Risk of mortality and cardiovascular events following macrolide prescription in chronic rhinosinusitis patients: a cohort study using linked primary care electronic health records

Williamson, Elizabeth, Denaxas, Spiros, Morris, Steve, Clarke, Caroline S., Thomas, Mike, Evans, Hannah, Direk, Kenan, Gonzalez-Izquierdo, Arturo, Little, Paul, Lund, Valerie, Blackshaw, Helen, Schilder, Anne, Philpott, Carl ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1125-3236, Hopkins, Claire and Carpenter, James R. and MACRO programme team (2019) Risk of mortality and cardiovascular events following macrolide prescription in chronic rhinosinusitis patients: a cohort study using linked primary care electronic health records. Rhinology, 57 (4). pp. 252-260. ISSN 0300-0729

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Abstract

Background: Macrolide antibiotics have demonstrated important anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties in chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) patients. However, reports of increased risks of cardiovascular events have led to safety concerns. We investigated the risk of all-cause and cardiac death, and cardiovascular outcomes, associated with macrolide use. Methodology: Observational cohort (1997-2016) using linked data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink, Hospital Episodes Statistics, and the Office for National Statistics. Patients aged 16-80 years with CRS prescribed a macrolide antibiotic or penicillin were included, comparing prescriptions for macrolide antibiotics to penicillin. Outcomes were all-cause mortality, cardiac death, myocardial infarction, stroke, diagnosis of peripheral vascular disease, and cardiac arrhythmia. Results: Analysis included 320,798 prescriptions received by 66,331 patients. There were 3,251 deaths, 815 due to cardiovascular causes, 925 incident myocardial infarctions, 859 strokes, 637 diagnoses of peripheral vascular disease, and 1,436 cardiac arrhythmias. A non-statistically significant trend towards increased risk of myocardial infarction during the first 30 days following macrolide prescription was observed (fully adjusted hazard ratio 1.60, 95% confidence interval: 0.95, 2.68, p=0.08). No statistically significant short- or long-term risks were observed for macrolide prescription. No significant risks were identified for clarithromycin in particular. Conclusions: Although not statistically significant, our best estimates suggest an increased short-term risk of myocardial infarction in patients with CRS following macrolide prescription, supporting previous observational evidence. However, confounding by indication remains a possible explanation for this apparent increased risk. We found no evidence of longer term increased risks.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	macrolides,sinusitis,cardiovascular events,clarithromycin,otorhinolaryngology ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2700/2733
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Respiratory and Airways Group Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health
Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	20 Mar 2019 15:30
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2023 02:24
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/70282
DOI:	10.4193/Rhin18.237

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