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In cases where the CEC had identified a MI and the site investigators had not, one-third of those identified were MIs defined by enzyme elevations without clinical or ECG evidence of ischemia or infarction (Table 2).
MIRACL enrolled 3,086 patients within 24-96 hours (mean 63 hours) of admission for unstable angina or a non-Q-wave myocardial infarction and randomized them to 16 weeks of atorvastatin 80 mg or placebo once daily [ 5 ] . The major exclusion criteria were: total cholesterol level greater than 270 mg/dL; Q-wave myocardial infarction on admission or during the previous month; and, coronary revascularization in the months before admission, during the index hospitalization or anticipated following hospital discharge.
The scientist said that, “to ensure that safety problems will go unnoticed, we compound the problem of conducting small studies by setting a statistical threshold for acknowledging the safety problem that is so high that you know in advance it could never be reached for any serious side effect, like myocardial infarction.”
Coxibs, selective inhibitors of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), increase the risk of myocardial infarction and stroke [1–3], prompting concern for patients with established cardiovascular disease.
This often results in diminished blood flow to the distal vascular bed and is associated with periprocedural end-organ ischemia and infarction, as demonstrated by perfusion defects and serum cardiac enzyme elevation [ 1, 2].