Prescribed opioid use is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes in community-dwelling older persons

Aims: Prescribed opioids are commonly used in the older community-dwelling population for the treatment of chronic pain. Although the harmful effects of opioid abuse and overdose are well understood, little is known about the long-term cardiovascular (CV) effects of prescribed opioids. The aim of th...

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Main Authors: Liew, S.M., Chowdhury, Enayet, Ernst, M.E., Gilmartin-Thomas, J., Reid, Christopher, Tonkin, A., Neumann, J., McNeil, J.J., Kaye, D.M.
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Language:English
Published: WILEY PERIODICALS, INC 2022
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Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/334047
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93088
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author Liew, S.M.
Chowdhury, Enayet
Ernst, M.E.
Gilmartin-Thomas, J.
Reid, Christopher
Tonkin, A.
Neumann, J.
McNeil, J.J.
Kaye, D.M.
author_facet Liew, S.M.
Chowdhury, Enayet
Ernst, M.E.
Gilmartin-Thomas, J.
Reid, Christopher
Tonkin, A.
Neumann, J.
McNeil, J.J.
Kaye, D.M.
author_sort Liew, S.M.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description Aims: Prescribed opioids are commonly used in the older community-dwelling population for the treatment of chronic pain. Although the harmful effects of opioid abuse and overdose are well understood, little is known about the long-term cardiovascular (CV) effects of prescribed opioids. The aim of this study was to investigate the CV effects associated with prescribed opioid use. Methods and results: A post hoc analysis of participants in the Aspirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) trial was conducted. Participants in the ASPREE trial included community-dwelling older adults without a prior history of CV disease (CVD). Prescribed opioid use was defined as opioid use at baseline and/or at the first annual visit (AV1). Cox proportional hazards regression was used to calculate hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for associations between opioid use and CVD events following AV1. Of the 17 701 participants included (mean age 75.2 years, 58.2% female), 813 took opioids either at baseline or at AV1. Over a median follow-up period of 3.58 years (IQR 2.50–4.62), CVD events, most notably heart failure hospitalization, occurred in 7% (n = 57) amongst opioid users and 4% (n = 680) amongst non-opioid users. After adjustment for multiple covariates, opiate use was associated with a 1.67-fold (CI 1.26–2.23, P < 0.001) increase in the hazard ratio for CVD events. Conclusions: These findings identify opioid use as a non-traditional risk factor for CVD events in community-dwelling older adults.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-930882023-09-18T04:52:35Z Prescribed opioid use is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes in community-dwelling older persons Liew, S.M. Chowdhury, Enayet Ernst, M.E. Gilmartin-Thomas, J. Reid, Christopher Tonkin, A. Neumann, J. McNeil, J.J. Kaye, D.M. Science & Technology Life Sciences & Biomedicine Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems Cardiovascular System & Cardiology Opioids Cardiovascular disease Epidemic Heart failure NONSTEROIDAL ANTIINFLAMMATORY DRUGS SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH SLEEP-APNEA CHRONIC PAIN MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION OXIDATIVE STRESS REDUCING EVENTS RISK CYCLOOXYGENASE DISEASE Cardiovascular disease Epidemic Heart failure Opioids Humans Female Aged Aged, 80 and over Male Independent Living Opioid-Related Disorders Analgesics, Opioid Drug Overdose Cardiovascular Diseases Humans Cardiovascular Diseases Opioid-Related Disorders Analgesics, Opioid Aged Aged, 80 and over Female Male Independent Living Drug Overdose Aims: Prescribed opioids are commonly used in the older community-dwelling population for the treatment of chronic pain. Although the harmful effects of opioid abuse and overdose are well understood, little is known about the long-term cardiovascular (CV) effects of prescribed opioids. The aim of this study was to investigate the CV effects associated with prescribed opioid use. Methods and results: A post hoc analysis of participants in the Aspirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) trial was conducted. Participants in the ASPREE trial included community-dwelling older adults without a prior history of CV disease (CVD). Prescribed opioid use was defined as opioid use at baseline and/or at the first annual visit (AV1). Cox proportional hazards regression was used to calculate hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) for associations between opioid use and CVD events following AV1. Of the 17 701 participants included (mean age 75.2 years, 58.2% female), 813 took opioids either at baseline or at AV1. Over a median follow-up period of 3.58 years (IQR 2.50–4.62), CVD events, most notably heart failure hospitalization, occurred in 7% (n = 57) amongst opioid users and 4% (n = 680) amongst non-opioid users. After adjustment for multiple covariates, opiate use was associated with a 1.67-fold (CI 1.26–2.23, P < 0.001) increase in the hazard ratio for CVD events. Conclusions: These findings identify opioid use as a non-traditional risk factor for CVD events in community-dwelling older adults. 2022 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93088 10.1002/ehf2.14101 English http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/334047 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1127060 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1136372 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1173690 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1136080 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ WILEY PERIODICALS, INC fulltext
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Cardiovascular System & Cardiology
Opioids
Cardiovascular disease
Epidemic
Heart failure
NONSTEROIDAL ANTIINFLAMMATORY DRUGS
SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH
SLEEP-APNEA
CHRONIC PAIN
MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION
OXIDATIVE STRESS
REDUCING EVENTS
RISK
CYCLOOXYGENASE
DISEASE
Cardiovascular disease
Epidemic
Heart failure
Opioids
Humans
Female
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Male
Independent Living
Opioid-Related Disorders
Analgesics, Opioid
Drug Overdose
Cardiovascular Diseases
Humans
Cardiovascular Diseases
Opioid-Related Disorders
Analgesics, Opioid
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Male
Independent Living
Drug Overdose
Liew, S.M.
Chowdhury, Enayet
Ernst, M.E.
Gilmartin-Thomas, J.
Reid, Christopher
Tonkin, A.
Neumann, J.
McNeil, J.J.
Kaye, D.M.
Prescribed opioid use is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes in community-dwelling older persons
title Prescribed opioid use is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes in community-dwelling older persons
title_full Prescribed opioid use is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes in community-dwelling older persons
title_fullStr Prescribed opioid use is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes in community-dwelling older persons
title_full_unstemmed Prescribed opioid use is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes in community-dwelling older persons
title_short Prescribed opioid use is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes in community-dwelling older persons
title_sort prescribed opioid use is associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes in community-dwelling older persons
topic Science & Technology
Life Sciences & Biomedicine
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Cardiovascular System & Cardiology
Opioids
Cardiovascular disease
Epidemic
Heart failure
NONSTEROIDAL ANTIINFLAMMATORY DRUGS
SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH
SLEEP-APNEA
CHRONIC PAIN
MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION
OXIDATIVE STRESS
REDUCING EVENTS
RISK
CYCLOOXYGENASE
DISEASE
Cardiovascular disease
Epidemic
Heart failure
Opioids
Humans
Female
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Male
Independent Living
Opioid-Related Disorders
Analgesics, Opioid
Drug Overdose
Cardiovascular Diseases
Humans
Cardiovascular Diseases
Opioid-Related Disorders
Analgesics, Opioid
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Male
Independent Living
Drug Overdose
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/334047
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/334047
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/334047
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/334047
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/334047
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/93088