J Clin Med. 2026;15(4):jcm15041417.
Comparison of Long-Term Clinical Outcomes Between Immediate-Release and Slow-Release Carvedilol: A National Real-World Database Analysis.
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Metropolitan Government-Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 5 Boramae-ro, Dongjak-gu, Seoul 07061, Republic of Korea.
Abstract
Background: Carvedilol, a non-selective β- and α1-blocker, is available in immediate-release (IR) and slow-release (SR) formulations. While carvedilol IR requires twice-daily dosing, SR was developed to improve adherence by allowing once-daily administration. This study aimed to compare long-term clinical outcomes between SR and IR carvedilol. Methods: A total of 38,563 patients taking either SR (n = 6223) or IR carvedilol (n = 32,340) were retrospectively analyzed using national claims data. Baseline characteristics, medication adherence, and cardiovascular outcomes were evaluated over a median follow-up period of 730 days. Multivariable Cox regression analyses were performed to adjust for potential confounders. Results: Despite a higher burden of comorbidities in the SR group, patients taking SR carvedilol had significantly lower risks of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), non-fatal myocardial infarction, and heart failure hospitalization compared to those on IR carvedilol. The adjusted hazard ratio for MACE with SR compared to IR was 0.61 (95% CI, 0.556-0.670; p < 0.001). No significant difference in non-fatal stroke was observed between the groups. Conclusions: In this claims-based observational cohort, SR carvedilol was associated with more favorable long-term cardiovascular outcomes than IR carvedilol. However, this association does not establish causal superiority, and prospective randomized studies are needed to confirm these findings.
Keywords
carvedilolmajor adverse cardiac eventsmedication adherenceprognosis
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그림 출처: PubMed Central 공개 논문 (PMC12941224)
Conflict of interest statement
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
그 밖의 정보
- 출판 형태
- Journal Article
- 저널
- Journal of clinical medicine · ISSN 2077-0383
- 전자 출판
- 2026-02-11
- 연구비
- Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical Corporation (Seoul, Republic of Korea). NA
- 참고문헌
- 23편
