Abstract
Statins were reported to have a potential effect of primary prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE), although that of secondary prevention remains uncertain. To investigate the association between statins use and recurrent VTE in the current era. The COMMAND VTE Registry-2 is a multicenter registry enrolling 5,197 consecutive VTE patients among 31 centers in Japan between January 2015 and August 2020. We divided the entire cohort into 2 groups according to statins use at the time of discharge; the statins (N = 865) and no statins groups (N = 4332). The statins group was older (72.9 vs. 66.7 years, P < 0.001), and less often had active cancer (22.0% vs. 30.4%, P < 0.001). The cumulative incidence of discontinuation of anticoagulation was significantly lower in the statins group (60.3% vs. 52.6%, Log-rank P < 0.001). The cumulative 5-year incidence of recurrent VTE was significantly lower in the statins group (6.8% vs. 10.1%, Log-rank P = 0.01). Even after adjusting for the confounders, the lower risk of the statins group relative to the no statins group remained significant for recurrent VTE (HR 0.65, 95% CI 0.45–0.91, P = 0.01). The cumulative 5-year incidence of major bleeding was significantly lower in the statins group (12.2% vs. 14.1%, Log-rank P = 0.04), although, after adjusting for the confounders, the risk of the statins group relative to the no statins group turned to be insignificant (HR 0.77, 95% CI 0.59–1.00, P = 0.054). In this large real-world VTE registry, statins use was significantly associated with a lower risk for the recurrent VTE in the current era.
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The data, analytic methods, and study materials will not be made available to other researchers for purposes of reproducing the results or replicating the procedure. However, if the relevant review board or ethics committee approve data sharing and all investigators of the COMMAND VTE Registry-2 provide consent, the deidentified participant data will be shared on a request basis through the principal investigator. Study protocol will also be available. The data will be shared as Excel files via e-mail during the proposed investigation period.
Abbreviations
- CI:
-
Confidence interval
- DOAC:
-
Direct oral anticoagulant
- IOM:
-
Deep vein thrombosis
- HR:
-
Hazard ratio
- LDL:
-
Low-density lipoprotein
- PE:
-
Pulmonary embolism
- VTE:
-
Hazard ratio
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Dr. Yamashita received lecture fees from Bayer Healthcare, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pfizer, and Daiichi-Sankyo and grant support from Bayer Healthcare and Daiichi-Sankyo. Dr. Morimoto reports lecture fees from Bristol-Myers Squibb, Daiichi Sankyo, Japan Lifeline, Kowa, Kyocera, Novartis, and Toray and manuscript fees from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Kowa; he was on the advisory board for Sanofi. Dr. Kaneda received lecture fees from Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pfizer, and Daiichi-Sankyo. Dr. Nishimoto received lecture fees from Bayer Healthcare, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Pfizer, and Daiichi-Sankyo. Dr. Ikeda N. received lecture fees from Bayer Healthcare, Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Daiichi-Sankyo. Dr. Ikeda S. received lecture fees from Bayer Healthcare, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Daiichi-Sankyo. Dr. Ogihara received research funding from Bayer Healthcare. Dr. Koitabashi received lecture fees from Bayer Healthcare and grant support from Pfizer. All other authors reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.
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Mabuchi, H., Nishikawa, R., Yamashita, Y. et al. Statins use and recurrent venous thromboembolism in the direct oral anticoagulant era: insight from the COMMAND VTE Registry-2. J Thromb Thrombolysis (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11239-024-03002-0
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