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Table 1 Baseline characteristics in case control study of cardiac events associated with PI therapy

From: Cardiac events during treatment with proteasome inhibitor therapy for multiple myeloma

 

Cases

N = 21

Controls

N = 75

Years of age, median (range)

63 (46–86)

59 (36–91)

Male, n (%)

11 (52)

51 (68)

Caucasian, n (%)

13 (62)

60 (80)

Current or past smoker, n (%)

11 (52)

30 (40)

Dyslipidemia, n (%)

8 (38)

18 (24)

Type II diabetes, n (%)

5 (24)

9 (12)

Kidney disease, n (%)

3 (14)

7 (9)

10-Year ASCVD risk >20%, n (%)

7 (37)

8 (14)

Prior cardiac event, n (%)

16 (76)

41 (55)

 Atrial fibrillation/flutter, n (%)

3 (14)

2 (3)

 CAD, n (%)

3 (14)

3 (4)

 Heart failure, n (%)

4 (19)

0 (0)

 Hypertension, n (%)

15 (71)

38 (51)

 Venous/arterial thromboembolism, n (%)

3 (14)

4 (5)

 Valvular disease, n (%)

2 (10)

1 (1)

ACE inhibitor or ARB use, n (%)

8 (38)

24 (32)

Antithrombotic use, n (%)

11 (52)

22 (29)

Beta blocker use, n (%)

11 (52)

11 (15)

Lipid lowering agent use, n (%)

14 (67)

17 (23)

Loop diuretic use, n (%)

4 (19)

4 (5)

Followed by cardio-oncologist

7 (33)

16 (21)

Durie Salmon stage III, n (%)

11 (52)

47 (63)

International Staging System III, n (%)

5 (24)

23 (31)

Cytogenetic/FISH high risk, n (%)

2 (10)

8 (11)

Received bortezomib only, n (%)

7 (33)

37 (49)

Received carfilzomiba, n (%)

14 (67)

38 (51)

Total days of PI therapy, median (range)

407 (38–1032)

250 (2–885)

  1. Abbreviations: PI proteasome inhibitor, ASCVD atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, CAD coronary artery disease, ACE angiotensin-converting enzyme, ARB angiotensin receptor blocker, FISH fluorescent in situ hybridization
  2. aAll patients previously received bortezomib