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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Jul 27.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer. 2017 Dec 6;124(6):1269–1278. doi: 10.1002/cncr.31174

Table 2. Comparison of coronary procedure rates and cardiovascular medications prescribed between cancer survivors and non-cancer patients, using adjusted Modified Poisson regression.

Outcomes Cancer survivors vs non-cancer patients†
Adjusted RR (95% CI) P-value
Coronary procedure within 30 days of AMI
  Coronary angiography 0.98 (0.96-1.01) 0.23
  PCI 0.98 (0.94-1.02) 0.29
  CABG surgery 0.93 (0.85-1.02) 0.11
Medications prescribed within 90 days of AMI
  Clopidogrel 0.98 (0.95-1.00) 0.05
  ACEi/ARB 0.98 (0.97-0.99) 0.0015
  Spironolactone 0.98 (0.92-1.04) 0.50
  β-blockers 0.99 (0.98-1.00) 0.21
  CCB 1.00 (0.97-1.03) 0.87
  Lipid lowering agents 0.96 (0.95-0.98) <0.0001
  Diuretics 0.98 (0.96-1.01) 0.17
  Nitrates 1.00 (0.99-1.01) 0.73
  Oral anticoagulants 0.93 (0.89-0.97) 0.0003

Abbreviations: ACEi, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; ADG, aggregated disease groups; AMI, acute myocardial infarction; ARB, angiotensin II receptor blocker; CABG, coronary artery bypass graft surgery; CCB, calcium channel blocker; HF, heart failure; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; RR, relative risk.