Allopurinol versus Trimetazidine for the Treatment of Angina: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Autor: Viana T; Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA - Brasil., Melo RMV; Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA - Brasil., Azevedo DFC; Ana Nery Hospital, Salvador, BA - Brasil., Figueiredo CS; Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA - Brasil., Santana G; Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA - Brasil., Damasceno LM; Ana Nery Hospital, Salvador, BA - Brasil., Latado L; Ana Nery Hospital, Salvador, BA - Brasil., Tambuque L; Ana Nery Hospital, Salvador, BA - Brasil., Barreto R; Ana Nery Hospital, Salvador, BA - Brasil., Passos LCS; Ana Nery Hospital, Salvador, BA - Brasil.
Jazyk: Portuguese; English
Zdroj: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia [Arq Bras Cardiol] 2024 Jul; Vol. 121 (8), pp. e20230659.
DOI: 10.36660/abc.20230659
Abstrakt: Background: Recently, it was demonstrated that allopurinol, a xanthine oxidase inhibitor, has cardiovascular and anti-ischaemic properties and may be a metabolic antianginal agent option.Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the antianginal effect of allopurinol as a third drug for patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD).
Methods: This was a randomized clinical trial between 2018 and 2020 including patients with CAD who maintained angina despite initial optimization with beta-blockers and calcium channel blockers. The individuals were randomized 1:1 to 300 mg of allopurinol twice daily or 35 mg of trimetazidine twice daily. The main outcome was the difference in the angina frequency domain of the Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ-AF). A probability (p) value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results: A hundred and eight patients were included in the randomization phase, with 54 (50%) in the allopurinol group and 54 (50%) in the trimetazidine group. Six (5.6%) individuals, 3 from each group, were lost to follow-up for the primary outcome. In the allopurinol and trimetazidine groups, the median SAQ-AF scores were 50 (30.0 to 70.0) and 50 (21.3 to 78.3), respectively. In both groups, the SAQ-AF score improved, but the median of the difference compared to baseline was lower in the allopurinol group (10 [0 to 30] versus 20 [10 to 40]; p < 0.001), as was the mean of the difference in the total SAQ score (12.8 ± 17.8 versus 21.2 ± 15.9; p = 0.014).
Conclusion: Both allopurinol and trimetazidine improved the control of angina symptoms; however, trimetazidine presented a greater gain compared to baseline. Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials - Registration Number RBR-5kh98y.
Databáze: MEDLINE