Cohort Study of Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Initiating Olodaterol or Other Long-acting beta2-agonists

Occurrence of First Hospitalisation or Hospital Outpatient Clinic Visit for Atrial Fibrillation or Flutter (AF)

时间窗: Up to 4 years and 11 months

Cases of AF were ascertained by at least one (=first occurrence) International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision (ICD-10) code for primary hospital inpatient discharge diagnosis or as a diagnosis code in a hospital outpatient specialist visit in the Danish National Patient Registry while being new users of olodaterol or of any Long-Acting Beta2-Agonist (LABA) other than olodaterol. The exposure window considered only the first episode of continuous use, defined as the time comprising consecutive dispensing's separated by up to 14 days. Termination dates of the follow up: date of outcome of interest, disenrollment from the database, 14 days after estimated discontinuation of the last dispensing for index LABA, the date the patient switched to another LABA, dispensing of a second LABA, death, end of study period (= 31 January 2019).

Occurrence of First Hospitalisation or Hospital Outpatient Clinic Visit for Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT) (Other Than Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter)

时间窗: Up to 4 years and 11 months

Cases of SVT were ascertained by at least one (=first occurrence) ICD-10 code for primary hospital inpatient discharge diagnosis or as a diagnosis code in a hospital outpatient specialist visit in the Danish National Patient Registry while being new users of olodaterol or of any Long-Acting Beta2-Agonist (LABA) other than olodaterol. The exposure window considered only the first episode of continuous use, defined as the time comprising consecutive dispensing's separated by up to 14 days. Termination dates of the follow up: date of outcome of interest, disenrollment from the database, 14 days after estimated discontinuation of the last dispensing for index LABA, the date the patient switched to another LABA, dispensing of a second LABA, death, end of study period (= 31 January 2019).

Occurrence of First Hospitalisation for Ventricular Tachycardia (VT), Including Ventricular Fibrillation/Flutter and Cardiac Arrest

时间窗: Up to 4 years and 11 months

Cases of VT were ascertained by at least one (=first occurrence) ICD-10 code for primary hospital inpatient discharge diagnosis in the Danish National Patient Registry while being exposed to olodaterol and other LABA monotherapy or in free or fixed-dose combination with long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA). The exposure window considered only the first episode of continuous use, defined as the time comprising consecutive dispensing's separated by up to 14 days. Termination dates of the follow up: date of outcome of interest, disenrollment from the database, 14 days after estimated discontinuation of the last dispensing for index LABA, the date the patient switched to another LABA, dispensing of a second LABA, death, end of study period (= 31 January 2019).

Occurrence of First Hospitalisation for Serious Acute Coronary Heart Disease (SACHD), Including Angina and Other Acute Ischaemic Heart Disease Events

时间窗: Up to 4 years and 11 months.

Cases of SACHD were ascertained by at least one (=first occurrence) ICD-10 code for primary hospital inpatient discharge diagnosis in the Danish National Patient Registry while being new users of olodaterol or of any Long-Acting Beta2-Agonist (LABA) other than olodaterol. The exposure window considered only the first episode of continuous use, defined as the time comprising consecutive dispensing's separated by up to 14 days. Termination dates of the follow up: date of outcome of interest, disenrollment from the database, 14 days after estimated discontinuation of the last dispensing for index LABA, the date the patient switched to another LABA, dispensing of a second LABA, death, end of study period (= 31 January 2019).

Occurrence of First Hospitalisation for Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI)

时间窗: Up to 4 years and 11 months

Cases of AMI were ascertained by at least one (=first occurrence) ICD-10 code for primary hospital inpatient discharge diagnosis in the Danish National Patient Registry while being new users of olodaterol or of any Long-Acting Beta2-Agonist (LABA) other than olodaterol. The exposure window considered only the first episode of continuous use, defined as the time comprising consecutive dispensing's separated by up to 14 days. Termination dates of the follow up: date of outcome of interest, disenrollment from the database, 14 days after estimated discontinuation of the last dispensing for index LABA, the date the patient switched to another LABA, dispensing of a second LABA, death, end of study period (= 31 January 2019).