 need to be enrolled.

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The role of observation
If you think about how we accumulate medical
evidence, we first make an observationfrom that
observation you set up a design to study a large
number of patients prospectively. Sometimes the
first observation that youve made bears out in a
trial, and at other times it does not. Dr
Eugene Braunwald Professor of Medicine Harvard
University
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The role of databases
  • Approach databases in a manner similar to that
    for the unusual or interesting patient. You may
    not be able to draw many conclusions, but you may
    glean some hints.

eg, analysis of the database for patients with
rheumatoid arthritis revealed that patients on
ASA had a lower incidence of death from MI large
number of ASA trials in MI prevention and
treatment ASA accepted in MI management
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The ideal patient
  • Placebo controlled trials can no longer be
    performed with patients who are otherwise ideal
    candidates for thrombolytic therapy.

Ideal thrombolysis candidate
50 years old marked ST elevation 45 min crushing chest pain no contraindications to lysis
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Thrombolysis and the elderly
CCP database
  • Characteristics of the CCP database
  • comorbidity
  • some functional status data
  • dementia variables
  • Variables often provided as yes/no.
  • Subtleties are not available in any database,
    hence unmeasured confounding is possible.

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SHOCK trial

Methodology
  • Patients with MI and left ventricular failure
    were randomized to emergency revascularization
    (n152) or initial medical stabilization (n150).
  • Revascularization was defined as either coronary
    artery bypass grafting or coronary angioplasty.
  • The primary endpoint was all-cause 30-day
    mortality.
  • All-cause 6-month mortality and additional
    subgroup analyses were investigated.
  • Mean age of the patients was 66 10 years and
    32 were women.

Hochman JS, et al. New Engl J Med 1999341625-634
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SHOCK trial

Results
Overall mortality () Overall mortality () Overall mortality () Overall mortality ()
Revascularization n152 Medical therapy n150 Relative risk (95 CI)
30-day 46.7 56.0 0.83 (0.67-1.04)
6-month 50.3 63.1 0.80 (0.65-0.98)
Mortality in age group gt 75 () Mortality in age group gt 75 () Mortality in age group gt 75 () Mortality in age group gt 75 ()
Revascularization n24 Medical therapy n32 p-value
30-day 75.0 53.1 1.41 (0.95-2.11)
6-month 79.2 56.3 1.41 (0.97-2.03)
Hochman JS, et al. New Engl J Med 1999341625-634
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GUSTO-I trial data

Outcomes in the elderly
  • Analysis of the GUSTO-I trial data revealed that
    30-day mortality increased markedly with age
  • lt65 n24 708 3.0
  • 65 to 74 n11 201 9.5 30-day
  • 75 to 85 n4625 19.6 mortality
  • gt85 n412 30.3
  • Combined death or disabling stroke appeared to
    occur less often with TPA than with streptokinase
    in all but the oldest patients who demonstrated a
    weak trend suggesting a lower incidence with
    streptokinase and s/c heparin odds ratio 1.13
    95 CI 0.6, 2.1.

White HD, et al. Circulation 1996941826-1833
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Clinical trials in the elderly

Importance in health policy
  • The need for ongoing clinical trials in the
    elderly is apparent, especially given the aging
    of the baby-boomer population.
  • Although current evidence supports the idea of
    giving thrombolysis, specific trials in this age
    group become ethical and very important.
  • The role of percutaneous intervention is also at
    issue.
  • Patients gt 75 make up 1/3 of all patients with
    MI, but over 1/2 of all deaths.

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Clinical trials in the elderly

Early hazard with thrombolytics
  • 30-day mortality data in a thrombolytic trial of
    the elderly may reflect an early hazard due to an
    increase in both intracranial hemorrhage and
    cardiac rupture.
  • Benefit might therefore not be seen for 6-12
    months.

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Clinical trials in the elderly

General implications
  • The establishment of randomized controlled trials
    in thrombolysis might aid in informing the
    medical community that the elderly are being
    undertreated.
  • Practicing physicians should STOP undertreating
    the elderly, and SHOULD continue to look for
    opportunities to participate in clinical trials.
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