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Jarab AS, Al-Qerem W, Hamam H, Abu Heshmeh S, Mukattash TL, Alefishat EA. Factors associated with lipid control in outpatients with heart failure. Front Cardiovasc Med 2023; 10:1153310. [PMID: 37153471 PMCID: PMC10154675 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2023.1153310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023] Open
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Background Dyslipidemia is common among patients with heart failure, and it negatively impacts clinical outcomes. Limited data regarding the factors associated with poor lipid control in patients with HF patients. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate lipid control and to explore the factors associated with poor lipid control in patients with HF. Methods The current cross-sectional study was conducted at outpatient cardiology clinics at two major hospitals in Jordan. Variables including socio-demographics, biomedical variables, in addition to disease and medication characteristics were collected using medical records and custom-designed questionnaire. Medication adherence was assessed using the validated 4-item Medication Adherence Scale. Binary logistic regression analysis was conducted to explore significant and independent predictors of poor lipid control among the study participants. Results A total of 428 HF patients participated in the study. Results showed that 78% of the participants had poor lipid control. The predictors that were associated with poor lipid control included uncontrolled BP (OR = 0.552; 95% CI: 0.330-0.923; P < 0.05), higher Hb levels (OR = 1.178; 95% CI: 1.013-1.369; P < 0.05), and higher WBC (OR = 1.133; 95% CI: 1.031-1.246; P < 0.05). Conclusions This study revealed poor lipid control among patients with HF. Future intervention programs should focus on blood pressure control in order to improve health outcomes among HF patients with dyslipidemia.
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- Anan S. Jarab
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
- College of Pharmacy, Al Ain University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
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- Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine and Health Science, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Department of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
- Center for Biotechnology, Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Correspondence: Eman A. Alefishat
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Santi RL, Martinez F, Baranchuk A, Liprandi AS, Piskorz D, Lorenzatti A, Santi MPL, Kaski JC. Management of Dyslipidaemia in Real-world Clinical Practice: Rationale and Design of the VIPFARMA ISCP Project. Eur Cardiol 2021; 16:e16. [PMID: 33995586 PMCID: PMC8117136 DOI: 10.15420/ecr.2020.42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Dyslipidaemia plays a major role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Every year, scientific institutions publish cardiovascular prevention guidelines with updated goals and recommendations based on new evidence. However, medical barriers exist that make achieving these goals difficult and gaps between guidelines and best daily clinical practice still persist. The International Society of Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy designed the Surveillance of Prescription Drugs in the Real World Project (VIPFARMA ISCP), a survey for physicians who manage lipid disorders in high-risk patients. Seven clusters of questions will be analysed comprising demographics, institution profile, access to continuing medical education, clinical practice profile, attitude regarding use of statins, knowledge regarding proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 inhibitors and attitudes regarding medical decisions about triglycerides. The present study will be the first part of a larger programme and aims to shed light on barriers between lipid-lowering drug therapy recommendations in the 2019 European Society of Cardiology guidelines and clinical practice in different countries.
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- Ricardo Lopez Santi
- Division of Cardiology, Hospital Italiano de La Argentina La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto Médico DAMIC-Fundacion Rusculleda Cordoba, Argentina
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- Department of Medicine, Queen's University, Kingston Ontario, Canada
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- Cardiovascular Institute of the Rosario British Sanatorium Santa Fe, Argentina
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- DAMIC-Rusculleda Foundation, National University of Córdoba Cordoba, Argentina
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- Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute, St George's, University of London London, UK
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Forcadell Drago E, Dalmau Llorca MR, Aguilar Martín C, Ferreira-González I, Hernández Rojas Z, Gonçalves AQ, López-Pablo C. Impact of Implementing a Dyslipidemia Management Guideline on Cholesterol Control for Secondary Prevention of Ischemic Heart Disease in Primary Care. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:E8590. [PMID: 33228008 PMCID: PMC7699273 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17228590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the main cause of death worldwide. The control of CVD risk factors, such as dyslipidemia, reduces their mortality rate. Nonetheless, fewer than 50% of patients with ischemic heart disease (IHD) have good cholesterol control. Our objective is to assess whether the level of participation of general practitioners (GPs) in activities to implement a dyslipidemia management guideline, and the characteristics of the patient and physician are associated with cholesterol control in IHD patients. We undertook a quasi-experimental, uncontrolled, before-and-after study of 1151 patients. The intervention was carried out during 2010 and 2011, and consisted of a face-to-face training and online course phase (Phase 1), and another of face-to-face feedback (Phase 2). The main outcome variable was the low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) control, whereby values of <100 mg/dL (2.6 mmol/L) were set as a good level of control, according to the recommendations of the guidelines in force in 2009. After Phase 1, 6.7% more patients demonstrated good cholesterol control. With respect to patient characteristics, being female and being older were found to be risk factors of poor control. Being diabetic and having suffered a stroke were protective factors. Of the GPs' characteristics, being tutor in a teaching center for GP residents and having completed the online course were found to be protective factors. We concluded that cholesterol control in IHD patients was influenced by the type of training activity undertook by physicians during the implementation of the GPC, and patient and physician characteristics. We highlight that if we apply the recent targets of the European guideline, which establish a lower level of LDL-C control, the percentage of good control could be worse than the observed in this study.
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- Emma Forcadell Drago
- Equip d’Atenció Primària Tortosa Oest, Institut Català de la Salut, 43500 Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain;
- Programa de Doctorat en Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain;
- Unitat de Suport a la Recerca Terres de l’Ebre, Fundació Institut Universitari per a la Recerca a l’Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), 43500 Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain; (Z.H.R.); (A.Q.G.)
- GAVINA Research Group, 43500 Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain
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- Unitat de Suport a la Recerca Terres de l’Ebre, Fundació Institut Universitari per a la Recerca a l’Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), 43500 Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain; (Z.H.R.); (A.Q.G.)
- GAVINA Research Group, 43500 Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain
- Equip d’Atenció Primària Tortosa Est, Institut Català de la Salut, 43500 Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain
- Programa de Doctorat de Biomedicina, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43201 Reus, Spain
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- Unitat de Suport a la Recerca Terres de l’Ebre, Fundació Institut Universitari per a la Recerca a l’Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), 43500 Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain; (Z.H.R.); (A.Q.G.)
- GAVINA Research Group, 43500 Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain
- Unitat d’Avaluació, Direcció d’Atenció Primària Terres de l’Ebre, Institut Català de la Salut, 43500 Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain
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- Programa de Doctorat en Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08035 Barcelona, Spain;
- Departament de Cardiologia, Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), 28029 Madrid, Spain
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- Unitat de Suport a la Recerca Terres de l’Ebre, Fundació Institut Universitari per a la Recerca a l’Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), 43500 Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain; (Z.H.R.); (A.Q.G.)
- GAVINA Research Group, 43500 Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain
- Equip d’Atenció Primària Tortosa Est, Institut Català de la Salut, 43500 Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain
- Programa de Doctorat de Biomedicina, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43201 Reus, Spain
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- Unitat de Suport a la Recerca Terres de l’Ebre, Fundació Institut Universitari per a la Recerca a l’Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), 43500 Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain; (Z.H.R.); (A.Q.G.)
- GAVINA Research Group, 43500 Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain
- Unitat Docent de Medicina de Família i Comunitària Tortosa-Terres de L’Ebre, Institut Català de la Salut, 43500 Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain
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- Departament de Patologia, Hospital de Tortosa Verge de la Cinta, Institut Català de la Salut, 43500 Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain;
- Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili (IISPV), 43500 Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain
- Departament d’Infermeria, Campus Terres de l’Ebre, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, 43500 Tortosa, Tarragona, Spain
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Gomez-Barrado JJ, Gomez-Turegano P, Ortiz-Cortes C, Vega-Fernandez J, Gomez-Turegano M, Garciperez de Vargas FJ, Lezcano Gort LE, Kounka Z, Roque Rodriguez B, Chipayo Gonzales D, Perez-Espejo P, Fernandez-Chamorro AI, Beltran Moreno M, Romero Castro MJ, Mogollon Jimenez MV, Marcos Gomez G, Porras Ramos Y. Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Targets in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease in Extremadura (Spain): LYNX Registry. Cardiol Res 2020; 11:311-318. [PMID: 32849966 PMCID: PMC7430891 DOI: 10.14740/cr1079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Accepted: 05/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) contributes decisively to the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). In the LYNX registry we determined the rate of achievement of the target value of LDL-C, the use of lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) and the predictive factors of not reaching the target in patients with stable coronary heart disease (CHD). Methods LYNX included consecutive patients with stable CHD treated at the University Hospital of Caceres, Extremadura (Spain) from September 2016 to September 2018, and those who must have an LDL-C target below 70 mg/dL according to the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 2016 guidelines. The variables independently associated with the breach of the LDL-C objective were evaluated by multivariable logistic regression. Results A total of 674 patients with stable CHD were included. The average LDL-C levels were 68.3 ± 24.5 mg/dL, with 56.7% showing a level below 70 mg/dL. LLT was used by 96.7% of patients, 71.7% were treated with high-powered statins and 30.1% with ezetimibe. The risk of not reaching the target value of LDL-C was higher in women, in active smokers, and in those who had multivessel CHD or had atrial fibrillation. Patients with diabetes mellitus, those who took potent statins or co-administration treatment with ezetimibe were more likely to reach the target level of LDL-C. Conclusions The treatment of dyslipidemia in patients with chronic CHD remains suboptimal; however, an increasing number of very high-risk patients achieve the LDL-C objective, although there is still enormous potential to improve cardiovascular outcome through the use of more intensive LLT.
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- Jose Javier Gomez-Barrado
- San Pedro de Alcantara University Hospital, Caceres, Extremadura, Spain.,Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Extremadura, Extremadura, Spain
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- San Pedro de Alcantara University Hospital, Caceres, Extremadura, Spain
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Cordero A, Rodríguez-Mañero M, Fácila L, Fernández-Olmo MR, Gómez-Martínez MJ, Valle A, Castellano JM, Toro MM, Seijas-Amigo J, Vicedo A, González-Juanatey JR. Prevention of myocardial infarction and stroke with PCSK9 inhibitors treatment: a metanalysis of recent randomized clinical trials. J Diabetes Metab Disord 2020; 19:759-765. [PMID: 33520801 DOI: 10.1007/s40200-020-00557-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Revised: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Purpose Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors treatment induce large reductions in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLc) and major cardiovascular events. Clinical trials might have been underpowered to test the effect of PSCK9 inhibitors treatment on myocardial infarction and stroke, two of the most relevant cardiovascular events, since all analyzed a combined endpoint. Methods we performed a meta-analysis, with currently available studies involving PCSK9 inhibitors and event rate adjudication, with the aim of assessing treatment effects on myocardial infarction and stroke. Results We included 81,700 patients, 41,979 treated with a PSCK9 inhibitors: 17,244 with evolocumab; 13,720 with bococizumab and 11,015 with alirocumab. A total of 1,319 cases of myocardial infarctions were registered in the treatment group vs. 1,608 in controls, resulting in 19.0% reduction associated with PCSK9 treatment (RR: 0.81, 95% CI 0.76-0.87). Similarly, PCSK9 inhibitors treatment resulted in a 25% reduction of stroke (RR: 0.75, 95% CI 0.65-0.85) when all studies were analyzed together and the statistically significant heterogeneity was not observed in the analysis restricted to end-point based clinical trials. PCSK9 inhibitors treatment had no effect on mortality (RR: 0.95, 95% CI 0.86-1.04). Conclusions PCSK9 inhibitors reduce the incidence of myocardial infarction by 19% and stroke by 25%.
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- Alberto Cordero
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain.,Cardiology Department, Hospital Universitario de San Juan, Carretera Valencia-Alicante sn, San Juan de Alicante, 03550 Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain.,Cardiology Department, Complejo Hospital Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital de Denia, Denia, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC), Madrid, Spain.,Cardiology Department, Hospitales de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain.,Cardiology Department, Complejo Hospital Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Cardiology Department, Hospital de Denia, Denia, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV), Madrid, Spain.,Cardiology Department, Complejo Hospital Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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