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PONTIAC (NT-proBNP Selected PreventiOn of cardiac eveNts in a populaTion of dIabetic patients without A history of Cardiac disease)
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Objectives The study sought to assess the primary preventive effect of neurohumoral therapy in high-risk diabetic patients selected by N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP). Background Few clinical trials have successfully demonstrated the prevention of cardiac events in patients with diabetes. One reason for this might be an inaccurate selection of patients. NT-proBNP has not been assessed in this context. Methods A total of 300 patients with type 2 diabetes, elevated NT-proBNP (>125 pg/ml) but free of cardiac disease were randomized. The "control" group was cared for at 4 diabetes care units; the "intensified" group was additionally treated at a cardiac outpatient clinic for the up-titration of renin-angiotensin system (RAS) antagonists and beta-blockers. The primary endpoint was hospitalization/death due to cardiac disease after 2 years. Results At baseline, the mean age of the patients was 67.5 ± 9 years, duration of diabetes was 15 ± 12 years, 37% were male, HbA1c was 7 ± 1.1%, blood pressure was 151 ± 22 mm Hg, heart rate was 72 ± 11 beats/min, median NT-proBNP was 265.5 pg/ml (interquartile range: 180.8 to 401.8 pg/ml). After 12 months there was a significant difference between the number of patients treated with a RAS antagonist/beta-blocker and the dosage reached between groups (p < 0.0001). Blood pressure was significantly reduced in both (p < 0.05); heart rate was only reduced in the intensified group (p = 0.004). A significant reduction of the primary endpoint (hazard ratio: 0.351; 95% confidence interval: 0.127 to 0.975, p = 0.044) was visible in the intensified group. The same was true for other endpoints: all-cause hospitalization, unplanned cardiovascular hospitalizations/death (p < 0.05 for all). Conclusions Accelerated up-titration of RAS antagonists and beta-blockers to maximum tolerated dosages is an effective and safe intervention for the primary prevention of cardiac events for diabetic patients pre-selected using NT-proBNP. (Nt-proBNP Guided Primary Prevention of CV Events in Diabetic Patients [PONTIAC]; NCT00562952).
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- Authors
- Huelsmann, M., Neuhold, S., Resl, M., Strunk, G., Brath, H., Francesconi, C., Adlbrecht, C., Prager, R., Luger, A., Pacher, R., & Clodi, M.
- Affiliations
- Medical University of Vienna (AT)
- TU Dortmund University (DE)
- Klinik Hietzing (AT)
- Corresponding author
- Pacher, Richard
- Venue
- Journal of the American College of Cardiology
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2013-10
- Volume
- 62
- Issue
- 15
- Pages
- 1365-1372
- ISSN
- 0735-1097 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2113538868
- Cited by
- 385
- References
- 29
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- FWCI
- 12.25
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Licence
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- Journal of the American College of Cardiology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Universität Wien
- Medizinische Universität Wien
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Failure Treatment and Management
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Nephrology › Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
- Keywords
- NT-proBNP, type 2 diabetes, renin-angiotensin system inhibitors, beta-blockers, cardiovascular hospitalization, cardiovascular mortality, heart rate reduction, blood pressure reduction, cardiovascular risk stratification, all-cause hospitalization
- MeSH terms
- Aged, Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors, Blood Pressure, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Female, Heart Diseases, Heart Rate, Hospitalization, Humans, Male, Peptide Fragments, Primary Prevention, Prospective Studies, Biomarkers, Natriuretic Peptide, Brain, Kaplan-Meier Estimate, Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
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