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NCT Number: NCT01360073

Association Between Low Dose Acetylsalicylic Acid (ASA) and Proton Pump Inhibitors and Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction or Coronary Heart Disease Death

The purpose of this study is to estimate the risk of myocardial infarction (MI)/coronary death associated with use of monotherapy low dose ASA (single antiplatelet) as well as concomitant use of monotherapy low dose ASA and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) in patients with serious coronary heart disease using two UK primary care databases.

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Key information

Conditions

Nonfatal Myocardial Infarction Coronary Death

Age range

50 year–84 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Research Site, Madrid, Spain

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About this study

Number of Anticipated Subjects: In case-control analysis: 10.000-15.000 participants

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • As above ( study population description).
  • All individuals aged 50-84 years with at least one year of enrolment with the primary care physician (PCP) and a computerized prescription history of at least one year before the start of the study.

Exclusion criteria

  • Recorded diagnosis of cancer prior to study start.
  • Patients aged ≥ 70 years with a follow-up longer than one year if having fewer than two recorded consultations with a primary care physician (PCP) during their entire follow-up (proxy for incomplete and invalid data recording

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Nonfatal MI or coronary death

    Time frame: Up to eight years from entry into study cohort

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

AstraZeneca

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

Association Between Low Dose Acetylsalicylic Acid (ASA) and Proton Pump Inhibitors and Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction or Coronary Heart Disease Death - Nested Case Control Analyses in a Cohort of Patients With Acute Serious Coronary Heart Disease

Important dates

Study start
2011
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2011
First posted
May 25, 2011
Registry last updated
Nov 14, 2012

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