Coronary disease & ACS

Prediction of Coronary Heart Disease Events in Blood or Marrow Transplantation Recipients

JACC CardioOncolPublished Retrospective cohort study

Main finding · CHD after BMTResult — go to the resultOdds ratio 1.6 95% CI 1.09–2.40

Authors' conclusion

This study identified BMT recipients at high risk for CHD, informing targeted screening for early detection and aggressive control of risk factors.

Study context

Population
Blood or marrow transplantation recipients transplanted 1974–2014 at City of Hope, University of Minnesota or University of Alabama at Birmingham, surviving ≥2 years
Participants
6,677 BMT recipients
Exposure
BMT survivors vs sibling cohort
  • BMT survivorsn = 6,677
Outcome
CHD risk after BMT and associated risk factors
Methodological detailsmulticentre, sibling comparison cohort, risk prediction nomogram
  • Multicentre
  • Sibling comparison cohort
  • Risk prediction nomogram

Main finding

CHD after BMT · 20 years

Odds ratio

1.6

95% CI 1.09–2.40

BMT survivorsvs Siblings
OR 1.6 (95% CI 1.09–2.40)

As reported in the abstract

Coronary heart disease (CHD) reported in BMT recipients
249
20-year cumulative incidence of CHD
5.45% ± 0.39%

Observational data: associations, not effects.

Further findings

Nomogram predictors of CHD at 10 and 20 years after BMT

HR (95% CI)
Age at BMT1.06/y (1.04–1.08)
Male sex1.89 (1.15–3.11)
History of smoking1.61 (1.01–2.58)
Diabetes2.45 (1.23–4.89)
Hypertension2.02 (1.15–3.54)
Arrhythmia1.90 (0.89–4.06)
OutcomeHR (95% CI)
Nomogram predictors of CHD at 10 and 20 years after BMTPre-BMT chest radiation: yesvs no2.83 (1.20–6.67)
Nomogram predictors of CHD at 10 and 20 years after BMTPre-BMT chest radiation: unknownvs no0.88 (0.34–2.28)

Nomogram discrimination (test set)

C-statistic
0.77 (95% CI: 0.70-0.83)

Original publication

Prediction of Coronary Heart Disease Events in Blood or Marrow Transplantation Recipients. JACC CardioOncol. Published 16 May 2023. doi:10.1016/j.jaccao.2023.03.013

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