S Yusuf

Publications (230)2315.41 Total impact

• Article: The protective effect of the obesity-associated rs9939609 A variant in fat mass- and obesity-associated gene on depression.

  Z Samaan, S Anand, X Zhang, D Desai, M Rivera, G Pare, L Thabane, C Xie, H Gerstein, J C Engert, [......], X Wang, L Liu, T Corre, M Preisig, Z Kutalik, S Bergmann, P Vollenweider, G Waeber, S Yusuf, D Meyre
  Molecular psychiatry 03/2013; · 15.05 Impact Factor
• Article: The protective effect of the obesity-associated rs9939609 A variant in fat mass- and obesity-associated gene on depression.

  Z Samaan, S Anand, X Zhang, D Desai, M Rivera, G Pare, L Thabane, C Xie, H Gerstein, J C Engert, [......], X Wang, L Liu, T Corre, M Preisig, Z Kutalik, S Bergmann, P Vollenweider, G Waeber, S Yusuf, D Meyre
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  ABSTRACT: Candidate gene and genome-wide association studies have not identified common variants, which are reliably associated with depression. The recent identification of obesity predisposing genes that are highly expressed in the brain raises the possibility of their genetic contribution to depression. As variation in the intron 1 of the fat mass- and obesity-associated (FTO) gene contributes to polygenic obesity, we assessed the possibility that FTO gene may contribute to depression in a cross-sectional multi-ethnic sample of 6561 depression cases and 21 932 controls selected from the EpiDREAM, INTERHEART, DeCC (depression case-control study) and Cohorte Lausannoise (CoLaus) studies. Major depression was defined according to DSM IV diagnostic criteria. Association analyses were performed under the additive genetic model. A meta-analysis of the four studies showed a significant inverse association between the obesity risk FTO rs9939609 A variant and depression (odds ratio=0.92 (0.89, 0.97), P=3 × 10(-4)) adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity/population structure and body-mass index (BMI) with no significant between-study heterogeneity (I(2)=0%, P=0.63). The FTO rs9939609 A variant was also associated with increased BMI in the four studies (β 0.30 (0.08, 0.51), P=0.0064) adjusted for age, sex and ethnicity/population structure. In conclusion, we provide the first evidence that the FTO rs9939609 A variant may be associated with a lower risk of depression independently of its effect on BMI. This study highlights the potential importance of obesity predisposing genes on depression.Molecular Psychiatry advance online publication, 20 November 2012; doi:10.1038/mp.2012.160.
  Molecular psychiatry 11/2012; · 15.05 Impact Factor
• Article: Increased cardiovascular risk after pre-eclampsia in women with dysglycaemia.

  S D McDonald, S Yusuf, M W Walsh, E Lonn, K Teo, S S Anand, J Pogue, S Islam, P J Devereaux, H C Gerstein
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  ABSTRACT: AIMS: Compared with women with uncomplicated pregnancies, women with a history of pre-eclampsia have two to five times the risk of cardiovascular disease. It is not known whether this risk is related to albuminuria, a known cardiovascular risk factor that is part of the definition of pre-eclampsia and that often persists after delivery. Our objective was to determine if the high risk of cardiovascular disease in women with pre-eclampsia is accounted for by known cardiovascular risk factors including albuminuria. METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional analysis of 4080 dysglycaemic women enrolled in a large randomized controlled trial who provided an obstetric history and had at least one delivery. Blood pressure, height, weight, waist circumference and hip circumference were measured. An oral glucose tolerance test, lipids, an electrocardiogram and an albumin/creatinine ratio from a first morning urine sample were obtained. RESULTS: There were 3613 women with no history of pre-eclampsia during their pregnancies, 108 with severe pre-eclampsia and 359 with non-severe pre-eclampsia. Women with a history of severe pre-eclampsia had higher rates of previous cardiovascular disease than women with non-severe pre-eclampsia or women without pre-eclampsia (87, 72 and 72%, P = 0.0019). The high risk of previous cardiovascular disease in women with a history of severe pre-eclampsia (odds ratio 2.67, 95% CI 1.52-4.70) persisted after adjustment for albuminuria (odds ratio 2.74, 95% CI 1.55-4.83) and also after adjusting for other covariates including albuminuria (odds ratio 3.03, 95% CI 1.69-5.44). CONCLUSION: Even after accounting for cardiovascular risk factors including albuminuria, a history of severe pre-eclampsia is independently associated with a threefold higher risk of cardiovascular disease. © 2012 The Authors. Diabetic Medicine © 2012 Diabetes UK.
  Diabetic Medicine 10/2012; · 2.90 Impact Factor
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  Available from: Daniel J Quinlan

  Article: Dabigatran efficacy-safety assessment for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation.

  J W Eikelboom, D J Quinlan, S J Connolly, R G Hart, S Yusuf
  Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis 02/2012; 10(5):966-8. · 5.73 Impact Factor
• Article: Design, history and results of the Thiazolidinedione Intervention with vitamin D Evaluation (TIDE) randomised controlled trial.

  Z Punthakee, J Bosch, G Dagenais, R Diaz, R Holman, J L Probstfield, A Ramachandran, M C Riddle, L E Rydén, B Zinman, R Afzal, S Yusuf, H C Gerstein
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  ABSTRACT: AIMS/OBJECTIVE: Conflicting data regarding cardiovascular effects of thiazolidinediones (TZDs) and extra-skeletal effects of vitamin D supported the need for a definitive trial. The Thiazolidinedione Intervention with vitamin D Evaluation (TIDE) trial aimed to assess the effects of TZDs (rosiglitazone and pioglitazone) on cardiovascular outcomes and the effects of vitamin D (cholecalciferol) on cancers and mortality. A large multicentre 3 × 2 factorial double-blind placebo-controlled randomised trial recruited from outpatient primary care and specialty clinics in 33 countries. From June 2009 to July 2010, 1,332 people with type 2 diabetes and other cardiovascular risk factors aged ≥ 50 years whose HbA(1c) was 6.5-9.5% (48-80 mmol/mol) when using two or fewer glucose-lowering drugs were randomised by a central computer system to placebo (n = 541), rosiglitazone 4-8 mg/day (n = 399) or pioglitazone 30-45 mg/day (n = 392); 1,221 participants were randomised to placebo (n = 614) or vitamin D 1,000 IU/day (n = 607). Participants and all study personnel were blind to treatment allocation. The primary outcome for the TZD arm was the composite of myocardial infarction, stroke or cardiovascular death, and for the vitamin D arm it was cancer or all-cause death. All randomised participants were included in the primary analysis. From the study design, 16,000 people were to be followed for approximately 5.5 years. However, the trial was stopped prematurely because of regulatory concerns after a mean of 162 days without consideration of the accrued data. In the TZD arm, the cardiovascular outcome occurred in five participants (0.9%) in the placebo groups and three participants (0.4%) in the TZD groups (two allocated to pioglitazone, one to rosiglitazone). In the vitamin D arm, the primary outcome occurred in three participants (0.5%) in the placebo group and in two participants (0.3%) receiving vitamin D. Adverse events were comparable in all groups. Uncertainty persists regarding the clinically relevant risks and benefits of TZDs and vitamin D because of the early cancellation of this comprehensive trial.
  Diabetologia 01/2012; 55(1):36-45. · 6.81 Impact Factor
• Article: Population pharmacokinetic analysis of the oral thrombin inhibitor dabigatran etexilate in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation from the RE-LY trial: reply to a rebuttal.

  K-H Liesenfeld, T Lehr, C Dansirikul, P A Reilly, S J Connolly, M D Ezekowitz, S Yusuf, L Wallentin, S Haertter, A Staab
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  ABSTRACT: See also Liesenfled K-H, Lehr T, Dansirikul C, Reilly PA, Connolly SJ, EzekowitzMD, Yusuf S,Wallentin L, Haertter S, Staab A. Population pharmacokinetic analysis of the oral thrombin inhibitor dabigatran etexilate in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation from the RE-LY trial. J Thromb Haemost 2011; 9: 2168-75; and Patel JP, Green B, Patel RK, Davies JG, Arya R. Population pharmacokinetic analysis of the oral thrombin inhibitor dabigatran etexilate in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation from the RE-LY trial: a rebuttal. This issue, pp 500-2.
  Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis 12/2011; 10(3):502-504. · 5.73 Impact Factor
• Article: Population pharmacokinetic analysis of the oral thrombin inhibitor dabigatran etexilate in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation from the RE-LY trial.

  K-H Liesenfeld, T Lehr, C Dansirikul, P A Reilly, S J Connolly, M D Ezekowitz, S Yusuf, L Wallentin, S Haertter, A Staab
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  ABSTRACT: Dabigatran etexilate (DE) is an orally absorbed prodrug of dabigatran, a thrombin inhibitor that exerts potent anticoagulant and antithrombotic activity. To characterize the pharmacokinetics of dabigatran in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) from the Randomized Evaluation of Long-term Anticoagulant Therapy (RE-LY) trial and to quantify the effect of selected factors on pharmacokinetic (PK) model parameters. A total of 27 706 dabigatran plasma concentrations from 9522 patients who received DE 110 or 150 mg twice daily were analyzed with non-linear mixed-effects modeling. The pharmacokinetics of dabigatran were best described by a two-compartment disposition model with first-order absorption. The covariates creatinine clearance (CRCL), age, sex, heart failure and the ethnic subgroup 'South Asian' exhibited statistically significant effects on apparent clearance of dabigatran. Body weight and hemoglobin significantly influenced the apparent volume of distribution of the central compartment. Concomitant medication with proton-pump inhibitors, amiodarone and verapamil significantly affected the bioavailability. However, all of the statistically significant factors that were identified, except for renal function status, showed only small to moderate effects (< 26% change in exposure at steady state). On the basis of simulations from the final population PK model, a dose of 75 mg twice daily would result in similar exposure for severely renally impaired patients with CRCL of 15-30 mL min(-1) and patients with normal renal function receiving 150 mg twice daily. The analysis provides a thorough PK characterization of dabigatran in the AF patient population from RE-LY. None of the covariates investigated, with the exception of renal function, warrants dose adjustment.
  Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis 11/2011; 9(11):2168-75. · 5.73 Impact Factor
• Article: Glucose levels are associated with cardiovascular disease and death in an international cohort of normal glycaemic and dysglycaemic men and women: the EpiDREAM cohort study.

  S S Anand, G R Dagenais, V Mohan, R Diaz, J Probstfield, R Freeman, J Shaw, F Lanas, A Avezum, A Budaj, H Jung, D Desai, J Bosch, S Yusuf, H C Gerstein
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  ABSTRACT: In an international prospective cohort study we assessed the relationship between glucose levels and incident cardiovascular events and death. 18,990 men and women were screened for entry into the DREAM clinical trial from 21 different countries. All had clinical and biochemical information collected at baseline, including an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), and were prospectively followed over a median (IQR) of 3.5 (3.0-4.0) years for incident cardiovascular (CV) events including coronary artery disease (CAD), stroke, congestive heart failure (CHF) requiring hospitalization, and death. After OGTT screening, 8000 subjects were classified as normoglycaemic, 8427 had impaired fasting glucose (IFG) or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), and 2563 subjects had newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM). There were incident events in 491 individuals: 282 CAD, 54 strokes, 19 CHF, and 164 died. The annualized CV or death event rate was 0.79/100 person-years in the overall cohort, 0.51/100 person-years in normoglycaemics, 0.92/100 person-years among subjects with IFG and/or IGT at baseline, and 1.27/100 person-years among those with DM (p for trend <0.0001). Among all subjects, a 1 mmol/l increase in fasting plasma glucose (FPG) or a 2.52 mmol/l increase in the 2-h post-OGTT glucose was associated with a hazard ratio increase in the risk of CV events or death of 1.17 (95% CI 1.13-1.22). In this large multiethnic cohort, the risk of CV events or death increased progressively among individuals who were normoglycaemic, IFG or IGT, and newly diagnosed diabetics. A 1 mmol/l increase in FPG was associated with a 17% increase in the risk of future CV events or death. Therapeutic or behavioural interventions designed to either prevent glucose levels from rising, or lower glucose among individuals with dysglycaemia should be evaluated.
  European journal of preventive cardiology. 05/2011; 19(4):755-64.
• Article: Long-term effect of rosiglitazone and/or ramipril on the incidence of diabetes.

  H C Gerstein, V Mohan, A Avezum, R M Bergenstal, J-L Chiasson, M Garrido, I MacKinnon, P V Rao, B Zinman, H Jung, L Joldersma, J Bosch, S Yusuf
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  ABSTRACT: The Diabetes Reduction Assessment with Ramipril and Rosiglitazone Medication (DREAM) trial reported that 3 years of therapy with rosiglitazone reduced the primary outcome of diabetes or death by 60%. Here we investigated whether an effect on diabetes prevention persists more than 1.5 years after therapy has been discontinued. The DREAM On passive follow-up study was conducted at 49 of the 191 DREAM sites. Consenting participants were invited to have a repeat OGTT 1-2 years after active therapy ended. A diagnosis of diabetes at that time was based on either a fasting or 2 h plasma glucose level of ≥7.0 mmol/l or ≥11.1 mmol/l, respectively, or a confirmed diagnosis by a non-study physician. Regression to normoglycaemia was defined as a fasting and 2 h plasma glucose level of <6.1 mmol/l and <7.8 mmol/l, respectively. After a median of 1.6 years after the end of the trial and 4.3 years after randomisation, rosiglitazone participants had a 39% lower incidence of the primary outcome (hazard ratio [HR] 0.61, 95% CI 0.53-0.70; p < 0.0001) and 17% more regression to normoglycaemia (95% CI 1.01-1.34; p = 0.034). When the analysis was restricted to the passive follow-up period, a similar incidence of both the primary outcome and regression was observed in people from both treatment groups (HR 1.00, 95% CI 0.81-1.24 and HR 1.14, 95% CI 0.97-1.32, respectively). Similar effects were noted when new diabetes was analysed separately from death. Ramipril did not have any significant long-term effect. Time-limited exposure to rosiglitazone reduces the longer term incidence of diabetes by delaying but not reversing the underlying disease process.
  Diabetologia 03/2011; 54(3):487-95. · 6.81 Impact Factor
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  Article: Dysglycaemia and the risk of acute myocardial infarction in multiple ethnic groups: an analysis of 15,780 patients from the INTERHEART study.

  H C Gerstein, S Islam, S Anand, W Almahmeed, A Damasceno, A Dans, C C Lang, M A Luna, M McQueen, S Rangarajan, A Rosengren, X Wang, S Yusuf
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  ABSTRACT: Although diabetes is an established risk factor for myocardial infarction (MI), disease control may vary. HbA(1c) is a reliable index of ambient glucose levels and may provide more information on MI risk than diabetes status. The relationship between HbA(1c) levels in MI patients and controls who participated in the 52 country INTERHEART study was analysed. In 15,780 participants with a HbA(1c) value (1,993 of whom had diabetes), the mean (SD) levels for HbA(1c) were 6.15% (1.10) in the 6,761 MI patients and 5.85% (0.80) in the control participants. After adjustment for age, sex and nine major MI risk factors (including diabetes), higher HbA(1c) fifths above the lowest fifth (HbA(1c) <5.4%) were associated with progressively higher OR of MI, with OR for the highest HbA(1c) fifth (≥ 6.12%) being 1.55 (95% CI 1.37-1.75). When analysed as a continuous variable after adjustment for the same factors, every 1% higher HbA(1c) value was associated with 19% (95% CI 14-23) higher odds of MI, while every 0.5% higher HbA(1c) was associated with 9% higher odds of MI (95% CI 7-11). Concordant relationships were noted across subgroups, with a higher OR noted in younger people, patients without diabetes or hypertension, and those from some regions and ethnicities. The HbA(1c) value provides more information on MI odds than self-reported diabetes status or many other established risk factors. Every 1% increment independently predicts a 19% higher odds of MI after accounting for other MI risk factors including diabetes.
  Diabetologia 12/2010; 53(12):2509-17. · 6.81 Impact Factor
• Article: Effects of ethnicity on diabetes incidence and prevention: results of the Diabetes REduction Assessment with ramipril and rosiglitazone Medication (DREAM) trial.

  E J Boyko, H C Gerstein, V Mohan, S Yusuf, P Sheridan, S Anand, J E Shaw
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  ABSTRACT: Risk of Type 2 diabetes varies by ethnicity, but whether ethnicity remains important among those who have impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose is uncertain. Whether the effect of thiazolidinedione treatment on diabetes prevention in persons with non-diabetic dysglycaemia varies by ethnicity is also not known. We addressed these questions using data collected in the DREAM trial. A 2-by-2 factorial double-blind randomized controlled trial to compare the effects of rosiglitazone and ramipril on the primary outcome of diabetes or death in persons meeting criteria for impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose. The effect of these interventions by ethnicity was estimated using Cox regression analysis. Of 5269 adults, 2365 were randomly assigned to rosiglitzone and 2634 to placebo. South Asians showed a higher hazard for the primary outcome compared with Europeans (hazard ratio, 95% confidence interval 2.21, 1.41-3.47) adjusted for age, gender, BMI, waist-hip ratio and geographic region. A lesser increase in risk was seen in Black people (1.37, 1.04-1.81). A significant reduction in risk of the primary outcome with rosiglitazone treatment assignment was seen in all ethnic groups, but the treatment effect significantly differed by ethnicity (P=0.0242), with South Asians experiencing a smaller, and Latinos a larger preventive effect. Ethnicity is an important risk factor for Type 2 diabetes in dysglycaemic persons. All ethnic groups experienced a large significant reduction in diabetes risk because of rosiglitazone. The magnitude of this reduction differed by ethnicity. Given the post hoc nature of this analysis, further confirmation of these findings is needed.
  Diabetic Medicine 11/2010; 27(11):1226-32. · 2.90 Impact Factor
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  Article: Anthropometric measures and glucose levels in a large multi-ethnic cohort of individuals at risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

  L de Koning, H C Gerstein, J Bosch, R Diaz, V Mohan, G Dagenais, S Yusuf, S S Anand
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  ABSTRACT: We determined: (1) which of BMI, waist circumference, hip circumference and WHR has the strongest association and explanatory power for newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes and glucose status; and (2) the impact of considering two measures simultaneously. We also explored variation in anthropometric associations by sex and ethnicity. We performed cross-sectional analysis of 22,293 men and women who were from five ethnic groups and 21 countries, and at risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Standardised anthropometric associations with type 2 diabetes and AUC of glucose status from OGTT (AUC(OGTT)) were determined using multiple regression. Explanatory power was assessed using the c-statistic and adjusted r (2). An increase in BMI, waist circumference or WHR had similar positive associations with type 2 diabetes, AUC(OGTT) and explanatory power after adjustment for age, sex, smoking and ethnicity (p < 0.01). However, using BMI and WHR together resulted in greater explanatory power than with other models (p < 0.01). Associations were strongest when waist circumference and hip circumference were used together, a combination that had greater explanatory power than other models except for BMI and WHR together (p < 0.01). Results were directionally similar according to sex and ethnicity; however, significant variations in associations were observed among these subgroups. The combination of BMI and WHR, or of waist circumference and hip circumference has the best explanatory power for type 2 diabetes and glucose status compared with a single anthropometric measure. Measurement of waist circumference and hip circumference is required to optimally identify people at risk of type 2 diabetes and people with elevated glucose levels.
  Diabetologia 04/2010; 53(7):1322-30. · 6.81 Impact Factor
• Article: Rationale and design of INTERSTROKE: a global case-control study of risk factors for stroke.

  M O'Donnell, D Xavier, C Diener, R Sacco, L Lisheng, H Zhang, P Pias, T Truelsen, S L Chin, S Rangarajan, [......], G Hankey, P Teal, M Kapral, D Ryglewicz, A Czlonkowska, M Skowronska, P Lopez-Jaramillo, T Dans, P Langhorne, S Yusuf
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  ABSTRACT: Stroke is a major global health problem. It is the third leading cause of death and the leading cause of adult disability. INTERHEART, a global case-control study of acute myocardial infarction in 52 countries (29,972 participants), identified nine modifiable risk factors that accounted for >90% of population-attributable risk. However, traditional risk factors (e.g. hypertension, cholesterol) appear to exert contrasting risks for stroke compared with coronary heart disease, and the etiology of stroke is far more heterogeneous. In addition, our knowledge of risk factors for stroke in low-income countries is inadequate, where a very large burden of stroke occurs. Accordingly, a similar epidemiological study is required for stroke, to inform effective population-based strategies to reduce the risk of stroke. Methods: INTERSTROKE is an international, multicenter case-control study. Cases are patients with a first stroke within 72 h of hospital presentation in whom CT or MRI is performed. Proxy respondents are used for cases unable to communicate. Etiological and topographical stroke subtype is documented for all cases. Controls are hospital- and community-based, matched for gender, ethnicity and age (+/-5 years). A questionnaire (cases and controls) is used to acquire information on known and proposed risk factors for stroke. Cardiovascular (e.g. blood pressure) and anthropometric (e.g. waist-to-hip ratio) measurements are obtained at the time of interview. Nonfasting blood samples and random urine samples are obtained from cases and controls. Study Significance: An effective global strategy to reduce the risk of stroke mandates systematic measurement of the contribution of the major vascular risk factors within defined ethnic groups and geographical locations.
  Neuroepidemiology 04/2010; 35(1):36-44. · 2.31 Impact Factor
• Article: Does dabigatran improve stroke‐prevention in atrial fibrillation? Reply to a rebuttal

  J. W. EIKELBOOM, L. WALLENTIN, S. YUSUF, M. D. EZEKOWITZ, P. A. REILLY, M. BRUECKMANN, A. CLEMENS, S. J. CONNOLLY
  Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis 02/2010; 8(6):1438 - 1439. · 5.73 Impact Factor
• Article: Dose comparisons of clopidogrel and aspirin in acute coronary syndromes

  S. R. Mehta, J. P. Bassand, S. Chrolavicius, R. Diaz, J. W. Eikelboom, K. A. Fox, C. B. Granger, S. Jolly, C. D. Joyner, H. J. Rupprecht, P. Widimsky, R. Afzal, J. Pogue, S. Yusuf
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  ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Clopidogrel and aspirin are widely used for patients with acute coronary syndromes and those undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, evidence-based guidelines for dosing have not been established for either agent. METHODS: We randomly assigned, in a 2-by-2 factorial design, 25,086 patients with an acute coronary syndrome who were referred for an invasive strategy to either double-dose clopidogrel (a 600-mg loading dose on day 1, followed by 150 mg daily for 6 days and 75 mg daily thereafter) or standard-dose clopidogrel (a 300-mg loading dose and 75 mg daily thereafter) and either higher-dose aspirin (300 to 325 mg daily) or lower-dose aspirin (75 to 100 mg daily). The primary outcome was cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, or stroke at 30 days. RESULTS: The primary outcome occurred in 4.2% of patients assigned to double-dose clopidogrel as compared with 4.4% assigned to standard-dose clopidogrel (hazard ratio, 0.94; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.83 to 1.06; P=0.30). Major bleeding occurred in 2.5% of patients in the double-dose group and in 2.0% in the standard-dose group (hazard ratio, 1.24; 95% CI, 1.05 to 1.46; P=0.01). Double-dose clopidogrel was associated with a significant reduction in the secondary outcome of stent thrombosis among the 17,263 patients who underwent PCI (1.6% vs. 2.3%; hazard ratio, 0.68; 95% CI, 0.55 to 0.85; P=0.001). There was no significant difference between higher-dose and lower-dose aspirin with respect to the primary outcome (4.2% vs. 4.4%; hazard ratio, 0.97; 95% CI, 0.86 to 1.09; P=0.61) or major bleeding (2.3% vs. 2.3%; hazard ratio, 0.99; 95% CI, 0.84 to 1.17; P=0.90). CONCLUSIONS: In patients with an acute coronary syndrome who were referred for an invasive strategy, there was no significant difference between a 7-day, double-dose clopidogrel regimen and the standard-dose regimen, or between higher-dose aspirin and lower-dose aspirin, with respect to the primary outcome of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, or stroke. (Funded by Sanofi-Aventis and Bristol-Myers Squibb; ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT00335452.)
  N Engl J Med. 01/2010; 363(10):930-42.
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  Article: Comparison of the anticoagulant intensities of fondaparinux and enoxaparin in the Organization to Assess Strategies in Acute Ischemic Syndromes (OASIS)-5 trial.

  J A M Anderson, J Hirsh, S Yusuf, M Johnston, R Afzal, S R Mehta, K A A Fox, A Budaj, J W Eikelboom
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  ABSTRACT: In the OASIS-5 trial, fondaparinux reduced major bleeding with similar short-term efficacy as enoxaparin but lowered death and stroke during long-term follow-up. The mechanism of lower bleeding and improved efficacy with fondaparinux is uncertain. We compared the anti-Xa concentration (reflecting drug levels), Xa clot time (reflecting anticoagulant effect) and endogenous thrombin potential (ETP; a global test of hemostatic function) in plasma samples collected 6, 24 and 72 h after the first dose of the study drug in 48 patients randomly assigned fondaparinux 2.5 mg day(-1) and 42 patients assigned enoxaparin 1 mg kg(-1) twice daily in the OASIS-5 trial. Patients assigned to fondaparinux compared with enoxaparin had a significantly lower mean anti-Xa level [0.52 IU mL(-1) (SD 0.22 IU mL(-1)) vs. 1.2 IU mL(-1) (SD 0.45 IU mL(-1)), P<0.0001] and Xa clot time [64.9 s (SD 17.7 s) vs. 111.8 s (SD 29.6 s), P<0.0001], and significantly higher ETP area under the curve (AUC) [386.7 mA (SD 51.5 mA) vs. 206.4 mA (SD 90.6 mA), P<0.001] at 6 h, and these differences remained evident at 24 and 72 h. There was significantly less variability of the results of anti-Xa levels, Xa clot time and ETP AUC for fondaparinux compared with enoxaparin at 6 h (P<0.001 for each comparison). Fondaparinux 2.5 mg day(-1) compared with enoxaparin 1 mg kg(-1) twice daily produces less variable anticoagulant effect and lower mean anticoagulant intensity. These results most likely explain the reduced risk of bleeding seen with fondaparinux compared with enoxaparin in the OASIS-5 trial and suggest that a lower intensity of anticoagulation than used in the past may be sufficient to prevent recurrent ischemic events and death in patients with ACS who are concurrently treated with aspirin and clopidogrel.
  Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis 11/2009; 8(2):243-9. · 5.73 Impact Factor
• Article: Cardiovascular risk factors and non-invasive assessment of subclinical atherosclerosis in youth.

  K M Morrison, L Dyal, W Conner, E Helden, L Newkirk, S Yusuf, E Lonn
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  ABSTRACT: Our understanding of the natural history of atherosclerosis in childhood and its response to cardiovascular (CV) risk factor reduction have been hampered by the lack of a reliable, non-invasive measure of atherosclerosis. Carotid intima media thickness (IMT), a surrogate marker of atherosclerosis in adults, is increased in youth heterozygous for familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) and declines with lipid lowering pharmacotherapy. The age at which vascular changes can be reliably identified using IMT and the influence of CV risk factors beyond FH on IMT remains unclear. To examine the influence of demographic, family history, anthropometric characteristics and traditional CV risk factors on IMT in children 5-16 years of age (mean age 11 year). In a cross-sectional study, we assessed IMT in 148 children (51 with elevated low density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol, 44 with overweight and 53 controls). Measures included: family history of premature coronary heart disease (CHD), physical activity, pubertal stage, smoking history, fasting glucose, insulin, lipid profile, apolipoproteins A1 and B, anthropometry, blood pressure and IMT. The groups were similar for age and family history of premature CHD. Compared to controls, average maximum IMT (0.403+/-0.04 vs 0.387+/-0.029) and average mean IMT were elevated in the hyperlipidemia group (p<0.05), but not in the overweight group (max IMT 0.393+/-0.034; p vs control=0.17). Using multiple regression modelling, age, family history of premature CHD and apoliprotein A1 and B predicted 17% of the variability in IMT. No measure of adiposity predicted IMT. Age is an important predictor of IMT in youth. Among traditional CV risk factors, dyslipidemia and family history of premature CHD are independent predictors of IMT.
  Atherosclerosis 07/2009; 208(2):501-5. · 3.79 Impact Factor
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  Available from: Helmut E Schumacher

  Article: Effects of the angiotensin-receptor blocker telmisartan on cardiovascular events in high-risk patients intolerant to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors: a randomised controlled trial

  S Yusuf, K Teo, C Anderson, J Pogue, L Dyal, I Copland, H Schumacher, G Dagenais, P Sleight
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  ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors reduce major cardiovascular events, but are not tolerated by about 20% of patients. We therefore assessed whether the angiotensin-receptor blocker telmisartan would be effective in patients intolerant to ACE inhibitors with cardiovascular disease or diabetes with end-organ damage. METHODS: After a 3-week run-in period, 5926 patients, many of whom were receiving concomitant proven therapies, were randomised to receive telmisartan 80 mg/day (n=2954) or placebo (n=2972) by use of a central automated randomisation system. Randomisation was stratified by hospital. The primary outcome was the composite of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, stroke, or hospitalisation for heart failure. Analyses were done by intention to treat. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT00153101. FINDINGS: The median duration of follow-up was 56 (IQR 51-64) months. All randomised patients were included in the efficacy analyses. Mean blood pressure was lower in the telmisartan group than in the placebo group throughout the study (weighted mean difference between groups 4.0/2.2 [SD 19.6/12.0] mm Hg). 465 (15.7%) patients experienced the primary outcome in the telmisartan group compared with 504 (17.0%) in the placebo group (hazard ratio 0.92, 95% CI 0.81-1.05, p=0.216). One of the secondary outcomes-a composite of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, or stroke-occurred in 384 (13.0%) patients on telmisartan compared with 440 (14.8%) on placebo (0.87, 0.76-1.00, p=0.048 unadjusted; p=0.068 after adjustment for multiplicity of comparisons and overlap with primary outcome). 894 (30.3%) patients receiving telmisartan were hospitalised for a cardiovascular reason, compared with 980 (33.0%) on placebo (relative risk 0.92, 95% CI 0.85-0.99; p=0.025). Fewer patients permanently discontinued study medication in the telmisartan group than in the placebo group (639 [21.6%] vs 705 [23.8%]; p=0.055); the most common reason for permanent discontinuation was hypotensive symptoms (29 [0.98%] in the telmisartan group vs 16 [0.54%] in the placebo group). INTERPRETATION: Telmisartan was well tolerated in patients unable to tolerate ACE inhibitors. Although the drug had no significant effect on the primary outcome of this study, which included hospitalisations for heart failure, it modestly reduced the risk of the composite outcome of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, or stroke. FUNDING: Boehringer Ingelheim.
  The Lancet 09/2008; 372:1174-83. · 38.28 Impact Factor
• Article: Effects of ramipril and rosiglitazone on cardiovascular and renal outcomes in people with impaired glucose tolerance or impaired fasting glucose: results of the Diabetes REduction Assessment with ramipril and rosiglitazone Medication (DREAM) trial.

  G R Dagenais, H C Gerstein, R Holman, A Budaj, A Escalante, T Hedner, M Keltai, E Lonn, S McFarlane, M McQueen, K Teo, P Sheridan, J Bosch, J Pogue, S Yusuf
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  ABSTRACT: Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and/or impaired fasting glucose (IFG) are risk factors for diabetes, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and kidney disease. We determined the effects of ramipril and rosiglitazone on combined and individual CVD and renal outcomes in people with IGT and/or IFG in the Diabetes REduction Assessment With ramipril and rosiglitazone Medication (DREAM) trial. A total of 5,269 people aged >or=30 years, with IGT and/or IFG without known CVD or renal insufficiency, were randomized to 15 mg/day ramipril versus placebo and 8 mg/day rosiglitazone versus placebo. A composite cardiorenal outcome and its CVD and renal components were assessed during the 3-year follow-up. Compared with placebo, neither ramipril (15.7% [412 of 2,623] vs. 16.0% [424 of 2,646]; hazard ratio [HR] 0.98 [95% CI 0.84-1.13]; P = 0.75) nor rosiglitazone (15.0% [394 of 2,635] vs. 16.8% [442 of 2,634]; 0.87 [0.75-1.01]; P = 0.07) reduced the risk of the cardiorenal composite outcome. Ramipril had no impact on the CVD and renal components. Rosiglitazone increased heart failure (0.53 vs. 0.08%; HR 7.04 [95% CI 1.60-31.0]; P = 0.01) but reduced the risk of the renal component (0.80 [0.68-0.93]; P = 0.005); prevention of diabetes was independently associated with prevention of the renal component (P < 0.001). Ramipril did not alter the cardiorenal outcome or its components. Rosiglitazone, which reduced diabetes, also reduced the development of renal disease but not the cardiorenal outcome and increased the risk of heart failure.
  Diabetes care 05/2008; 31(5):1007-14. · 8.09 Impact Factor
• Article: Venous thromboembolism in association with features of the metabolic syndrome.

  J G Ray, E Lonn, Q Yi, A Rathe, P Sheridan, C Kearon, S Yusuf, M J O Arnold, M J McQueen, J Pogue, J Probstfield, G Fodor, C Held, M Micks, J Genest
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  ABSTRACT: Central obesity, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidaemia and chronic hypertension--features of the metabolic syndrome--have been individually associated with venous thromboembolism (VTE). However, whether each of these factors additively increases the risk of VTE is uncertain. To determine whether features of the metabolic syndrome independently increase the risk of VTE. Prospective cohort study derived from the Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation 2 (HOPE-2) randomized clinical trial. One hundred and forty-five clinical centres in 13 countries. We studied 5522 adults aged > or =55 years with cardiovascular disease or diabetes mellitus. At enrollment, 35% had 0-1 features of the metabolic syndrome, 30% had two, 24% had three and 11% had four. We defined symptomatic VTE as an objectively confirmed new episode of deep-vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism. VTE occurred in 88 individuals during a median 5.0 years of follow-up. The incidence rate of VTE (per 100 person-years) was 0.30 with 0-1 features, 0.36 with two features, 0.38 with three features and 0.40 with four features of the metabolic syndrome (trend p = 0.43). Relative to the presence of 0-1 features of the metabolic syndrome, the adjusted hazard ratio (95%CI) for VTE was 1.22 (0.71-2.08) with two features, 1.25 (0.70-2.24) with three features, and 1.26 (0.59-2.69) with four features. The number of features of the metabolic syndrome present was not a clinically important risk factor for VTE in older adults with vascular arterial disease.
  QJM: monthly journal of the Association of Physicians 11/2007; 100(11):679-84. · 2.33 Impact Factor