Cardiovascular event rates in patients with cerebrovascular disease and atherothrombosis at other vascular locations: results from 1-year outcomes in the Japanese REACH Registry

J Neurol Sci. 2009 Dec 15;287(1-2):45-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.09.011. Epub 2009 Oct 7.

Abstract

The REduction of Atherothrombosis for Continued Health (REACH) Registry is a large, international, prospective cohort of patients with atherothrombosis or multiple (>or=3) risk factors (MRFs) for atherothrombosis. Japanese patients (n=5193) were enrolled into the REACH registry between August and December 2004. One-year event rate in patients with cerebrovascular disease (CVD) was compared with that of patients with symptomatic atherothrombosis at other locations. After one year (n=5021), patients with CVD (n=1962) experienced a higher rate of non-fatal strokes than patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), peripheral artery disease (PAD) or MRFs alone (2.77% vs. 1.28%, 2.07% and 1.56%, respectively), but a lower rate of non-fatal myocardial infarction (0.45% vs. 1.31%, 0.77% and 0.66%, respectively). Patients with CVD plus disease in >or=1 other vascular bed had higher rates of cardiovascular events than patients with CVD alone. Overall, event rates including non-fatal stroke, non-fatal myocardial infarction and cardiovascular death were higher for patients with CVD and PAD than for patients with CVD and CAD. Asymptomatic carotid stenosis >or=70% and ankle-brachial index <0.9 were significant predisposing factors for stroke. Patients with CVD and co-existing atherothrombotic diseases had a high risk of recurrent events, including events arising in other vascular beds than originally diagnosed.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Atherosclerosis / mortality*
  • Atherosclerosis / physiopathology
  • Carotid Stenosis / mortality
  • Carotid Stenosis / physiopathology
  • Causality
  • Cerebral Arteries / pathology
  • Cerebral Arteries / physiopathology
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders / mortality*
  • Cerebrovascular Disorders / physiopathology
  • Cohort Studies
  • Coronary Artery Disease / mortality*
  • Coronary Artery Disease / physiopathology
  • Coronary Vessels / pathology
  • Coronary Vessels / physiopathology
  • Disease Progression
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Japan / epidemiology
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Mortality
  • Myocardial Infarction / mortality
  • Myocardial Infarction / physiopathology
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Peripheral Vascular Diseases / mortality
  • Peripheral Vascular Diseases / physiopathology
  • Prospective Studies
  • Registries
  • Risk Factors
  • Time Factors