Glyceryl trinitrate for acute intracerebral hemorrhage: results from the efficacy of nitric oxide in stroke (ENOS) trial, a subgroup analysis
Background and purpose: The Efficacy of Nitric oxide in Stroke (ENOS) trial found that transdermal glyceryl trinitrate (GTN, a nitric oxide donor) lowered blood pressure but did not improve functional outcome in patients with acute stroke. However, GTN was associated with improved outcome if patient...
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| author | Krishnan, Kailash Scutt, Polly Woodhouse, Lisa J. Adami, Alessandro Becker, Jennifer L. Berge, Eivind Cala, Lesley A. Casado, Ana M. Caso, Valeria Chen, Christopher Christensen, Hanna Collins, Ronan Czlonkowska, Anna Dineen, Robert A. Gommans, John Koumellis, Panos Lees, Kennedy R. Ntaios, George Ozturk, Serefnur Phillips, Stephen J. Pocock, Stuart J. de Silva, Asita Sprigg, Nikola Szatmari, Szabolcs Wardlaw, Joanna M. Bath, Philip M.W. |
| author_facet | Krishnan, Kailash Scutt, Polly Woodhouse, Lisa J. Adami, Alessandro Becker, Jennifer L. Berge, Eivind Cala, Lesley A. Casado, Ana M. Caso, Valeria Chen, Christopher Christensen, Hanna Collins, Ronan Czlonkowska, Anna Dineen, Robert A. Gommans, John Koumellis, Panos Lees, Kennedy R. Ntaios, George Ozturk, Serefnur Phillips, Stephen J. Pocock, Stuart J. de Silva, Asita Sprigg, Nikola Szatmari, Szabolcs Wardlaw, Joanna M. Bath, Philip M.W. |
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| description | Background and purpose: The Efficacy of Nitric oxide in Stroke (ENOS) trial found that transdermal glyceryl trinitrate (GTN, a nitric oxide donor) lowered blood pressure but did not improve functional outcome in patients with acute stroke. However, GTN was associated with improved outcome if patients were randomised within 6 hours of stroke onset.
Methods: In this pre-specified subgroup analysis, the effect of GTN (5 mg/day for 7 days) versus no GTN was studied in 629 patients with intracerebral haemorrhage presenting within 48 hours and with systolic blood pressure >140 mmHg. The primary outcome was the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at 90 days.
Results: Mean blood pressure at baseline was 172/93 mmHg and significantly lower (difference -7.5/-4.2 mmHg; both p< 0.05) on day 1 in 310 patients allocated to GTN as compared with 319 randomised to no GTN. No difference in the mRS was observed between those receiving GTN versus no GTN (adjusted odds ratio, OR for worse outcome with GTN 1.04, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.78-1.37; p=0.84). In the subgroup of 61 patients randomised within 6 hours, GTN improved functional outcome with a shift in the modified Rankin Scale (OR 0.22, 95% CI 0.07-0.69, p=0.001). There was no significant difference in the rates of serious adverse events between GTN and no GTN.
Conclusions: In patients with intracerebral haemorrhage within 48 hours of onset, GTN lowered blood pressure, was safe but did not improve functional outcome. Very early treatment might be beneficial but needs assessment in further studies. |
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| spelling | nottingham-356012020-05-04T17:27:38Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/35601/ Glyceryl trinitrate for acute intracerebral hemorrhage: results from the efficacy of nitric oxide in stroke (ENOS) trial, a subgroup analysis Krishnan, Kailash Scutt, Polly Woodhouse, Lisa J. Adami, Alessandro Becker, Jennifer L. Berge, Eivind Cala, Lesley A. Casado, Ana M. Caso, Valeria Chen, Christopher Christensen, Hanna Collins, Ronan Czlonkowska, Anna Dineen, Robert A. Gommans, John Koumellis, Panos Lees, Kennedy R. Ntaios, George Ozturk, Serefnur Phillips, Stephen J. Pocock, Stuart J. de Silva, Asita Sprigg, Nikola Szatmari, Szabolcs Wardlaw, Joanna M. Bath, Philip M.W. Background and purpose: The Efficacy of Nitric oxide in Stroke (ENOS) trial found that transdermal glyceryl trinitrate (GTN, a nitric oxide donor) lowered blood pressure but did not improve functional outcome in patients with acute stroke. However, GTN was associated with improved outcome if patients were randomised within 6 hours of stroke onset. Methods: In this pre-specified subgroup analysis, the effect of GTN (5 mg/day for 7 days) versus no GTN was studied in 629 patients with intracerebral haemorrhage presenting within 48 hours and with systolic blood pressure >140 mmHg. The primary outcome was the modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at 90 days. Results: Mean blood pressure at baseline was 172/93 mmHg and significantly lower (difference -7.5/-4.2 mmHg; both p< 0.05) on day 1 in 310 patients allocated to GTN as compared with 319 randomised to no GTN. No difference in the mRS was observed between those receiving GTN versus no GTN (adjusted odds ratio, OR for worse outcome with GTN 1.04, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.78-1.37; p=0.84). In the subgroup of 61 patients randomised within 6 hours, GTN improved functional outcome with a shift in the modified Rankin Scale (OR 0.22, 95% CI 0.07-0.69, p=0.001). There was no significant difference in the rates of serious adverse events between GTN and no GTN. Conclusions: In patients with intracerebral haemorrhage within 48 hours of onset, GTN lowered blood pressure, was safe but did not improve functional outcome. Very early treatment might be beneficial but needs assessment in further studies. American Heart Association 2015-12-08 Article PeerReviewed Krishnan, Kailash, Scutt, Polly, Woodhouse, Lisa J., Adami, Alessandro, Becker, Jennifer L., Berge, Eivind, Cala, Lesley A., Casado, Ana M., Caso, Valeria, Chen, Christopher, Christensen, Hanna, Collins, Ronan, Czlonkowska, Anna, Dineen, Robert A., Gommans, John, Koumellis, Panos, Lees, Kennedy R., Ntaios, George, Ozturk, Serefnur, Phillips, Stephen J., Pocock, Stuart J., de Silva, Asita, Sprigg, Nikola, Szatmari, Szabolcs, Wardlaw, Joanna M. and Bath, Philip M.W. (2015) Glyceryl trinitrate for acute intracerebral hemorrhage: results from the efficacy of nitric oxide in stroke (ENOS) trial, a subgroup analysis. Stroke, 47 (1). pp. 44-52. ISSN 0039-2499 Acute stroke; Antihypertensive therapy; Blood pressure; Glyceryl trinitrate; Intracerebral haemorrhage; Randomised controlled trial http://dx.doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.010368 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.010368 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.010368 10.1161/STROKEAHA.115.010368 |
| spellingShingle | Acute stroke; Antihypertensive therapy; Blood pressure; Glyceryl trinitrate; Intracerebral haemorrhage; Randomised controlled trial Krishnan, Kailash Scutt, Polly Woodhouse, Lisa J. Adami, Alessandro Becker, Jennifer L. Berge, Eivind Cala, Lesley A. Casado, Ana M. Caso, Valeria Chen, Christopher Christensen, Hanna Collins, Ronan Czlonkowska, Anna Dineen, Robert A. Gommans, John Koumellis, Panos Lees, Kennedy R. Ntaios, George Ozturk, Serefnur Phillips, Stephen J. Pocock, Stuart J. de Silva, Asita Sprigg, Nikola Szatmari, Szabolcs Wardlaw, Joanna M. Bath, Philip M.W. Glyceryl trinitrate for acute intracerebral hemorrhage: results from the efficacy of nitric oxide in stroke (ENOS) trial, a subgroup analysis |
| title | Glyceryl trinitrate for acute intracerebral hemorrhage: results from the efficacy of nitric oxide in stroke (ENOS) trial, a subgroup analysis |
| title_full | Glyceryl trinitrate for acute intracerebral hemorrhage: results from the efficacy of nitric oxide in stroke (ENOS) trial, a subgroup analysis |
| title_fullStr | Glyceryl trinitrate for acute intracerebral hemorrhage: results from the efficacy of nitric oxide in stroke (ENOS) trial, a subgroup analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Glyceryl trinitrate for acute intracerebral hemorrhage: results from the efficacy of nitric oxide in stroke (ENOS) trial, a subgroup analysis |
| title_short | Glyceryl trinitrate for acute intracerebral hemorrhage: results from the efficacy of nitric oxide in stroke (ENOS) trial, a subgroup analysis |
| title_sort | glyceryl trinitrate for acute intracerebral hemorrhage: results from the efficacy of nitric oxide in stroke (enos) trial, a subgroup analysis |
| topic | Acute stroke; Antihypertensive therapy; Blood pressure; Glyceryl trinitrate; Intracerebral haemorrhage; Randomised controlled trial |
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