PMID- 31114181 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20191219 LR - 20200225 IS - 1178-2005 (Electronic) IS - 1176-9106 (Print) IS - 1176-9106 (Linking) VI - 14 DP - 2019 TI - Relationship of inhaled long-acting bronchodilators with cardiovascular outcomes among patients with stable COPD: a meta-analysis and systematic review of 43 randomized trials. PG - 799-808 LID - 10.2147/COPD.S198288 [doi] AB - Background: Long-acting muscarinic antagonists (LAMAs) and long-acting beta2-agonists (LABAs) are the mainstay of maintenance therapy for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Although previous studies have supported inhaled long-acting bronchodilators (ILABs) for overall cardiovascular safety, the risk of specific cardiovascular outcomes such as arrhythmia, heart failure and stroke is still unknown. Materials and methods: We systematically searched from PubMed, the Embase database and the Cochrane Library for published studies on ILABs and COPD, from its inception to November 10, 2018, with no language restrictions. The RRs and corresponding 95% CIs were pooled to evaluate ILAB/placebo. Results: Finally, 43 randomized controlled trials were included. Compared with placebo, ILABs do not increase the risk of overall and specific cardiovascular adverse events (AEs); on the contrary, they can reduce the incidence of hypertension (RR 0.73, 95% CI 0.55-0.98;I(2)19.9%; P= 0.221). However, when stratified according to the specific agents of ILABs, olodaterol might reduce the risk of overall cardiovascular adverse events (OCAEs) (RR 0.65, 95% CI 0.49-0.88;I(2)27.5%; P= 0.000), and the protective effect of lowing blood pressure disappeared. Similarly, the use of inhaled LABA might increase the risk of cardiac failure (RR 1.71, 95% CI 1.04-2.84;I(2)0%; P= 0.538), but this risk disappeared when stratified according to the specific agents of LABA. Besides, formoterol might decrease the risk of cardiac ischemia (RR 0.53, 95% CI 0.32-0.91; I(2)0%; P= 0.676). Conclusions: Overall, the use of ILABs was not associated with overall cardiovascular AEs in patients with stable COPD. When stratified according to the specific agents of LABA, olodaterol might reduce the risk of OCAE; and formoterol might decrease the risk of cardiac ischemia. LABA might reduce the incidence of hypertension, but might increase the risk of heart failure. Therefore, COPD patients with a history of heart failure should use it with caution. FAU - Li, Chenxi AU - Li C AD - Department of Respiratory, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, People's Republic of China. FAU - Cheng, Wenke AU - Cheng W AD - Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, People's Republic of China. FAU - Guo, Jin AU - Guo J AD - Department of Respiratory, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, People's Republic of China. FAU - Guan, Wei AU - Guan W AD - Department of Respiratory, Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Xining, People's Republic of China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Meta-Analysis PT - Systematic Review DEP - 20190411 PL - New Zealand TA - Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis JT - International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease JID - 101273481 RN - 0 (Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Agonists) RN - 0 (Bronchodilator Agents) RN - 0 (Muscarinic Antagonists) SB - IM MH - Administration, Inhalation MH - Adrenergic beta-2 Receptor Agonists/*administration & dosage/adverse effects MH - Bronchodilator Agents/*administration & dosage/adverse effects MH - Cardiovascular Diseases/diagnosis/*epidemiology/physiopathology/prevention & control MH - Cardiovascular System/*drug effects/physiopathology MH - Drug Administration Schedule MH - Heart Failure/epidemiology/physiopathology MH - Humans MH - Lung/*drug effects/physiopathology MH - Muscarinic Antagonists/*administration & dosage/adverse effects MH - Protective Factors MH - Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive/diagnosis/*drug therapy/epidemiology/physiopathology MH - Risk Assessment MH - Risk Factors MH - Time Factors MH - Treatment Outcome PMC - PMC6489598 OTO - NOTNLM OT - adverse events OT - bronchodilators OT - long-acting muscarinic antagonists OT - long-acting beta2-agonists OT - meta-analysis COIS- The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work. EDAT- 2019/05/23 06:00 MHDA- 2019/12/20 06:00 PMCR- 2019/04/11 CRDT- 2019/05/23 06:00 PHST- 2018/12/14 00:00 [received] PHST- 2019/02/22 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/05/23 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2019/05/23 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2019/12/20 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2019/04/11 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 198288 [pii] AID - 10.2147/COPD.S198288 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Int J Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis. 2019 Apr 11;14:799-808. doi: 10.2147/COPD.S198288. eCollection 2019.