Risk of Mortality and Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Treated with Azithromycin, Roxithromycin, Clarithromycin, and Amoxicillin
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Background: Prior research has raised concerns regarding the use of macrolides and their association with an increased risk of cardiovascular events. Methods: We conducted a cohort study, where we explored the cardiovascular risks associated with the treatment of COPD patients using macrolide antibiotics–namely azithromycin, clarithromycin, and roxithromycin—with amoxicillin serving as a reference. The study focused on COPD patients in an outpatient setting and included a thorough 3-year follow-up. Patients were categorized into four groups based on their treatment. The primary analysis utilized an adjusted Cox model, supplemented by sensitivity analysis through inverse probability of treatment weighting. Results: No significant differences were found in major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE—stroke, acute myocardial infarction, cardiovascular death) between the macrolide groups, and the amoxicillin/hazard ratios (HR) were azithromycin HR = 1.01, clarithromycin HR = 0.99, and roxithromycin HR = 1.02. Similarly, sensitivity analysis showed no disparities in all-cause mortality and cardiovascular death among the groups. Conclusions: Overall, the study revealed no evidence of increased risk of MACE, all-cause mortality, or cardiovascular death in COPD patients treated with these macrolides compared to amoxicillin over a 3-year period.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 1987 |
Journal | Journal of Clinical Medicine |
Volume | 13 |
Issue number | 7 |
Number of pages | 12 |
ISSN | 2077-0383 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2024 |
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- AMI, amoxicillin, azithromycin, cardiovascular death, clarithromycin, COPD, major adverse cardiovascular event, roxithromycin, stroke
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