Strom Jordan B, Mulvagh Sharon L, Porter Thomas R, Wei Kevin, Stout Jessica L, Main Michael L
Department of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston MA USA.
Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston MA USA.
J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 May 20;14(10):e039480. doi: 10.1161/JAHA.124.039480. Epub 2025 May 14.
BACKGROUND: Ultrasound enhancing agents (UEAs) are an important diagnostic tool for transthoracic or stress echocardiography (TTE/SE) but recent concerns have been raised about their safety in reports from individual health systems. As such, we aimed to identify if UEAs for TTE/SE are associated with serious adverse events within 2 days of administration. METHODS AND RESULTS: All-payor nationwide claims from 11.4 million insured individuals across the United States, 2018 to 2022 were used to evaluate rates of death, anaphylaxis, myocardial infarction, ventricular tachycardia, or cardiac arrest within 2 days of TTE/SE among adults receiving and not receiving UEAs. Of the 11 421 463 individuals included (mean age 57.5±16.2, 54.0% female, 46.2% White), a total of 500 073 (4.4%) received TTE/SE with UEAs. After propensity score matching, the odds of death were lower in those receiving UEAs (receipt versus nonreceipt, 0.02% versus 0.14%, odds ratio [OR], 0.23 [95% CI, 0.19-0.28], <0.001) and were not different across agents (Definity: 0.02%, OR, 0.22 [95% CI, 0.18-0.28]; Lumason: 0.03%, OR, 0.33 [95% CI, 0.20-0.57]; Optison: 0.01%, OR, 0.17 [95% CI, 0.08-0.38]; all < 0.001). Rates of nondeath outcomes were similar to those observed in individuals not receiving UEAs, overall, and across specific agents. Rates of all outcomes were stable across years, including considering pre- and post-COVID periods. CONCLUSIONS: In this large nationwide claims analysis from 2018 to 2022, serious adverse events associated with UEAs for TTE/SE were uncommon and overall consistent across agents and years of study. Compared with nonreceipt, receipt of UEAs was associated with a lower odds of death within 2 days of TTE/SE.
背景:超声增强剂(UEAs)是经胸或负荷超声心动图(TTE/SE)的重要诊断工具,但个别医疗系统的报告引发了对其安全性的担忧。因此,我们旨在确定用于TTE/SE的UEAs在给药后2天内是否与严重不良事件相关。 方法和结果:利用2018年至2022年美国1140万参保人员的全支付方全国索赔数据,评估接受和未接受UEAs的成年人在TTE/SE后2天内的死亡、过敏反应、心肌梗死、室性心动过速或心脏骤停发生率。在纳入的11421463名个体中(平均年龄57.5±16.2岁,54.0%为女性,46.2%为白人),共有500073人(4.4%)接受了使用UEAs的TTE/SE。倾向评分匹配后,接受UEAs的个体死亡几率较低(接受与未接受,0.02%对0.14%,比值比[OR],0.23[95%CI,0.19-0.28],<0.001),且各药物之间无差异(Definity:0.02%,OR,0.22[95%CI,0.18-0.28];Lumason:0.03%,OR,0.33[95%CI,0.20-0.57];Optison:0.01%,OR,0.17[95%CI,0.08-0.38];均<0.001)。总体而言,以及在各特定药物中,非死亡结局发生率与未接受UEAs的个体相似。所有结局发生率在各年份均稳定,包括考虑新冠疫情前后时期。 结论:在这项2018年至2022年的大型全国索赔分析中,与用于TTE/SE的UEAs相关的严重不良事件并不常见,且在各药物和研究年份中总体一致。与未接受相比,接受UEAs与TTE/SE后2天内较低的死亡几率相关。
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