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Giacobbe F, Giannino G, Annone U, Morena A, Di Vita U, Carmagnola L, Nebiolo M, Rollo C, Ravetti E, Troncone M, Pancotti C, De Filippo O, Bruno F, Angelini F, Gaido L, Fariselli P, D'Ascenzo F, Giammaria M, De Ferrari GM. Impact of statin adherence and interruption within 6 months after ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI): Results from the real-world regional registry FAST-STEMI. Int J Cardiol 2024; 405:131933. [PMID: 38437950 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2024.131933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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BACKGROUND The impact of statin therapy on cardiovascular outcomes after ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) in real- world patients is understudied. AIMS To identify predictors of low adherence and discontinuation to statin therapy within 6 months after STEMI and to estimate their impact on cardiovascular outcomes at one year follow-up. METHODS We evaluated real-world adherence to statin therapy by comparing the number of bought tablets to the expected ones at 1 year follow-up through pharmacy registries. A total of 6043 STEMI patients admitted from 2012 to 2017 were enrolled in the FAST STEMI registry and followed up for 4,7 ± 1,6 years; 304 patients with intraprocedural and intrahospital deaths were excluded. The main outcomes evaluated were all-cause death, cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction, major and minor bleeding events, and ischemic stroke. The compliance cut-off chosen was 80% as mainly reported in literature. RESULTS From a total of 5744 patients, 418 (7,2%) patients interrupted statin therapy within 6 months after STEMI, whereas 3337 (58,1%) presented >80% adherence to statin therapy. Statin optimal adherence (>80%) resulted as protective factor towards both cardiovascular (0.1% vs 4.6%; AdjHR 0.025, 95%CI 0.008-0.079, p < 0.001) and all-cause mortality (0.3% vs 13.4%; Adj HR 0.032, 95%CI 0.018-0.059, p < 0.001) at 1 year follow-up. Further, a significant reduction of ischemic stroke incidence (1% vs 2.5%, p = 0.001) was seen in the optimal adherent group. Statin discontinuation within 6 months after STEMI showed an increase of both cardiovascular (5% vs 1.7%; AdjHR 2.23; 95%CI 1.37-3.65; p = 0,001) and all-cause mortality (14.8% vs 5.1%, AdjHR 2.32; 95%CI 1.73-3.11; p 〈0,001) at 1 year follow-up. After multivariate analysis age over 75 years old, known ischemic cardiopathy and female gender resulted as predictors of therapy discontinuation. Age over 75 years old, chronic kidney disease, previous atrial fibrillation, vasculopathy, known ischemic cardiopathy were found to be predictors of low statin adherence. CONCLUSIONS n our real-world registry low statin adherence and discontinuation therapy within 6 months after STEMI were independently associated to an increase of cardiovascular and all-cause mortality at 1 year follow-up. Low statin adherence led to higher rates of ischemic stroke.
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- Federico Giacobbe
- Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy; Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy; Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy; Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy; Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy; Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy; Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy; Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy; Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy.
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy; Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Italy
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- Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, Città della Salute e della Scienza, Turin, Italy; Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Italy
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Ogunbajo A, Todd I, Zajdman D, Anderson A, Wali S, Diamant A, Ladapo JA, Ober AJ. Statin use for cardiovascular disease prevention: perceptions among people living with HIV in the United States. BMC Prim Care 2024; 25:116. [PMID: 38632550 PMCID: PMC11022377 DOI: 10.1186/s12875-024-02370-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/19/2024]
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BACKGROUND People living with HIV (PLWH) may be at heightened risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Statin use and lifestyle changes reduce the risk of CVD but remain under-prescribed among PLWH. The objective of this study was to characterize knowledge of CVD and statin use, current usage, barriers to taking statins, and information desired by PLWH to improve statin uptake among PLWH in Los Angeles, CA. METHODS Between April 2019 and April 2020, we conducted four focus group discussions (n = 37) with patients across three public community health clinics that serve PLWH in Los Angeles County, California. All clinics participated in a larger study to improve statin prescribing for PLWH. We asked about knowledge of statins, willingness to take a statin, possible barriers to statin usage, preferred information sources for health information, and desired information about statins. We utilized standard qualitative content analysis methods to identify themes. RESULTS We found a range in the awareness of statins, with some participants reporting never having heard of statins while others had a history of statin use. There were concerns about the potential long-term effect of statin use, but participants expressed willingness to use CVD medications generally and statins specifically, especially if recommended by their healthcare provider. Participants also expressed interest in potential alternatives to statin usage such as exercising regularly and nutritious eating. CONCLUSIONS More interventions are needed to increase statin use among PLWH to improve CVD outcomes, which also has implications for HIV progression. Clinics should aim to increase patient and provider knowledge about CVD risk and statin use for PLWH and provide shared decision-making tools that are easy to use and culturally appropriate.
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- RAND Corporation, Pittsburgh, PA, United States of America
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- RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, VA, United States of America
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- Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, UCLA Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
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- Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, UCLA Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
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- Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, United States of America
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- RAND Corporation, Arlington, VA, United States of America
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Gjyriqi G, Gross A, Burns E, Gianos E, Sidhu M, Mathew R. Patterns of Statin Therapy Use and Associated Outcomes in Older Veterans Across Kidney Function. Am J Med 2024:S0002-9343(24)00173-6. [PMID: 38574795 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2024.03.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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BACKGROUND Despite significant morbidity and mortality related to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, to date, most major clinical trials studying the effects of statin therapy have excluded older adults. The objective of this analysis was to evaluate the effect of initiating statin therapy on incident dementia and mortality among individuals 75 years of age or older across the complete spectrum of kidney function. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 640,191 VA health system patients who turned 75 years of age between 2000 and 2018. Patients on statin therapy received the medication for an average of 6.3 years (standard deviation 4.6 years). The primary outcome of interest included incident dementia diagnosis during the study period. The secondary outcome was all-cause mortality. Cox-proportional hazard analysis was used to evaluate the adjusted association of statin initiation with these outcomes. RESULTS There was a higher rate of incident dementia in the No Statin group (4.7%) versus the Statin group (3.2%). Additionally, we observed a 22% all-cause mortality benefit associated with statin therapy. We did not observe a treatment effect with respect to primary or secondary outcomes across varying levels of kidney function. CONCLUSION This large cohort study did not reveal an association between the initiation of statin therapy and incident dementia. A survival benefit was seen in statin users compared to non-users. Prospective studies in more diverse populations including older adults will be needed to verify these findings.
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- Grenita Gjyriqi
- Zucker School of Medicine Hofstra Northwell, Manhasset, NY 11549, USA
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- Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208, USA.
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- Zucker School of Medicine Hofstra Northwell, Manhasset, NY 11549, USA
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- Zucker School of Medicine Hofstra Northwell, Manhasset, NY 11549, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Department of Medical Education, Albany Medical College, Albany Med Health System, Albany, NY 12208, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Loma Linda VA Health Care System, Loma Linda, CA 92357, USA.
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Wu Z, Chen S, Tao X, Liu H, Sun P, Richards AM, Tan HC, Yu Y, Yang Q, Wu S, Zhou X. Risk and effect modifiers for poor glycemic control among the chinese diabetic adults on statin therapy: the kailuan study. Clin Res Cardiol 2024:10.1007/s00392-024-02381-x. [PMID: 38265512 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-024-02381-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/25/2024]
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BACKGROUND Limited studies have investigated the association between statin therapy and poor glycemic control, especially in the Chinese diabetic population. METHODS Two prospective diabetes cohorts were drawn from the Kailuan Cohort. In Cohort 1, linear regression models were used to evaluate the association between statin therapy and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) level change. In Cohort 2, new user design and conditional logistic models were used to assess associations between statin initiation and poor glycemic control which was a composite outcome comprised of hypoglycemic agent escalation and new-onset hyperglycemia. RESULTS Among 11,755 diabetic patients with medication information, 1400 statin users and 1767 statin nonusers with repeated HbA1c measurements were included in Cohort 1 (mean age: 64.6 ± 10.0 years). After a median follow-up of 3.02 (1.44, 5.00) years, statin therapy was associated with higher HbA1c levels (β: 0.20%; 95%CI: 0.05% to 0.34%). In Cohort 2, 1319 pairs of matched cases/controls were included (mean age: 61.6 ± 9.75 years). After a median follow-up of 4.87 (2.51, 8.42) years, poor glycemic control occurred in 43.0% of statin new users and 31.8% of statin nonusers (OR: 1.69; 95% CI: 1.32 to 2.17; P < 0.001). The statin-associated poor glycemic control risk was significantly higher among patients with lower body mass index (Pint = 0.089). Furthermore, a nonlinear association was observed between statin therapy duration and poor glycemic control (P = 0.003). CONCLUSIONS Among Chinese diabetic adults, statin therapy was associated with a higher level of HbA1c, and a higher risk of hypoglycemic agent escalation and new-onset hyperglycemia, especially among those who had lower body mass index levels and longer statin therapy duration.
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- Zhaogui Wu
- Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, 154, Anshan Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300052, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Kailuan General Hospital, 57 Xinhuadong Street, Lubei District, TangshanHebei, 063001, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, 154, Anshan Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300052, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, 154, Anshan Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300052, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, 154, Anshan Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300052, China
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- Cardiovascular Research Institute, National University Health System, 14 Medical Drive, Singapore, 117599, Singapore
- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 10 Medical Drive (MD6), Singapore, 117597, Singapore
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- Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, 10 Medical Drive (MD6), Singapore, 117597, Singapore
- Department of Cardiology, National University Heart Centre, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Rd, Singapore, 119074, Singapore
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- Department of Pharmacology and Tianjin Key Laboratory of Inflammatory Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, 300070, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, 154, Anshan Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300052, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Kailuan General Hospital, 57 Xinhuadong Street, Lubei District, TangshanHebei, 063001, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, 154, Anshan Road, Heping District, Tianjin, 300052, China.
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Batoee S, Etminaniesfahani M, Mazdeh M, Soltanian A, Nouri F. Evaluation of Rosuva statin Therapy on SIRT1 Gene Expression in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis: An Uncontrolled Clinical Trial. Curr Ther Res Clin Exp 2023; 99:100718. [PMID: 38021265 PMCID: PMC10630595 DOI: 10.1016/j.curtheres.2023.100718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/26/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023]
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Background Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease. Current medications have some limitations such as low efficacy and high side effects. In recent years, statins have been raised as potential therapeutics for MS treatment with minimal complications. In addition, patient monitoring using suitable molecular markers is necessary for treatment response evaluation. Objective The aim of the present study was the evaluation of SIRT1 gene expression changes following rosuvastatin therapy in patients with MS. Methods This before-after uncontrolled clinical trial study was performed on 25 patients with MS. Patients were treated with 20 mg rosuvastatin daily for 3 months. The Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) was measured before and after statin therapy. Blood samples were taken from patients 2 times, before and after statin therapy, and centrifuged for white blood cell isolation. Total RNA was extracted using RNX-plus reagent, and complementary DNA was synthesized using Pars Tous cDNA Synthesis Kit. Real-time polymerase chain reaction was done using SYBR blue master mix and gene-specific primers in Roche light cycler. Patients' information was recorded using a checklist. Data analysis was performed using SPSS version 23 and Graph Pad version 9 software and P < 0.05 was considered a significant level. Results SIRT1 was significantly upregulated in MS patients after statin therapy. Subsequently, EDSS of patients was decreased along with the increase in SIRT1 gene expression, although EDSS changes were not significant (P > 0.05). Pearson correlation test showed no significant relationship between EDSS and SIRT1 gene expression (P > 0.05). No significant relationship was observed between SIRT1 expression or EDSS levels with patients' age, sex, weight, height, and body mass index and administrated drugs (P > 0.05). Conclusions SIRT1 potentially is a sensitive and reliable biomarker for patients with MS monitoring during statin therapy.
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- Shakiba Batoee
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Neurophysiology Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Modeling of Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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Zhao Y, Zhou Y, Zhou H, Gong X, Luo Z, Li J, Sun J, Lou M, Yan S. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, statin therapy, and cerebral microbleeds: The CIRCLE study. Neuroimage Clin 2023; 39:103502. [PMID: 37643520 PMCID: PMC10474226 DOI: 10.1016/j.nicl.2023.103502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2023] [Revised: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND Current evidence suggests a potential association between cerebral microbleeds (CMBs), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels, and statin use, but the exact relationship remains unclear. This study aims to prospectively examine these relationships in a stroke-free population. METHODS From January 2010 to January 2020, we enrolled stroke-free individuals with at least one cerebral small vessel disease imaging marker from the CIRCLE study (ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03542734). Participants underwent baseline and 1-year follow-up susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI), and baseline LDL-C testing. New CMBs were categorized as strictly lobar and deep CMBs based on location. RESULTS A total of 209 individuals were included. Baseline serum LDL-C levels were divided into quartiles: Q1 (≤1.76 mmol/L), Q2 (1.77-2.36 mmol/L), Q3 (2.37-2.93 mmol/L), and Q4 (>2.93 mmol/L). The incidence of new deep CMBs was 30.0%, 11.1%, 10.9%, 8.2% in Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4, respectively. Multivariate logistic model revealed that only LDL-C in Q1 was associated with increased incidence of new deep CMBs (OR = 4.256; 95% CI: 1.156-15.666; p = 0.029). In a subset of 169 participants without prior statin use, the use of atorvastatin was associated with reduced occurrence of new deep CMBs (OR = 0.181; 95% CI: 0.035-0.928; p = 0.040), while it was not found with rosuvastatin (OR = 0.808; 95% CI: 0.174-3.741; p = 0.785). CONCLUSIONS While lower LDL-C levels were associated with higher CMB development, statin therapy did not increase the risk of new CMBs. Atorvastatin even demonstrated a protective effect.
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- Yuqi Zhao
- Department of Neurology, the 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, the 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, the 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, the 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, the 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, the 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Radiology, the 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Neurology, the 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
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- Department of Neurology, the 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University, School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
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Steenhuis D, de Vos S, Bos JH, Hak E. Risk factors for drug-treated major adverse cardio-cerebrovascular events in patients on primary preventive statin therapy: A retrospective cohort study. Prev Med Rep 2023; 34:102258. [PMID: 37292425 PMCID: PMC10244680 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2023.102258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023] Open
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We aim to identify risk factors of major adverse cardio-cerebrovascular events (MACCE) using a proxy of drug treatment for a MACCE after the start of statin therapy in the primary cardiovascular prevention group, taking drug dose, persistency and adherence into account. We conducted a retrospective inception cohort study using data from the University of Groningen prescription database IADB.nl, covering patients in the Northern part of the Netherlands. We identified adult starters on primary preventive statin therapy as patients without any statin or cardiovascular drug prescription in the two years before the first statin dispensing and used a weighted Cox proportional hazard model to estimate hazard ratios (HR) with their 95 % confidence intervals (95 %CI). Among 39,487 primary preventive statin starters, 23% received drug treatment for a MACCE within a median follow-up period of four years. Increasing age, male gender and presence of diabetes drug treatment were significantly associated with the outcome (HR: 1.03; 95 %CI: 1.02-1.04; HR: 1.27; 95 %CI: 1.12-1.44 and HR: 1.39; 95 %CI: 1.24-1.56, respectively). If patients remained statin therapy persistent, adherence was no longer associated with drug treatment for a MACCE. In 23 % of the statin therapy initiators, incident drug treatment for a MACCE occurred with a median of four years. To reduce event rates in this group, older patients, males and diabetes patients should be closely monitored. Non-adherence in the early stage of treatment should be avoided to prevent non-persistence.
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Cupido AJ, Hof MH, de Boer LM, Huijgen R, Stroes ESG, Kastelein JJP, Hovingh GK, Hutten BA. Adherence to statin treatment in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia: A dynamic prediction model. J Clin Lipidol 2023; 17:236-243. [PMID: 36697324 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2022.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Revised: 11/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND Statins are the primary therapy in patient with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH). Non-adherence to statin therapy is associated with increased cardiovascular risk. OBJECTIVE We constructed a dynamic prediction model to predict statin adherence for an individual HeFH patient for each upcoming statin prescription. METHODS All patients with HeFH, identified by the Dutch Familial Hypercholesterolemia screening program between 1994 and 2014, were eligible. National pharmacy records dated between 1995 and 2015 were linked. We developed a dynamic prediction model that estimates the probability of statin adherence (defined as proportion of days covered >80%) for an upcoming prescription using a mixed effect logistic regression model. Static and dynamic patient-specific predictors, as well as data on a patient's adherence to past prescriptions were included. The model with the lowest AIC (Akaike Information Criterion) value was selected. RESULTS We included 1094 patients for whom 21,171 times a statin was prescribed. Based on the model with the lowest AIC, age at HeFH diagnosis, history of cardiovascular event, time since HeFH diagnosis and duration of the next statin prescription contributed to an increased adherence, while adherence decreased with higher untreated LDL-C levels and higher intensity of statin therapy. The dynamic prediction model showed an area under the curve of 0.63 at HeFH diagnosis, which increased to 0.85 after six years of treatment. CONCLUSION This dynamic prediction model enables clinicians to identify HeFH patients at risk for non-adherence during statin treatment. These patients can be offered timely interventions to improve adherence and further reduce cardiovascular risk.
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- Arjen J Cupido
- Department of Vascular Medicine, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Dr Cupido), (Drs Stroes, Kastelein, Hovingh); Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA (Dr Cupido); Department of Cardiology, Division Heart & Lungs, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands (Dr Cupido).
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- Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Drs Hof, de Boer, Hutten)
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- Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Drs Hof, de Boer, Hutten)
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Spaarne Gasthuis, Haarlem, the Netherlands (Dr Huijgen)
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Dr Cupido), (Drs Stroes, Kastelein, Hovingh)
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Dr Cupido), (Drs Stroes, Kastelein, Hovingh)
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Dr Cupido), (Drs Stroes, Kastelein, Hovingh)
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- Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, location Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands (Drs Hof, de Boer, Hutten)
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Anjorin AC, Marcaccio CL, Rastogi V, Patel PB, Garg PK, Soden PA, McCallum JC, Schermerhorn ML. Statin therapy is associated with improved perioperative outcomes and long-term mortality following carotid revascularization in the Vascular Quality Initiative. J Vasc Surg 2023; 77:158-169.e8. [PMID: 36029973 PMCID: PMC9789183 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2022.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2022] [Revised: 08/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Statin therapy is the standard of care for patients with carotid artery stenosis given its proven cardiovascular benefits. However, the impact of statin therapy on outcomes in patients undergoing carotid revascularization in the Vascular Quality Initiative has not yet been evaluated. Therefore, our aim was to investigate the association of statin therapy with outcomes following carotid endarterectomy (CEA), transfemoral carotid artery stenting (tfCAS), and transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR). METHODS We identified all patients who underwent CEA, tfCAS, or TCAR in the Vascular Quality Initiative registry from January 2016 to September 2021. To compare outcomes, we stratified patients by procedure type and created 1:1 propensity score-matched cohorts of patients who received no preoperative statin therapy (within 36 hours of procedure) versus those who received preoperative statin therapy. Propensity scores incorporated demographic characteristics, comorbidities, carotid symptom status, preoperative medications, and physician and hospital procedural experience. The primary outcome was a composite end point of in-hospital stroke and/or death. As a secondary analysis, we performed repeat propensity score-matching by postoperative statin use (prescribed at discharge) and assessed 5-year mortality. Relative risks (RR) and hazard ratios (HR) were calculated using log binomial regression and Cox regression, respectively. RESULTS Among 97,835 CEA, 20,303 tfCAS, and 22,371 TCAR patients, 15%, 17%, and 10% of patients did not receive preoperative statin therapy, respectively. Compared with statin use, no statin use was associated with a higher risk of in-hospital stroke or death among 13,434 matched CEA patients (no statin, 1.7% vs statin, 1.4%; RR, 1.2; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.02-1.5) and among 2707 matched tfCAS patients (4.8% vs 2.8%; RR, 1.7; 95% CI, 1.3-2.3). However, there was no difference for this outcome by statin use among 2089 matched TCAR patients (1.8% vs 1.6%; RR, 1.1; 95% CI, 0.7-1.8). At 5 years, no statin therapy at discharge was associated with higher 5-year mortality after CEA (15% vs 10%; HR, 1.8; 95% CI, 1.6-2) and tfCAS (18% vs 14%; HR, 1.5; 95% CI, 1.2-1.8), but there was no difference after TCAR (14% vs 11%; HR, 1.3; 95% CI, 0.9-1.8). CONCLUSIONS Compared with statin use, no statin use was associated with a higher risk of in-hospital stroke or death and 5-year mortality among CEA and tfCAS patients. Although there was no significant difference in outcomes among TCAR patients, this may in part be due to lower statistical power in this cohort. Overall, statin therapy is essential in the short- and long-term management of patients undergoing carotid revascularization. Our findings not only support current Society for Vascular Surgery recommendations for statin therapy in patients undergoing carotid revascularization, but they also highlight an important opportunity for quality improvement.
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- Aderike C Anjorin
- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Division of Cardiology, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
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- Division of Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Los Angeles County Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA
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- Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
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Zhu L, Fang Y, Gao B, Jin X, Zheng J, He Y, Huang J. Effect of an increase in Lp(a) following statin therapy on cardiovascular prognosis in secondary prevention population of coronary artery disease. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2022; 22:474. [PMID: 36348286 PMCID: PMC9644478 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-022-02932-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)] is an independent risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD). Recent studies have indicated that statins tend to increase Lp(a) levels by 10-20%. However, the association of statin-mediated increases in Lp(a) levels with CAD has not been determined. METHODS: This study included 488 patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Lp(a) levels were measured at baseline and 1 month after statin therapy. The study endpoints were major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE). Hazard ratios for the MACE were adjusted for potential confounder using Cox regression. RESULTS After statin therapy, the mean level of Lp(a) increased by 19.3% from baseline. Lp(a) levels increased in 307 patients (62.9%) with a median elevation of 4.1 mg/dL. Patients with an increase in Lp(a) were at higher risk for MACE than those without an increase in Lp(a) (p = 0.044). Subgroup analyses revealed that a mild-to-moderate increase in Lp(a) was not associated with MACE, whereas there was a strong correlation between the highest quartile increase in Lp(a) (≥ 10.1 mg/dL) and MACE (HR = 2.29, 95%CI = 1.36-3.84, p = 0.002). This correlation was independent of baseline Lp(a) levels but not independent of on-statin Lp(a) levels. CONCLUSIONS Severe increases in Lp(a) following statin therapy raise the risk of MACE, but a mild-to-moderate increase in Lp(a) may not affect the cardiovascular prognosis of CAD patients. Even if the baseline Lp(a) levels are low, it is necessary to continue testing for Lp(a) concentration at least once after statin.
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- Lijun Zhu
- Department of Cardiology, Ningbo Municipal Medical Center LiHuili Hospital, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Ningbo Municipal Medical Center LiHuili Hospital, Zhejiang, China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XDepartment of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang, China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XDepartment of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang, China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XDepartment of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang, China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XDepartment of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang, China
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- grid.13402.340000 0004 1759 700XDepartment of Cardiology, The Affiliated Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Zhejiang, China
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Kawada T. Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease with Special Reference to Statin Therapy. High Blood Press Cardiovasc Prev 2022; 29:625-626. [PMID: 36308641 DOI: 10.1007/s40292-022-00549-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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- Tomoyuki Kawada
- Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Nippon Medical School, 1-1-5 Sendagi, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo, 113-8602, Japan.
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Asada K, Takeda T, Higo Y, Sawayama Y, Yagi N, Fukuyama M, Yamaji M, Sakai H, Mabuchi H, Yamamoto T, Nakagawa Y. Impact of statin therapy on late target lesion revascularization after everolimus-eluting stent implantation according to pre-interventional vessel remodeling and vessel size of treated lesion. Heart Vessels 2022; 37:1817-1828. [PMID: 35726035 PMCID: PMC9515046 DOI: 10.1007/s00380-022-02104-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Clinical evidence demonstrating the impact of statins for preventing late target lesion revascularization (TLR) after newer-generation drug-eluting stent implantation and differences in the effect of statins on late TLR according to pre-interventional vessel remodeling and vessel size is limited. We retrospectively evaluated 1193 de novo lesions in 720 patients who underwent everolimus-eluting stent implantation using intravascular ultrasound from January 2010 to December 2012. The primary endpoint was late TLR. Lesions were divided into the statin group (n = 825) and non-statin group (n = 368). The incidence of late TLR was significantly lower in the statin than non-statin group (1.7% vs. 5.2%, respectively; p = 0.001), and within the statin group, it was significantly lower in the follow-up low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) < 100 than ≥ 100 mg/dL level subgroup (1.0% vs. 3.6%, respectively; p = 0.006). Furthermore, in positive remodeling lesions and non-small vessel size lesions, the incidence of late TLR was significantly lower in the statin than non-statin group (1.6% vs. 8.5% and 1.3% vs. 5.3%, respectively; p = 0.001 and p = 0.004). Lowering the LDL-C level using statins was more effective for preventing late TLR after everolimus-eluting stent implantation. Evaluating pre-interventional vessel remodeling patterns and vessel size might be helpful to stratify lesions at high risk of late TLR.
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- Kohei Asada
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Koto Memorial Hospital, Higashiomi, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Koto Memorial Hospital, Higashiomi, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Koto Memorial Hospital, Higashiomi, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan.,Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kohka Public Hospital, Kohka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Seta tsukinowa-cho, Otsu, Shiga, 520-2192, Japan.
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Pham A, Polic A, Nguyen L, Thompson JL. Statins in Pregnancy: Can We Justify Early Treatment of Reproductive Aged Women? Curr Atheroscler Rep 2022; 24:663-670. [PMID: 35699821 DOI: 10.1007/s11883-022-01039-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Statins are the pillar of secondary prevention in reducing cardiovascular disease in high-risk adults. However, statin discontinuation is the standard recommendation in pregnant and lactating patients. This review evaluates whether we can justify the early treatment of reproductive aged women with statin therapy. RECENT FINDINGS Statins have several potential benefits including its antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anti-thrombogenic properties that may prevent the worsening of atherosclerosis in high-risk women. Nevertheless, most studies on statins and teratogenicity have a limited sample size and the effects of long-term statin use on fetal and neonatal health remain unknown. Not all statins may be safe and pravastatin's cholesterol-lowering properties may be too limited to provide much maternal benefit in pregnancy. While emerging evidence supports the use of pravastatin in pregnancy, we need to better assess the risk of early cardiovascular disease and acute progression of atherosclerosis before and during pregnancy to better understand the risks and benefits of statin use.
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- Amelie Pham
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Medical Center North, 1161 21stAvenue, South B-1100, Nashville, TN, 37212, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Medical Center North, 1161 21stAvenue, South B-1100, Nashville, TN, 37212, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Medical Center North, 1161 21stAvenue, South B-1100, Nashville, TN, 37212, USA
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Medical Center North, 1161 21stAvenue, South B-1100, Nashville, TN, 37212, USA.
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Aizawa H, Taguchi T, Ido N, Kato H, Terashi H. Low-dose statin therapy for intracranial artery stenosis: A single center preliminary study. J Neurol Sci 2022; 432:120075. [PMID: 34848096 DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2021.120075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Revised: 11/20/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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- Hitoshi Aizawa
- Department of Neurology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
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- Department of Neurology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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Ishii J, Kashiwabara K, Ozaki Y, Takahashi H, Kitagawa F, Nishimura H, Ishii H, Iimuro S, Kawai H, Muramatsu T, Naruse H, Iwata H, Tanizawa-Motoyama S, Ito H, Watanabe E, Matsuyama Y, Fukumoto Y, Sakuma I, Nakagawa Y, Hibi K, Hiro T, Hokimoto S, Miyauchi K, Ohtsu H, Izawa H, Ogawa H, Daida H, Shimokawa H, Saito Y, Kimura T, Matsuzaki M, Nagai R. Small Dense Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol and Cardiovascular Risk in Statin-Treated Patients with Coronary Artery Disease. J Atheroscler Thromb 2021; 29:1458-1474. [PMID: 34880156 PMCID: PMC9529381 DOI: 10.5551/jat.63229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Aim: We investigated the relationship between small dense low-density cholesterol (sdLDL-C) and risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients treated with high- or low-dose statin therapy.
Methods: This was a prospective case-cohort study within the Randomized Evaluation of Aggressive or Moderate Lipid-Lowering Therapy with Pitavastatin in Coronary Artery Disease (REAL-CAD) study, a randomized trial of high- or low-dose (4 or 1 mg/d pitavastatin, respectively) statin therapy, in patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD). Serum sdLDL-C was determined using an automated homogenous assay at baseline (randomization after a rule-in period, >1 month with 1 mg/d pitavastatin) and 6 months after randomization, in 497 MACE cases, and 1543 participants randomly selected from the REAL-CAD study population.
Results: High-dose pitavastatin reduced sdLDL-C by 20% than low-dose pitavastatin (p for interaction <0.001). Among patients receiving low-dose pitavastatin, baseline sdLDL-C demonstrated higher MACE risk independent of LDL-C (hazard ratio [95% confidence interval], 4th versus 1st quartile, 1.67 [1.04–2.68];p for trend=0.034). High-dose (versus low-dose) pitavastatin reduced MACE risk by 46% in patients in the highest baseline sdLDL-C quartile (>34.3 mg/dL; 0.54 [0.36–0.81];p=0.003), but increased relative risk by 40% in patients with 1st quartile (≤ 19.5 mg/dL; 1.40 [0.94–2.09];p=0.099) and did not alter risk in those in 2nd and 3rd quartiles (p for interaction=0.002).
Conclusions: These findings associate sdLDL-C and cardiovascular risk, independent of LDL-C, in statin-treated CAD patients. Notably, high-dose statin therapy reduces this risk in those with the highest baseline sdLDL-C.
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- Junnichi Ishii
- Department of Clinical Laboratory, Bantane Hospital, Fujita Health University School of Medicine
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- Data Science Office, Clinical Research Promotion Center, The University of Tokyo Hospital
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine
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- Department of Joint Research Laboratory of Clinical Medicine, Fujita Health University School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Innovation and Research Support Center, International University of Health and Welfare
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine
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- Faculty of Medical Technology, School of Health Sciences, Fujita Health University
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Joint Research Laboratory of Clinical Medicine, Fujita Health University School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, The University of Tokyo
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Kurume University School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science
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- Division of Cardiology, Yokohama City University Medical Center
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Clinical Pharmacology and Regulatory Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University
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- Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan, and International University of Health and Welfare
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
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de Boer LM, Oorthuys AOJ, Wiegman A, Langendam MW, Kroon J, Spijker R, Zwinderman AH, Hutten BA. Statin therapy and lipoprotein(a) levels: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Prev Cardiol 2021; 29:779-792. [PMID: 34849724 DOI: 10.1093/eurjpc/zwab171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Revised: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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AIMS Lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] is a causal and independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). People with elevated Lp(a) are often prescribed statins as they also often show elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels. While statins are well-established in lowering LDL-C, their effect on Lp(a) remains unclear. We evaluated the effect of statins compared to placebo on Lp(a) and the effects of different types and intensities of statin therapy on Lp(a). METHODS AND RESULTS We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials with a statin and placebo arm. Medline and EMBASE were searched until August 2019. Quality assessment of studies was done using Cochrane risk-of-bias tool (RoB 2). Mean difference of absolute and percentage changes of Lp(a) in the statin vs. the placebo arms were pooled using a random-effects meta-analysis. We compared effects of different types and intensities of statin therapy using subgroup- and network meta-analyses. Certainty of the evidence was determined using GRADE (Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation). Overall, 39 studies (24 448 participants) were included. Mean differences (95% confidence interval) of absolute and percentage changes in the statin vs. the placebo arms were 1.1 mg/dL (0.5-1.6, P < 0.0001) and 0.1% (-3.6% to 4.0%, P = 0.95), respectively (moderate-certainty evidence). None of the types of statins changed Lp(a) significantly compared to placebo (very low- to high-certainty evidence), as well as intensities of statin therapy (low- to moderate-certainty evidence). CONCLUSION Statin therapy does not lead to clinically important differences in Lp(a) compared to placebo in patients at risk for CVD. Our findings suggest that in these patients, statin therapy will not change Lp(a)-associated CVD risk.
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- Lotte M de Boer
- Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatrics, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Experimental Vascular Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Library, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Cardiovascular Sciences, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Ober AJ, Takada S, Zajdman D, Todd I, Horwich T, Anderson A, Wali S, Ladapo JA. Factors affecting statin uptake among people living with HIV: primary care provider perspectives. BMC Fam Pract 2021; 22:215. [PMID: 34717560 PMCID: PMC8556944 DOI: 10.1186/s12875-021-01563-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among people living with HIV (PLWH), but statin therapy, safe and effective for PLWH, is under-prescribed. This study examined clinic leadership and provider perceptions of factors associated with statin prescribing for PLWH receiving care in eight community health clinics across Los Angeles, California. Methods We conducted semi-structured telephone interviews with clinic leadership and providers across community health clinics participating in a larger study (INSPIRE) aimed at improving statin prescribing through education and feedback. Clinics included federally qualified health centers (N = 5), community clinics (N = 1) and county-run ambulatory care clinics (N = 2). Leadership and providers enrolled in INSPIRE (N = 39) were invited to participate in an interview. We used the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) to structure our interview guide and analysis. We used standard qualitative content analysis methods to identify themes within CFIR categories; we also assessed current CVD risk assessment and statin-prescribing practices. Results Participants were clinic leaders (n = 6), primary care physicians with and without an HIV specialization (N = 6, N = 6, respectively), infectious diseases specialists (N = 12), nurse practitioners, physician assistants and registered nurses (N = 7). Ninety-five percent of providers from INSPIRE participated in an interview. We found that CVD risk assessment for PLWH is standard practice but that there is variation in risk assessment practices and that providers are unsure whether or how to adjust the risk threshold to account for HIV. Time, clinic and patient priorities impede ability to conduct CVD risk assessment with PLWH. Conclusions Providers desire more data and standard practice guidance on prescribing statins for PLWH, including estimates of the effect of HIV on CVD, how to adjust the CVD risk threshold to account for HIV, which statins are best for people on antiretroviral therapy and on shared decision-making around prescribing statins to PLWH. While CVD risk assessment and statin prescribing fits within the mission and workflow of primary care, clinics may need to emphasize CVD risk assessment and statins as priorities in order to improve uptake.
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- RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, USA.,Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, UCLA Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- RAND Corporation, Santa Monica, CA, USA
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, UCLA Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, UCLA Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Olive View - UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, CA, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, Department of Medicine, UCLA Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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In 2018, cardiovascular society cholesterol guidelines recommended the use of coronary artery calcium to guide statin therapy in patients 40-79 years of age who are at intermediate risk by multiple risk factor equations (ie, estimated 10-year risk for atherosclerotic disease of 7.5%-19.9% but in whom statin benefit is uncertain). Many such patients have no coronary calcium and remain at <5% risk over the next decade; hence, statin therapy can be delayed until a repeat calcium scan is conducted. Exceptions include patients with severe hypercholesterolemia, diabetes, and a strong family history of atherosclerotic disease. If coronary calcium equals 1-99 Agatston units, the 10-year risk is borderline (5% to <7.5%) and statin therapy is optional pending a repeat scan. If coronary calcium equals 100-299 Agatston units, the patient is clearly statin eligible (7.5% to <20% 10-year risk). And finally, if coronary calcium is ≥300 Agatston units, a patient is at high risk and is a candidate for high-intensity statins. Risk factor analysis combined judiciously with coronary calcium scanning offers the strongest evidence-based approach to use of statins in primary prevention.
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- Scott M Grundy
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas.
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill
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Hero C, Karlsson SA, Franzén S, Svensson AM, Miftaraj M, Gudbjörnsdottír S, Andersson-Sundell K, Eliasson B, Eeg-Olofsson K. Impact of Socioeconomic Factors and Gender on Refill Adherence and Persistence to Lipid-Lowering Therapy in Type 1 Diabetes. Diabetes Ther 2021; 12:2371-2386. [PMID: 34292559 PMCID: PMC8384944 DOI: 10.1007/s13300-021-01115-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Lipid-lowering therapy (LLT) reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D). However, socioeconomic factors and gender may have an impact on the adherence to and non-persistence with LLT. METHODS This was a nationwide register-based cohort study that included 6192 individuals with T1D aged ≥ 18 years who were registered in the Swedish National Diabetes Register and had initiated novel use of LLT. Information on socioeconomic parameters (source: Statistics Sweden) and comorbidity (source: National Patient Register) was collected. The individuals were followed for 36 months, and adherence to LLT was analyzed according to age, socioeconomics and gender. The medication possession ratio (MPR; categorized into ≤ 80% and > 80%) and non-persistence (discontinuation) with medication was calculated after 18 and 36 months. RESULTS Individuals older than 53 years were more adherent to LLT (MPR > 80%) than those younger than 36 years (odds ratio [(OR] 1.30, p < 0.0001) at 36 months. Women were more adherent and less prone to discontinue LLT at 18 months (OR 1.05, p = 0.0005 and OR 0.95, p = 0.0004, respectively), but not at 36 months. Divorced individuals were less adherent than married ones (OR 0.93, p = 0.0005) and discontinued LLT more often than the latter (OR 1.06, p = 0.003). Education had no impact on adherence, but individuals with higher incomes discontinued LLT less frequently than those with lower incomes. Individuals with a country of origin other than Sweden discontinued LLT more often. CONCLUSION Lower adherence to LLT in individuals with T1D was associated with male gender, younger age, marital status and country of birth. These factors should be considered when evaluating adherence to LLT in clinical practice, with the aim to help patients achieve full cardioprotective treatment.
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- Christel Hero
- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
- Department of Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 413 45, Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- National Diabetes Register, Centre of Registers Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Health Metrics Unit, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- National Diabetes Register, Centre of Registers Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- National Diabetes Register, Centre of Registers Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- National Diabetes Register, Centre of Registers Västra Götaland, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Medical Evidence and Observational Research, Astra Zeneca AB, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 413 45, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Department of Medicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 413 45, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Nishikido T, Fayyad R, Melamed S, Ray KK. TRS2P and LDL-C alone or in combination for predicting absolute benefits from additional LDL-C lowering: Analysis from the TNT trial. Atherosclerosis 2021; 322:8-14. [PMID: 33706084 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2021.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Despite trial evidence, high intensity statins are underutilized in routine clinical practice. This study sought to assess the individual and joint contributions of the TRS2P score as a measure of residual risk and LDL-C levels to benefits from further LDL-C lowering in the TNT trial. METHODS A total of 9980 patients were divided into 4 groups based on TRS2P and LDL-C at baseline: <median TRS2P and <median LDL-C (group 1), <median TRS2P and ≥median LDL-C (group 2), ≥median TRS2P and <median LDL-C (group 3), ≥median TRS2P and ≥median LDL-C (group 4). The effect of atorvastatin 80 mg vs. 10 mg on the risk of any cardiovascular event was assessed among the groups. RESULTS Percentage reductions in LDL-C with atorvastatin 80 mg were consistent across groups, whereas absolute reductions were approximately 11 mg/dL greater when LDL-C was ≥median. Despite atorvastatin 10 mg, either TRS2P ≥ median or LDL-C ≥ median were associated with more events and highest when both were ≥median (groups 1-4; 21.5%, 28.1%, 36.3%, and 40.5%, respectively; p-trend <0.0001. Although relative benefits were similar, absolute risk reduction from atorvastatin 80 mg was lowest when both scores were <median (1.3%, group 1) and highest when both were >median (7.2%, group 4), NNT 78 vs. 14 (p-interaction <0.0001). CONCLUSIONS Measures of residual risk as well LDL-C identify patients who remain at high risk despite statins with the combination identifying those who derive the greatest benefits from even modest additional LDL-C lowering. Attention to residual risk as well as LDL-C may further help to optimize guideline implementation.
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- Toshiyuki Nishikido
- Imperial Centre for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (ICCP), Department of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, St.Dunstan's Road, London, W6 8RP, UK; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Saga University, 5-1-1 Nabeshima, Saga, Japan
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- Imperial Centre for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention (ICCP), Department of Primary Care and Public Health, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, St.Dunstan's Road, London, W6 8RP, UK.
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Dai L, Zou L, Meng L, Qiang G, Yan M, Zhang Z. Cholesterol Metabolism in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets. Mol Neurobiol 2021; 58:2183-2201. [PMID: 33411241 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-020-02232-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Cholesterol is an indispensable component of the cell membrane and plays vital roles in critical physiological processes. Brain cholesterol accounts for a large portion of total cholesterol in the human body, and its content must be tightly regulated to ensure normal brain function. Disorders of cholesterol metabolism in the brain are linked to neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), Huntington's disease (HD), and other atypical cognitive deficits that arise at old age. However, the specific role of cholesterol metabolism disorder in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative diseases has not been fully elucidated. Statins that are a class of lipid-lowering drugs have been reported to have a positive effect on neurodegenerative diseases. Herein, we reviewed the physiological and pathological conditions of cholesterol metabolism and discussed the possible mechanisms of cholesterol metabolism and statin therapy in neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Lijun Dai
- Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China
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- Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China
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- Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College and Beijing Key Laboratory of Drug Target and Screening Research, Beijing, China
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- Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China
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- Department of Neurology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China.
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Mitacchione G, Schiavone M, Curnis A, Arca M, Antinori S, Gasperetti A, Mascioli G, Severino P, Sabato F, Caracciolo MM, Arabia G, D'Erasmo L, Viecca M, Mancone M, Galli M, Forleo GB. Impact of prior statin use on clinical outcomes in COVID-19 patients: data from tertiary referral hospitals during COVID-19 pandemic in Italy. J Clin Lipidol 2021; 15:68-78. [PMID: 33390341 PMCID: PMC7833194 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2020.12.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Revised: 12/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Epidemiological evidence suggests that anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties of statins may reduce the risk of infections and infection-related complications. OBJECTIVE We aimed to assess the impact of prior statin use on coronavirus disease (COVID-19) severity and mortality. METHODS In this observational multicenter study, consecutive patients hospitalized for COVID-19 were enrolled. In-hospital mortality and severity of COVID-19 assessed with National Early Warning Score (NEWS) were deemed primary and secondary outcomes, respectively. Propensity score (PS) matching was used to obtain balanced cohorts. RESULTS Among 842 patients enrolled, 179 (21%) were treated with statins before admission. Statin patients showed more comorbidities and more severe COVID-19 (NEWS 4 [IQR 2-6] vs 3 [IQR 2-5], p < 0.001). Despite having similar rates of intensive care unit admission, noninvasive ventilation, and mechanical ventilation, statin users appeared to show higher mortality rates. After balancing pre-existing relevant clinical conditions that could affect COVID-19 prognosis with PS matching, statin therapy confirmed its association with a more severe disease (NEWS ≥5 61% vs. 48%, p = 0.025) but not with in-hospital mortality (26% vs. 28%, p = 0.185). At univariate logistic regression analysis, statin use was confirmed not to be associated with mortality (OR 0.901; 95% CI: 0.537 to 1.51; p = 0.692) and to be associated with a more severe disease (NEWS≥5 OR 1.7; 95% CI 1.067-2.71; p = 0.026). CONCLUSIONS Our results did not confirm the supposed favorable effects of statin therapy on COVID-19 outcomes. Conversely, they suggest that statin use should be considered as a proxy of underlying comorbidities, which indeed expose to increased risks of more severe COVID-19.
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- Department of Cardiology, Luigi Sacco - University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Spedali Civili Hospital, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, ASST-Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Luigi Sacco - University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Arrhythmology, Cliniche Humanitas Gavazzeni, Bergamo, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Science, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Luigi Sacco - University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Luigi Sacco - University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Spedali Civili Hospital, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Luigi Sacco - University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Internal, Anesthesiological and Cardiovascular Science, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, ASST-Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Luigi Sacco Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Luigi Sacco - University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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Reeskamp LF, Tromp TR, Huijgen R, Stroes ESG, Hovingh GK, Grefhorst A. Statin therapy reduces plasma angiopoietin-like 3 (ANGPTL3) concentrations in hypercholesterolemic patients via reduced liver X receptor (LXR) activation. Atherosclerosis 2020; 315:68-75. [PMID: 33242792 DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2020.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Revised: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 11/12/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Statins suppress hepatic mRNA expression of ANGPTL3 encoding angiopoietin-like 3 in healthy subjects, but it is unknown if plasma ANGPTL3 concentrations are affected by statins prescribed to hypercholesterolemic patients in clinical practice. We therefore investigated the effect of statin treatment on plasma ANGPTL3 concentrations in hypercholesterolemic patients. In addition, we explored the underlying mechanism by which statins regulate ANGPTL3 in vitro. METHODS Plasma ANGPTL3 concentrations were measured in 93 genetically confirmed familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) patients who were using statin therapy and 61 statin naïve FH patients. Moreover, concentrations were measured in 14 hypercholesterolemic patients who discontinued their statin treatment for 4 weeks. In vitro studies were performed with Huh7 human hepatoma cells. RESULTS Plasma ANGPTL3 concentrations were 15% lower in statin treated FH patients compared to statin naïve FH patients (145 (120-193) vs. 167 (135-220) ng/ml, p = 0.012). Statin discontinuation resulted in a 21% (p<0.001) increase of plasma ANGPTL3 concentrations. Simvastatin reduced ANGPTL3 mRNA expression and ANGPTL3 secretion of Huh7 cells. Liver X receptor (LXR) activation with T0901317 increased ANGPTL3 mRNA expression and ANGPTL3 secretion by 6- and 3-fold, respectively. Adding simvastatin did not mitigate this effect but adding the LXR antagonist GSK2230 to simvastatin-incubated Huh7 cells diminished simvastatin-induced reductions in ANGPTL3 mRNA expression and ANGPTL3 secretion. Simvastatin reduced intracellular oxysterol concentrations. Oxysterols are endogenous LXR ligands, implying that simvastatin suppresses ANGPTL3 secretion via reduced oxysterol-mediated LXR activation. CONCLUSIONS Statins lower plasma ANGPTL3 concentrations in hypercholesterolemic patients, likely due to decreased oxysterol-mediated LXR activation.
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Crockett KB, Wen Y, Overton ET, Jackson EA, Rosenson RS, Muntner P, Colantonio LD. One-year statin persistence and adherence in adults with HIV in the United States. J Clin Lipidol 2021; 15:181-91. [PMID: 33341376 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2020.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Revised: 10/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Statin persistence and adherence are low among US adults. Most individuals with HIV in the US have high adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART), but less is known about their statin persistence and adherence. OBJECTIVES We analyzed persistence and adherence to statin therapy among adults with and without HIV. METHODS We analyzed claims data from adults in the MarketScan database who initiated statin therapy between 2007 and 2016. People with HIV (n = 5619) were frequency matched 1-to-4 to those without HIV (n = 22,476) based on age, sex, and calendar year of statin initiation. Statin persistence was defined by having dispensed statin medication during the last 90 days of the 365 days following initiation. High statin adherence was defined as a proportion of days covered (PDC) ≥0.80 during the 365 days following initiation. Among people with HIV, the PDC for each ART was calculated. RESULTS The mean age of the study population was 51 years and 85.8% were men. Statin persistence was higher among adults with versus without HIV (72.8% versus 65.2%, multivariable-adjusted prevalence ratio 1.13, 95%CI 1.11-1.15). Among those who were persistent, a higher proportion of people with versus without HIV had high statin adherence (69.6% versus 59.9%, multivariable-adjusted prevalence ratio 1.16, 95%CI 1.13-1.19). Among people with HIV and high ART adherence (minimum PDC ≥0.90), 34.6% had a PDC for statin therapy <0.80. CONCLUSION Adults with HIV were more persistent and adherent to statin medications versus those without HIV. However, a high proportion of adults with HIV had low statin adherence.
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Miura SI, Katsuda Y, Sugihara M, Ike A, Nishikawa H, Kawamura A. A Strict Target for Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol May not Be Necessary for Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in All Elderly Patients With Dyslipidemia. Cardiol Res 2020; 11:366-369. [PMID: 33224381 PMCID: PMC7666592 DOI: 10.14740/cr1157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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According to the Japan Atherosclerosis Society Guidelines for the Prevention of Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Diseases 2017, standard statin therapy for hyper-low-density lipoprotein cholesterol cholesterolemia in elderly patients may be effective for the secondary prevention of coronary artery disease, as in non-elderly adults. On the other hand, high-intensity statin therapy may not be recommended in all elderly cardiovascular disease patients with dyslipidemia, and particularly in elderly patients aged ≥ 85 years. In any case, tailor-made medical care with use of statin is required that matches the background of each patient.
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- Shin-Ichiro Miura
- Department of Cardiology, Fukuoka University Hospital and Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan.,Department of Cardiology, Fukuoka University Nishijin Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Fukuoka University Nishijin Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Fukuoka University Hospital and Fukuoka University School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Fukuoka University Nishijin Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Fukuoka University Chikushi Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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Gold ME, Nanna MG, Doerfler SM, Schibler T, Wojdyla D, Peterson ED, Navar AM. Prevalence, treatment, and control of severe hyperlipidemia. Am J Prev Cardiol 2020; 3:100079. [PMID: 34327462 PMCID: PMC8315339 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpc.2020.100079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 07/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Objective To identify the prevalence, treatment, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) control of individuals with LDL-C ≥190 mg/dL in contemporary clinical practice. Methods We included adults (age ≥18 years) with LDL-C ≥190 mg/dL, at least one LDL-C level drawn from 255 health systems participating in Cerner HealthFacts database (2000–2017, n = 4,623,851), and a detailed examination within Duke University Health System (DUHS, 2015–2017, n = 267,710). Factors associated with LDL-C control were evaluated using multivariable logistic regression modeling. Results The cross-sectional prevalence of LDL-C ≥190 mg/dL was 3.0% in Cerner (n = 139,539/4,623,851) and 2.9% at DUHS (n = 7728/267,710); among these, rates of repeat LDL-C measurement within 13 months were low: 27.9% (n = 38,960) in Cerner, 54.5% (n = 4211) at DUHS. Of patients with follow-up LDL-C levels, 23.6% in Cerner had a 50% of greater reduction in LDL-C, 18.3% achieved an LDL-C <100 mg/dL and 2.7% < 70 mg/dL. At DUHS, 28.4% had a 50% or greater reduction in LDL-C, 28.4% achieved an LDL-C ≤100 mg/dL and 4.4% achieved <70 mg/dL. Within DUHS, 71.6% with LDL-C ≥190 mg/dL were on any statin during follow-up, but only 28.5% were on a high-intensity statin. In multivariable modeling, seeing a cardiologist (Cerner odds ratio [OR] 1.56, confidence interval [CI] 1.33–1.83; DUHS OR 1.89, 95% CI 1.18–3.01) and having diabetes (Cerner OR 1.34 CI 1.23–1.46; DUHS OR 2.07, CI 1.62–2.65) increased odds of LDL-C control, defined as a ≥50% reduction in LDL-C (at Cerner) or initiation of high intensity statin (at DUHS). Prior atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (OR 1.19, CI 1.07–1.33), hypertension (OR 1.10, CI 1.03–1.18), African American race (OR 0.79, CI 0.71–0.89), and government (vs. private) insurance (OR 0.90, CI 0.83–0.98) were associated with LDL-C control at Cerner. Female sex was associated with lower odds of appropriate therapy (OR 0.69, CI 0.59–0.81) at DUHS. Conclusions Approximately 3% of United States adults have LDL-C ≥190 mg/dL. Among those with very high LDL-C, rates of repeat measurement within one year were low; of those retested, only about one-fourth met guideline-recommended LDL-C treatment goals. Large numbers of U.S. adults with extremely high LDL-C.Can be identified using available EHR data Often have no follow-up lipid measurement Are not treated with recommended lipid-lowering therapies Do not achieve guideline-recommended LDL-C reduction goals
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- Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, USA
- Corresponding author. Duke Clinical Research Institute, 200 Morris St, Durham, NC, 27701, USA.
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Roy S, Hyman D, Ayyala S, Bakhshi A, Kim SH, Anoruo N, Weinstock J, Balogun A, D'Souza M, Filatova N, Penabad J, Shah P, Perez C, Mehta A, Hunter K. Cognitive Function Assessment in Patients on Moderate- or High-Intensity Statin Therapy. J Clin Med Res 2020; 12:255-265. [PMID: 32362974 PMCID: PMC7188372 DOI: 10.14740/jocmr4144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2020] [Accepted: 03/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Background Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in the USA. Statin therapy reduces cardiovascular events significantly. Cognitive impairment has been reported with statin therapy but there is a lack of consensus. We analyzed the cognitive functions of adult patients who were on moderate-intensity statin therapy (MIST) or high-intensity statin therapy (HIST). Methods A total of 213 patients underwent cognitive assessment testing. Cognitive function scores were correlated with the durations of statin therapy, age, and level of education by using Pearson correlation. Independent t-test was used to compare the mean cognitive function score to the gender, race, type of statin therapy, and comorbid conditions. Results Mean age of all the patients was 55.4 years. Majority of the patients (66.2%) were on MIST while the rest (33.8%) were on HIST. Cognitive impairment was observed in 17.8% of the studied patients. A total of 41.7% of the patients in the HIST group and 5.7% in the MIST group had cognitive impairment (P < 0.001). There was no correlation between cognitive function score and age (r = -0.106), weakly positive correlation between the level of education and cognitive function score (r = 0.252), and weakly negative correlation between the duration of statin therapy and cognitive function score (r = -0.283). In the group of patients on HIST with cognitive impairment, the proportion of patients on atorvastatin 40 - 80 mg was significantly higher than the proportion of patients on rosuvastatin 20 - 40 mg (66.7% vs. 33.3%; P < 0.05). In the group of patients on MIST with cognitive impairment, atorvastatin 10 - 20 mg was the most commonly used statin therapy (50%), followed by rosuvastatin 10 mg (25%), simvastatin 20 - 40 mg (12.5%) and pravastatin 40 - 80 mg (12.5%). Conclusions We found a significantly higher association of cognitive impairment in patients who were on MIST or HIST compared to the general population. We found no correlation between cognitive function score and age, weakly positive correlation between the level of education and cognitive function score, and weakly negative correlation between the duration of statin therapy and cognitive function score. HIST was associated with a higher frequency of cognitive impairment compared to the MIST.
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- Satyajeet Roy
- Department of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, NJ, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, NJ, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, NJ, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, NJ, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, NJ, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School-UMASS Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, NJ, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, NJ, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, NJ, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, NJ, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, NJ, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, NJ, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, NJ, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Cooper University Health Care, Camden, NJ, USA
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- Cooper Research Institute, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ, USA
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Giugliano D, De Nicola L, Maiorino MI, Bellastella G, Garofalo C, Chiodini P, Ceriello A, Esposito K. Preventing major adverse cardiovascular events by SGLT-2 inhibition in patients with type 2 diabetes: the role of kidney. Cardiovasc Diabetol 2020; 19:35. [PMID: 32192503 PMCID: PMC7081614 DOI: 10.1186/s12933-020-01010-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Cardiovascular outcome trials (CVOTs) have demonstrated a significant reduction of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) treated by SGLT-2 inhibitors. This holds true in the presence of background therapy with statins in most patients. Noteworthy, this SGLT-2 inhibitors effect is unique because, at variance with other components of cardiorenal protection, MACE prevention does not appear to be a class effect. Here, we present meta-analysis of the four key CVOTs indicating a major role of renal function in determining the extent of MACE prevention, with the benefit increasing in more severe kidney disease, that is, a high-risk condition where effectiveness of the traditional approach with statins is reduced.
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- Dario Giugliano
- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, Università della Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.
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- Nephrology Unit, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, Università della Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Diabetes Unit, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, Università della Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Division of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, Università della Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Nephrology Unit, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, Università della Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Medical Statistics Unit, Università della Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases, IRCCS MultiMedica, Sesto San Giovanni, MI, Italy
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- Diabetes Unit, Department of Advanced Medical and Surgical Sciences, Università della Campania L. Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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Du R, Cai J, Cui B, Wu H, Zhao XQ, Ye P. Rapid improvement in carotid adventitial angiogenesis and plaque neovascularization after rosuva statin therapy in statin treatment-naïve subjects. J Clin Lipidol 2019; 13:847-853. [PMID: 31783975 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2019.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2019] [Revised: 06/09/2019] [Accepted: 07/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Statin therapy can improve plaque stability. However, the time course of effects of statin on adventitial angiogenesis and plaque neovascularization has not been studied. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to investigate whether statin therapy reduces plaque neovascularization, associated with adventitial angiogenesis, over 24 months as assessed by using carotid dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE-MRI). METHODS Forty-three lipid treatment-naïve subjects with asymptomatic carotid atherosclerosis received rosuvastatin (5-20 mg/d) to lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol to <80 mg/dL for 24 months. Carotid DCE-MRI was performed at baseline, 3, 12 and 24 months. Vascularity (Vp = fractional plasma volume) and vascular permeability (Ktrans = transfer constant) derived from kinetic modeling of DCE-MRI were measured in both adventitia and plaque. RESULTS Adventitia Vp and adventitia Ktrans were significantly correlated with plaque Vp and plaque Ktrans at baseline. Rosuvastatin significantly reduced both adventitial and plaque Vp significantly at 3 months from 0.121 ± 0.064 to 0.085 ± 0.049 (P = .008) and from 0.096 ± 0.052 to 0.067 ± 0.043 (P = .013). Adventitial and plaque Vp continued to decrease by 43% and 34% at 12 months and by 49% and 45% at 24 months. However, the continued reductions from 3 to 12 months and from 12 to 24 months were not statistically significant. Adventitial and plaque Ktrans showed similar trends, but nonstatistically significant decreases during the 24 months of treatment. CONCLUSIONS Rosuvastatin therapy rapidly and significantly decreased adventitial and plaque neovascularization at 3 months followed by continued, but nonstatistically significant, decreases at 12 and 24 months.
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- Ruixue Du
- Department of Geriatric Cardiology, National Clinical Research Centre for Geriatric Disease, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Radiology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Geriatric Cardiology, National Clinical Research Centre for Geriatric Disease, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
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- Department of Geriatric Cardiology, National Clinical Research Centre for Geriatric Disease, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
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Case BC, Bress AP, Kolm P, Philip S, Herrick JS, Granowitz CB, Toth PP, Fan W, Wong ND, Hull M, Weintraub WS. The economic burden of hypertriglyceridemia among US adults with diabetes or atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease on statin therapy. J Clin Lipidol 2019; 13:754-761. [PMID: 31427271 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2019.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Revised: 07/03/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Hypertriglyceridemia (HTG) is associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. However, the cost burden of HTG-related CVD in high-risk US adults on statins has not been well characterized. OBJECTIVE We estimated the HTG-related health care cost burden among US adults with CVD or diabetes taking statin therapy. METHODS We estimated population sizes and annual health care costs among US adults aged ≥45 years with diabetes or CVD taking statin therapy with normal triglycerides (TGs) defined as TG < 150 mg/dL compared with those with HTG defined as TG ≥ 150 mg/dL. Population sizes were estimated from the 2007-2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys. Adjusted mean total annual health care costs in 2015 US dollars were estimated using the Optum Research Database. The annual total health care cost burden was estimated by multiplying the population size by the mean annual total incremental health care costs overall and within subgroups. RESULTS There were 6.2 (95% confidence interval [CI], 5.4 - 7.1) million and 12.0 (95% CI, 11.1 - 12.9) million US adults aged ≥45 years with diabetes and/or CVD on statin therapy with TG ≥ 150 mg/dL and TG < 150 mg/dL, respectively. The mean adjusted incremental total one-year health care costs in adults with TG ≥ 150 mg/dL compared with those with TG < 150 mg/dL was $1730 (95% CI, $1160 - $2320). This leads to a projected annual incremental cost burden associated with HTG in patients with diabetes or CVD on statins of $10.7 billion (95% CI, $6.8 B - $14.6 B). CONCLUSION In US adults on statins and at high risk for CVD, the health care costs associated with HTG are substantial.
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- Brian C Case
- MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
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- Division of Health System Innovation and Research, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT
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- MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
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- Medical Affairs, Amarin Pharma, Inc, Bedminster, NJ
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT
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- Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine University of California, Irvine, CA
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine University of California, Irvine, CA
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- Health Economics and Outcomes Research, Optum Research Database, Eden Prairie, MN
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- MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC.
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Rusnak J, Behnes M, Schupp T, Lang S, Reiser L, Taton G, Bollow A, Reichelt T, Ellguth D, Engelke N, Ansari U, El-Battrawy I, Bertsch T, Nienaber CA, Akin M, Mashayekhi K, Weiß C, Borggrefe M, Akin I. Statin therapy is associated with improved survival in patients with ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Lipids Health Dis 2019; 18:119. [PMID: 31122256 PMCID: PMC6533673 DOI: 10.1186/s12944-019-1011-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2018] [Accepted: 03/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Objectives The study sought to assess the impact of statin therapy on survival in patients presenting with ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Background Data regarding the outcome of patients with statin therapy presenting with ventricular tachyarrhythmias is limited. Methods A large retrospective registry was used including all consecutive patients presenting with ventricular tachycardia (VT) or fibrillation (VF) from 2002 to 2016. Patients with statin were compared to patients without statin therapy (non-statin). The primary prognostic endpoint was long-term all-cause death at 3 years. Uni- and multivariable Cox regression analyses were applied in propensity-score matched cohorts. Results A total of 424 matched patients was included. The rates of VT and VF were similar in both groups (VT: statin 71% vs. non-statin 68%; VF: statin 29% vs. 32%; p = 0.460). Statin therapy was associated with lower all-cause mortality at long-term follow-up (mortality rates 16% versus 33%; log rank, p = 0.001; HR = 0.438; 95% CI 0.290–0.663; p = 0.001), irrespective of the underlying type of ventricular tachyarrhythmia (VT/VF), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) > 35%, presence of an activated implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD), cardiogenic shock or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Conclusion Statin therapy is independently associated with lower long-term mortality in patients presenting with ventricular tachyarrhythmias on admission. Trial registration Clinicaltrials.gov, NCT02982473, 11/29/2016, Retrospectively registered.
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- Jonas Rusnak
- First Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, European Center for AngioScience (ECAS), and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim, Germany
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- First Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, European Center for AngioScience (ECAS), and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim, Germany.
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- First Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, European Center for AngioScience (ECAS), and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim, Germany
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- First Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, European Center for AngioScience (ECAS), and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim, Germany
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- First Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, European Center for AngioScience (ECAS), and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim, Germany
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- First Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, European Center for AngioScience (ECAS), and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim, Germany
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- First Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, European Center for AngioScience (ECAS), and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim, Germany
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- First Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, European Center for AngioScience (ECAS), and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim, Germany
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- First Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, European Center for AngioScience (ECAS), and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim, Germany
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- First Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, European Center for AngioScience (ECAS), and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim, Germany
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- First Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, European Center for AngioScience (ECAS), and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim, Germany
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- First Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, European Center for AngioScience (ECAS), and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim, Germany
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- Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Laboratory Medicine and Transfusion Medicine, General Hospital Nuremberg, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Clinic for Cardiology and Angiology II, Universitaetszentrum Freiburg Bad Krozingen, University of Freiburg, Bad Krozingen, Germany
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- Institute of Biomathematics and Medical Statistics, University Medical Center Mannheim (UMM), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim, Germany
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- First Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, European Center for AngioScience (ECAS), and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim, Germany
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- First Department of Medicine, University Medical Centre Mannheim (UMM), Faculty of Medicine Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, European Center for AngioScience (ECAS), and DZHK (German Center for Cardiovascular Research) partner site Heidelberg/Mannheim, Mannheim, University of Heidelberg, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167, Mannheim, Germany
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Kuragaichi T, Kataoka Y, Miyakoshi C, Miyamoto T, Sato Y. External validation of pooled cohort equations using systolic blood pressure intervention trial data. BMC Res Notes 2019; 12:271. [PMID: 31088530 PMCID: PMC6518641 DOI: 10.1186/s13104-019-4293-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 05/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Objective The risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is estimated using the American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) Pooled Cohort Equations (PCEs). However, the accuracy of this tool remains controversial, particularly among patients who are recommended statin therapy according to the ACC/AHA guidelines. We performed external validation of PCEs among patients eligible for statin therapy using data from the systolic blood pressure intervention trial (SPRINT). Results Our study included 4057 patients from among the 9361 patients in SPRINT. The mean patient age was 64.5 years, and the median predicted 10-year risks of ASCVD were 17.2% and 12.3% for men and women, respectively. Over a median follow-up of 3.3 years, 133 primary events (including 23 cardiovascular deaths) were noted, whereas 304 events were predicted by the PCEs. The PCEs demonstrated poor calibration (Hosmer–Lemeshow test, p < 0.001) and overestimated the probability consistently. Additionally, they showed moderate discrimination [area under the curve: 0.65 (95% confidence interval, 0.60–0.69)]. This study demonstrates that PCEs might overestimate the risk of ASCVD in patients who are recommended statin therapy.
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- Takashi Kuragaichi
- Department of Cardiology, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, 2-17-77, Higashinaniwa-Cho, Amagasaki, Hyogo, 660-8550, Japan.
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- Hospital Care Research Unit, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, 2-17-77, Higashinaniwa-Cho, Amagasaki, Hyogo, 660-8550, Japan
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- Department of Cardiology, Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center, 2-17-77, Higashinaniwa-Cho, Amagasaki, Hyogo, 660-8550, Japan
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Hamoui O, Omar MI, Raal FJ, Rashed W, Kane A, Alami M, Abreu P, Mashhoud W, Alsheikh-Ali AA. Increases in statin eligibility to reduce cardiovascular risk according to the 2013 ACC/AHA cholesterol guidelines in the Africa Middle East region: a sub-analysis of the Africa Middle East Cardiovascular Epidemiological (ACE) study. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2019; 19:61. [PMID: 30876390 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-019-1034-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Accepted: 02/27/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND With development of cholesterol management guidelines by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA), more individuals at risk of cardiovascular disease may be eligible for statin therapy. It is not known how this affects statin eligibility in the Africa and Middle East Region. METHODS Data were used from the Africa Middle East Cardiovascular Epidemiological (ACE) study. The percentage of subjects eligible for statins per the ACC/AHA 2013 cholesterol guidelines and the 2002 National Cholesterol Education Program-Adult Treatment Panel (NCEP-ATP III) recommendations were compared. Analyses were carried out according to age, gender, community (urban/rural), and country income categories based on World Bank definitions. RESULTS According to the ACC/AHA recommendations, 1695 out of 4378 subjects (39%; 95% confidence interval [CI], 37-40%) satisfied statin eligibility criteria vs. 1043/4378 (24%; 95% CI, 23-25%) per NCEP-ATP recommendations, representing a 63% increase in statin eligibility. Consistent increases in eligibility for statin therapy were seen according to the ACC/AHA vs. NCEP-ATP guidelines across sub-groups of age, gender, community, and country income. Notable increases for statin eligibility according to ACC/AHA vs. NCEP-ATP were seen, respectively, in subjects aged ≥65 years (86% vs. 39%), in males (46% vs. 25%), in low-income countries (28% vs. 14%), and rural communities (37% vs. 19%). CONCLUSION An increase in statin eligibility was seen applying ACC/AHA cholesterol guidelines compared with previous NCEP-ATP recommendations in the Africa Middle East region. The economic consequences of these guideline recommendations will need further research. TRIAL REGISTRATION The ACE trial is registered under NCT01243138 .
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Császár A. The characteristics of two LDL-cholesterol level reduction treatment strategies, "treat-to-target" and "percent reduction": an observational study without intervention. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2019; 19:57. [PMID: 30857520 PMCID: PMC6413439 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-019-1038-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Accepted: 02/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The 2014 ACC/AHA guidelines redefined the strategy for LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) treatment. According to data from evidence-based studies, the basis for earlier therapeutic recommendations for LDL-C target levels (2.6 and 1.8 mmol/L) may be disputed, and only the data for the percent LDL-C reduction are objective. The target is a moderate intensity (30-50%) LDL-C reduction in the high cardiovascular (CV) risk group, and a high intensity LDL-C reduction (> 50%) in the very high risk group. In our study, we analysed the success of the two types of strategies in attaining the target in the everyday routine. METHODS Of 5652 patients suffering from hypercholesterolemia, 4302 underwent treat-to-target treatment, and 1350 patients were treated with a percent reduction strategy. Physicians were free to choose the dosage and the target treatment form. The 12-month study included three follow-up visits. RESULTS In the high CV risk, statin-naive subgroup the percent LDL-C reduction strategy has been proven to be clearly more successful than the treat-to-target strategy, i.e. a higher proportion of patients reached the target values. We observed that the absolute value corresponding to a percent reduction target is higher if the baseline LDL-C is higher, and therefore it is easier to reach. CONCLUSION Therefore, in this large subgroup of patients with baseline LDL-C level higher than 3.9 mmol/L may be recommended the adaptation of the percent reduction assessment.
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- Albert Császár
- Military Hospital Department of Internal Medicine II, Hungarian Defense Forces Medical Center, H-1062 Podmaniczky u, Budapest, 111, Hungary.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW There has been confusion following the 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) Lipid guidelines on the role of non-statin medications for cardiovascular prevention. RECENT FINDINGS Several recent large trials have also now shown that lowering LDL with non-statins reduces cardiovascular events. In ASCVD patients on statins, adding ezetimibe or a PCSK9 inhibitor led to reductions in CV events in the IMPROVE IT, FOURIER, and most recently the ODYSSEY-OUTCOMES trials. Additional novel therapies reducing LDL and other atherogenic lipoproteins are in development during this exciting time in this field. With recent evidence, the 2017 ACC Expert Consensus Decision pathway calls for initial therapy with statins, monitoring LDL levels, and then adding ezetimibe and/or PCSK9 inhibitors to further lower LDL-C to targets based on the patient's risk.
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- Sara Lee
- Temple University School of Pharmacy, 1625 Annin St, Philadelphia, PA, 19146, USA
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- Cardiovascular Division, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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Muniyappa R, Noureldin RA, Abd-Elmoniem KZ, El Khouli RH, Matta JR, Hamimi A, Ranganath S, Hadigan C, Nieman LK, Gharib AM. Personalized Statin Therapy and Coronary Atherosclerotic Plaque Burden in Asymptomatic Low/Intermediate-Risk Individuals. Cardiorenal Med 2018; 8:140-150. [PMID: 29617001 DOI: 10.1159/000487205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Accepted: 01/26/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Current guidelines for the primary prevention of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease are based on the estimation of a predicted 10-year cardiovascular disease risk and the average relative risk reduction estimates from statin trials. In the clinical setting, however, decision-making is better informed by the expected benefit for the individual patient, which is typically lacking. Consequently, a personalized statin benefit approach based on absolute risk reduction over 10 years (ARR10 benefit threshold ≥2.3%) has been proposed as a novel approach. However, how this benefit threshold relates with coronary plaque burden in asymptomatic individuals with low/intermediate cardiovascular disease risk is unknown. AIMS In this study, we compared the predicted ARR10 obtained in each individual with plaque burden detected by coronary computed tomography angiography. METHODS AND RESULTS Plaque burden (segment volume score, segment stenosis score, and segment involvement score) was assessed in prospectively recruited asymptomatic subjects (n = 70; 52% male; median age 56 years [interquartile range 51-64 years]) with low/intermediate Framingham risk score (< 20%). The expected ARR10 with statin in the entire cohort was 2.7% (1.5-4.6%) with a corresponding number needed to treat over 10 years of 36 (22-63). In subjects with an ARR10 benefit threshold ≥2.3% (vs. < 2.3%), plaque burden was significantly higher (p = 0.02). CONCLUSION These findings suggest that individuals with higher coronary plaque burden are more likely to get greater benefit from statin therapy even among asymptomatic individuals with low cardiovascular risk.
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- Ranganath Muniyappa
- Clinical Endocrinology Section, Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Obesity Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Biomedical and Metabolic Imaging Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Biomedical and Metabolic Imaging Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Biomedical and Metabolic Imaging Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Biomedical and Metabolic Imaging Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Biomedical and Metabolic Imaging Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Biomedical and Metabolic Imaging Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Laboratory of Immunoregulation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Clinical Endocrinology Section, Diabetes, Endocrinology, and Obesity Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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- Biomedical and Metabolic Imaging Branch, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA
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Ishikawa Y, Itoh T, Satoh M, Fusazaki T, Sugawara S, Nakajima S, Nakamura M, Morino Y. Impact of Water- and Lipid-Soluble Statins on Nonculprit Lesions in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome. Int Heart J 2018; 59:27-34. [PMID: 29279527 DOI: 10.1536/ihj.16-587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Statins can be differentiated into two types, based on their solubility, which have potentially differing effects on the coronary artery wall. However, suspected differences in statins' effects on plaque composition have not been systemically investigated.Sixty-seven patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) were randomly assigned to either atorvastatin (10 mg/day) or rosuvastatin (2.5 mg/day). Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and integrated backscatter (IB)-IVUS, an established tool to quantify each plaque's components, were performed immediately after emergent percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Follow-up IVUS was performed between 6 and 12 months after PCI. Serial changes in serum lipid profiles and plaque composition volumes were compared between the two groups.Thirty-five patients were eligible for serial IB-IVUS analyses. The mean low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol level significantly decreased in the atorvastatin and rosuvastatin groups (P < 0.001); plaque volumes were also significantly reduced from 82.0 ± 46.2 to 74.9 ± 41.3 mm3 (P = 0.01) and from 74.7 ± 35.3 to 67.7 ± 27.0 mm3 (P = 0.02), respectively. IB-IVUS revealed a significant reduction in fibrous volume from 33.8 ± 20.0 to 27.5 ± 14.9 mm3 (P < 0.01) and from 29.6 ± 13.6 to 24.8 ± 7.6 mm3 (P < 0.05), respectively; however, significant changes were not noted in the volume of the lipid pool for the atorvastatin group and the rosuvastatin group, respectively.Water- and lipid-soluble statins may be similarly effective in reducing coronary plaques in patients with ACS as judged qualitatively and quantitatively. Further study is needed to determine whether differences between water- and lipid-soluble statins affect plaque components.
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- Yu Ishikawa
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nephrology and Endocrinology, Iwate Medical University
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Nephrology and Endocrinology, Iwate Medical University
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Iwate Medical University
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Sumi A, Nakamura U, Iwase M, Fujii H, Ohkuma T, Ide H, Jodai-Kitamura T, Komorita Y, Yoshinari M, Hirakawa Y, Hirano A, Kubo M, Kitazono T. The gene-treatment interaction of paraoxonase-1 gene polymorphism and statin therapy on insulin secretion in Japanese patients with type 2 diabetes: Fukuoka diabetes registry. BMC Med Genet 2017; 18:146. [PMID: 29233102 PMCID: PMC5728066 DOI: 10.1186/s12881-017-0509-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2017] [Accepted: 12/01/2017] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Background Although statins deteriorate glucose metabolism, their glucose-lowering effects have emerged in some situations. Here, we assessed whether these effects are a consequence of statins’ interaction with paraoxonase (PON)1 enzyme polymorphism. Methods Adult Japanese type 2 diabetes patients (n = 3798) were enrolled in a cross-sectional study. We used Q192R polymorphism of the PON1 gene as a representative single-nucleotide polymorphism and focused on the effects of the wild-type Q allele, in an additive manner. For patients with and without statin therapy, the associations of this allele with fasting plasma glucose (FPG), HbA1c, C-peptide, HOMA2-%β, and HOMA2-IR were investigated separately using a linear regression model, and were compared between groups by testing interactions. Sensitivity analyses were performed using propensity score to further control the imbalance of characteristics between groups. Results Among patients with statin therapy, there were linear associations of the number of Q alleles with decreased FPG and HbA1c, and with increased serum C peptide and HOMA2-%β (all P < 0.01 for trends), while such associations were not observed among those without statin therapy. These differences were statistically significant only for serum C peptide and HOMA2-%β (P < 0.01 for interactions). These associations remained significant after multiple explanatory variable adjustment. Sensitivity analyses using propensity score showed broad consistency of these associations. Conclusions Patients with the Q allele of the PON1 Q192R polymorphism who were treated with statins exhibited improvement in glucose metabolism, especially in insulin secretion, suggesting the importance of genotyping PON1 Q192R to identify those who could benefit from statin therapy. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12881-017-0509-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Akiko Sumi
- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan. .,Diabetes Center, Hakujyuji Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
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- Centre for Cohort Studies, Graduate School of Medical Sciences Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.,The George Institute for Global Health University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.,Division of General Internal Medicine, School of Oral Health Science, Kyushu Dental University, Kitakyushu, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Epidemiology and Public Health, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Center for Integrative Medical Sciences, RIKEN, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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Weerarathna TP, Herath HMM, Liyanage G. Prevalence of low HDL cholesterol and its associations among Sri Lankan patients with diabetes mellitus on statin therapy. Diabetes Metab Syndr 2017; 11 Suppl 1:S253-S256. [PMID: 28057504 DOI: 10.1016/j.dsx.2016.12.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2016] [Accepted: 12/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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AIMS We aimed to study the prevalence and associations of suboptimal high density lipoproteins level, a characteristic feature in diabetic dyslipidemia among patients under statin therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS From a database of 2416 patients, data on age, gender, duration of diabetes, body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC), low density lipoproteins (LDL), triglyceride, high density lipoproteins (HDL) were obtained. Prevalence of suboptimal HDL (<40mg/dL in males and <50mg/dL in females) and its association with gender, age, duration of diabetes, BMI and WC were studied. RESULTS The mean (SD) age of the sample (n=2416) was 53 (10) years and 64.2% of them (n=1550) were males. Prevalence of suboptimal HDL was 17.6%. Regression analysis revealed female gender, (OR 7.73, 95% CI 5.99-9.97) younger age (OR 0.98, 95% CI 0.97-0.99), higher BMI (OR1.05. 95% CI 1.00-1.2) and LDL level over 100mg/dL (OR 1.004, 95% CI 1.00-1.007) had significant associations with suboptimal HDL. CONCLUSIONS Every sixth diabetic patient on statins has suboptimal HDL level. Females, younger and obese diabetic individuals should be more focused on achieving optimal HDL cholesterol levels.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicne, PO Box 70, Galle, Sri Lanka.
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Ofori S, Dodiyi-Manuel S, Akpa MR. Comparison of 3 risk estimators to guide initiation of statin therapy for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. J Clin Lipidol 2017; 11:1441-7. [PMID: 29050979 DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2017.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2017] [Revised: 09/20/2017] [Accepted: 09/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Among high-risk individuals, statins are beneficial for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). In Nigeria, currently, there are no CVD prevention guidelines, so the use of CVD risk estimation to guide statin therapy is left to the discretion of the physician. OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to compare 3 CVD risk estimation tools in the evaluation of patients presenting to a tertiary hospital in Nigeria. METHODS Cross-sectional study involving 295 patients with any CVD risk factors but not taking statins. Traditional CVD risk factors were assessed with a standard questionnaire and laboratory evaluation. Ten-year CVD risk was estimated with American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ACC/AHA ASCVD) Risk Estimator (2013), Framingham Risk Score (Framingham Risk Score [FRS] 2008), and the World Health Organisation/International Society of Hypertension (WHO/ISH) risk prediction chart for Africa Region D. Kappa statistic was used to determine agreement among the estimators. RESULTS The mean age was 48.4 ± 10.4 years; 60.7% were females. Risk factors for CVD were hypertension (56.3%), dyslipidemia (41.4%), diabetes (20%), obesity (28.5%), and cigarette smoking (4.4%). In all, 50.2%, 16.9%, and 15.2% were classified as high risk using the ACC/AHA ASCVD Risk Estimator, FRS 2008, and WHO/ISH risk chart, respectively. The agreement was moderate between FRS and WHO/ISH (Kappa 0.414, P < .001) and fair between ACC/AHA Estimator and WHO/ISH (Kappa 0.223, P < .001) and between ACC/AHA Estimator and FRS (Kappa 0.301, P < .001). CONCLUSIONS The considerable variation in prediction of high risk using the 3 tools may lead to underutilization of evidence-based therapy. This underscores the dire need for the development of risk prediction tools derived from our own Nigerian population.
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Vogel TJ, Goodman MT, Li AJ, Jeon CY. Statin treatment is associated with survival in a nationally representative population of elderly women with epithelial ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol 2017; 146:340-345. [PMID: 28596017 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2017.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2017] [Revised: 05/05/2017] [Accepted: 05/07/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Observational studies suggest that statin therapy for cardio-protection is associated with improved survival in cancer patients. We sought to evaluate the impact of statin treatment on ovarian cancer survival in a nationally representative elderly population. METHODS The linked Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) registries and Medicare claims data on patients diagnosed with epithelial ovarian cancer in 2007-2009 were used to extract data on statin prescription fills, population characteristics, primary treatment, comorbidity and survival. Cox regression models were used to examine the association between statin treatment and overall survival. RESULTS Among the 1431 ovarian cancer patients who underwent surgical resection, 609 (42.6%) filled prescriptions for statin. The majority of statin-users (89%) were prescribed a lipophilic formulation. Mean overall survival among statin-users was 32.3months compared to 28.8months for non-users (p<0.0001). A 34% reduction in death was associated with statin therapy, independent of age, race, neighborhood median household income, stage, platinum therapy and comorbid conditions (HR=0.66, 95% CI 0.55-0.81). Improved overall survival with statin use was observed for both serous (HR=0.69, 95% CI 0.54-0.87) and non-serous (HR=0.63, 95% CI 0.44-0.90) histologies. When statin treatment was categorized by lipophilicity and intensity, a significant survival benefit was limited to lipophilic statin users and those who took statins of moderate intensity. CONCLUSIONS This SEER-Medicare analysis demonstrates improvement in overall survival with lipophilic statin use after surgery in elderly patients with epithelial ovarian cancer. A clinical trial to evaluate the impact of statin treatment in ovarian cancer survival is warranted.
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- Tilley Jenkins Vogel
- Women's Cancer Program at the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Women's Cancer Program at the Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States
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- Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, United States; UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA, United States.
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Davis AM, Taitel MS, Jiang J, Qato DM, Peek ME, Chou CH, Huang ES. A National Assessment of Medication Adherence to Statins by the Racial Composition of Neighborhoods. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities 2017; 4:462-471. [PMID: 27352117 PMCID: PMC5195907 DOI: 10.1007/s40615-016-0247-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2016] [Revised: 05/22/2016] [Accepted: 05/23/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Adherence to statins is lower in black and Hispanic patients and is linked to racial/ethnic disparities in cardiovascular mortality. Poverty, education, and prescription coverage differentials are typically invoked to explain adherence disparities, but analyses at the level of neighborhoods and their pharmacies may provide additional insights. Among individuals filling new statin prescriptions in a national pharmacy chain (N = 326,171), we compared adherence for patients residing in mostly minority neighborhoods to those living in mainly white areas. In analyses adjusting for patient-level factors associated with poor adherence, including age, insurance, payer, prescription cost, and convenience, patients residing in black and Hispanic neighborhoods had 2-3 weeks less statin therapy over 1 year, a pattern not seen in Asian areas. In black and Hispanic neighborhoods, good adherence was associated with co-pays under $10, the use of 90-day refills, and payers other than Medicaid. Efforts to improve medication adherence for vulnerable populations may benefit from interventions at the level of local pharmacies, as well as medication benefit redesign.
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- Andrew M Davis
- Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Ave, MC3051, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
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- Clinical Outcomes and Analytic Services, Walgreen Co, Deerfield, IL, USA
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- Clinical Outcomes and Analytic Services, Walgreen Co, Deerfield, IL, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy Systems, Outcomes, and Policy, Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomic Research, University of Illinois College of Pharmacy, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Ave, MC3051, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Ave, MC3051, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Chicago, 5841 S. Maryland Ave, MC3051, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA
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Roy S, Weinstock JL, Ishino AS, Benites JF, Pop SR, Perez CD, Gumbs EA, Rosenbaum JA, Roccato MK, Shah H, Contino G, Hunter K. Association of Cognitive Impairment in Patients on 3-Hydroxy-3-Methyl-Glutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors. J Clin Med Res 2017; 9:638-649. [PMID: 28611866 PMCID: PMC5458663 DOI: 10.14740/jocmr3066w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in the United States. A reduction in cholesterol with 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA reductase inhibitors (statin) significantly reduces mortality and morbidity. Statins may be associated with cognitive impairment or dementia. Our aim was to study the association of cognitive impairment or dementia in patients who were on a statin. METHODS Electronic medical records of 3,500 adult patients in our suburban internal medicine office were reviewed. RESULTS There were 720 (20.6%) patients in the statin treatment group. Dementia or cognitive impairment was an associated comorbid condition in 7.9% patients in the statin treatment group compared to 3.1% patients in the non-statin group (P < 0.001). Analysis of all of the patients with cognitive impairment or dementia showed that among the age ranges of 51 years through 100 years, the patients in the statin treatment group had a higher prevalence of cognitive impairment or dementia compared to the non-statin group. In the statin treatment group, we found significantly higher prevalence of hyperlipidemia (86.3%), hypertension (69.6%), diabetes mellitus (36.0%), osteoarthritis (31.5%), coronary artery disease (26.1%), hypothyroidism (21.5%) and depression (19.3%) compared to the non-statin group (P < 0.001). About 39.9% of the patients with dementia or cognitive impairment were on statin therapy compared to 18.9% patients who had no dementia or cognitive impairment and were on statin therapy (P < 0.001). Among the patients with cognitive deficit or dementia in the statin treatment group, the majority of the patients were either on atorvastatin (43.9%) or simvastatin (35.1%), followed by rosuvastatin (12.2%) and pravastatin (8.8%). We found greater odds of dementia or cognitive impairment with each year increase in age (1.3 times), in women (2.2 times), African American race (2.7 times), non-consumption of moderate amount of alcohol (two times), diabetes mellitus (1.6 times), hypothyroidism (1.7 times), cerebrovascular accident (3.2 times), and other rheumatological diseases (1.8 times). CONCLUSIONS The association of dementia or cognitive impairment was significantly higher in the patients who were on statin therapy compared to the patients who were not on a statin.
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- Satyajeet Roy
- Department of Medicine, Cooper University Hospital, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ, USA
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- Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ, USA
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- Cooper Research Institute, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, NJ, USA
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Kortbaoui R, Allyn J, Guglielminotti J, Bussienne F, Montravers P, Martinet O, Vandroux D, Desmard M, Augustin P, Allou N. Pattern and consequences of cardiologic medications management for patients with elevated troponin I upon admission into an intensive care unit not linked to type 1 acute myocardial infarction: A prospective observational cohort study. Ann Pharm Fr 2017; 75:285-293. [PMID: 28454759 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharma.2017.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2016] [Revised: 03/09/2017] [Accepted: 03/10/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVES No recommendations are currently available to help the clinician with the pharmacological management of intensive care unit (ICU) patients with elevated cardiac troponin (cTn) not linked to type 1 AMI. The aim of this study was to evaluate the pattern of cardiologic medications for patients with elevated cTnI in ICU not link to type 1 AMI and their effects on in-hospital mortality. MATERIAL AND METHODS A prospective observational cohort study conducted in two ICU units. Patients with increased plasma concentration of cTnI at admission not linked to type 1 AMI were consecutively included. RESULTS One hundred and ninety of the 835 patients admitted (23%) had an increased plasma concentration of cTnI not related to type 1 AMI. Antiplatelet therapy (AT) and statin were prescribed in 56 (29.5%) and 50 (26.3%) of patients, respectively. Others cardiologic medications were prescribed in less than 5% of all cases and were considered as contraindicated in more than 50% of cases. Antiplatelet therapy was the only cardiologic treatment associated with reduction of in-hospital mortality following uni- and multivariate analysis. The death rate was 23% and 40% in these patients treated with and without AT, respectively (aOR=0.39 [95% CI: 0.15-0.97]). CONCLUSIONS Statin and AT were frequently prescribed to patients with a cTnI elevation not linked to type 1 AMI. This study suggests that AT in patients with an increased plasma concentration of cTnI, not related to type 1 AMI in ICU, could reduce in-hospital mortality.
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- R Kortbaoui
- Département d'anesthésie-réanimation, centre hospitalier universitaire Bichat-Claude-Bernard, 46, rue Henri-Huchard, 75018 Paris, France.
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- Réanimation polyvalente, centre hospitalier universitaire Félix-Guyon, Bellepierre, allée des Topazes, 97405 Saint-Denis, Reunion.
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- Département d'anesthésie-réanimation, centre hospitalier universitaire Bichat-Claude-Bernard, 46, rue Henri-Huchard, 75018 Paris, France; Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, rue Henri-Huchard, 75018 Paris, France.
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- Réanimation polyvalente, centre hospitalier universitaire Félix-Guyon, Bellepierre, allée des Topazes, 97405 Saint-Denis, Reunion.
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- Département d'anesthésie-réanimation, centre hospitalier universitaire Bichat-Claude-Bernard, 46, rue Henri-Huchard, 75018 Paris, France; Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, rue Henri-Huchard, 75018 Paris, France.
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- Réanimation polyvalente, centre hospitalier universitaire Félix-Guyon, Bellepierre, allée des Topazes, 97405 Saint-Denis, Reunion.
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- Réanimation polyvalente, centre hospitalier universitaire Félix-Guyon, Bellepierre, allée des Topazes, 97405 Saint-Denis, Reunion.
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- Département d'anesthésie-réanimation, centre hospitalier universitaire Bichat-Claude-Bernard, 46, rue Henri-Huchard, 75018 Paris, France.
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- Département d'anesthésie-réanimation, centre hospitalier universitaire Bichat-Claude-Bernard, 46, rue Henri-Huchard, 75018 Paris, France; Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, rue Henri-Huchard, 75018 Paris, France.
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- Réanimation polyvalente, centre hospitalier universitaire Félix-Guyon, Bellepierre, allée des Topazes, 97405 Saint-Denis, Reunion.
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Frydrychowicz C, Pasieka B, Pierer M, Mueller W, Petros S, Weidhase L. Colchicine triggered severe rhabdomyolysis after long-term low-dose simva statin therapy: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2017; 11:8. [PMID: 28049514 PMCID: PMC5209950 DOI: 10.1186/s13256-016-1169-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2016] [Accepted: 12/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Rhabdomyolysis is a widely recognized yet rare complication in statin use. Rhabdomyolysis might be triggered by the prescription of high doses of statins or by statin accumulation due to interactions with concomitant medication. Muscle cell destruction as evidenced by myoglobin elevation can induce potentially life-threatening acute renal failure. Case presentation We report a case of a 70-year-old obese white man with sudden onset of severe rhabdomyolysis with consecutive renal failure. His medication included low-dose simvastatin, which he had taken for 6 years up until the event. The statin was withdrawn immediately. After 3 days of veno-venous hemofiltration his renal function was completely restored. Conclusions Clinicians in both primary and special care might be unaware that side effects of statins do occur even after a long uneventful statin medication; they should be advised not to exclude that possibility upfront, even if a patient has tolerated the medication for years.
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- Clara Frydrychowicz
- Department of Neuropathology, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebigstrasse 26, House G, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Neuropathology, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebigstrasse 26, House G, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Medical Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Holecki M, Handzlik-Orlik G, Almgren-Rachtan A, Duława J, Chudek J. The decreased achievement of therapeutic goal in lipid lowering therapy in obese and diabetic patients in Poland. Pharmacol Rep 2016; 69:6-12. [PMID: 27755993 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharep.2016.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2016] [Revised: 09/07/2016] [Accepted: 09/08/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Statins are used to reduce a cardiovascular risk. However, the effectiveness of the therapy in many cases remains unsatisfactory. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of obesity and diabetes on the achievement of therapeutic goal in lipid-lowering therapy in patients with a various cardiovascular risk in the daily clinical practice. METHODS This study was conducted on the basis of questionnaires obtained from 7018 patients (41.4% obese, 65.9% viscerally obese and 25.3% diabetics) treated with statins for at least three months. The effectiveness of the treatment was assessed in a subgroup of 3218 patients with a full lipid profile. RESULTS The LDL-cholesterol target, adjusted for cardiovascular risk, was obtained by 8.1% of patients, less frequently by those with a very high risk of a cardiovascular disease (3.7%), obesity (5.5%), visceral obesity (5.5%) and the type 2 diabetes (5.3%). The obese patients with type 2 diabetes were the least likely to reach the target (3.0%). Male gender, age, the body mass index (BMI)≥28kg/m2, visceral obesity, type 2 diabetes, and a low/moderate statin dose prescription were independent factors decreasing the chance of reaching the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol target. CONCLUSIONS 1. The prescribed statin doses do not fully explain the lower frequency of achieving the recommended target in a lipid-lowering therapy in the obese patients and the diabetics. 2. In the daily clinical practice the doses of statins are frequently insufficient and not adjusted for a cardiovascular risk.
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- Michał Holecki
- Department of Internal Medicine and Metabolic Diseases, School of Health Science in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Metabolic Diseases, School of Health Science in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Metabolic Diseases, School of Health Science in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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- Pathophysiology Unit, Department of Pathophysiology, Medical Faculty in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
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Oksuz F, Yarlioglues M, Yayla C, Canpolat U, Murat SN, Aydogdu S. The effect of statin treatment on the prevention of stent mediated flow limited edge dissections during PCI in patients with stable angina. Int J Cardiol 2016; 220:365-70. [PMID: 27390956 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.06.214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2016] [Accepted: 06/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The effect of statin therapy before PCI with direct stenting may reduce the development of flow limited edge dissections (ED) in patients with stable angina. BACKGROUND Flow limited ED after PCI is associated with an increased risk of major adverse cardiovascular events. Statin therapy induces important changes in the plaque composition which have been previously identified as strong predictors of ED. MATERIAL AND METHODS 100 patients complicated with flow limited ED and 100 control patients with successful procedure were enrolled into the study. EDs were described as the 5-mm regions that were immediately adjacent to the stent borders, both distally and proximally on the coronary angiography. RESULTS Rate of statin use and duration of statin use were significantly higher in patients with non-ED group (63%) versus ED group (25%) (p<0.001). In addition, patients in ED group had significantly higher levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) at admission (9.9mg/dL (5.89-16.45) vs. 4.40mg/dL (3.5-7.09), respectively, p=0.014). CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggested that maintenance statin treatment before PCI with direct stenting may reduce the development of flow limited ED in patients with stable angina.
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Qureshi WT, Rana JS, Yeboah J, Bin Nasir U, Al-Mallah MH. Risk Stratification for Primary Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease: Roles of C-Reactive Protein and Coronary Artery Calcium. Curr Cardiol Rep 2016; 17:110. [PMID: 26482753 DOI: 10.1007/s11886-015-0666-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Risk stratification of individuals at risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) plays an important role in primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. In addition to risk scores derived from conventional cardiovascular risk factors, high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) and coronary artery calcium (CAC) have emerged as two of the widely accepted non traditional risk factors for atherosclerotic disease that have shown incremental prognostic value in predicting cardiovascular events. This review systematically assesses the role of hs-CRP and CAC in various studies and demonstrates meta-analyses of the incremental prognostic value of hs-CRP and CAC in identifying patients at risk of future CVD events. Compared with this, CAC showed better incremental prognostic value and might be a better indicator of ASCVD risk in asymptomatic adults.
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- Waqas T Qureshi
- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd., Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, USA.
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- Division of Cardiology, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, CA, 94609, USA.,Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.,Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, CA, 94609, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd., Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, USA
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- Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Blvd., Winston-Salem, NC, 27157, USA
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- Cardiac Imaging King Abdul-Aziz Cardiac Center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.,King Abdullah International Medical research center, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Jaywant SV, Singh AK, Prabhu MS, Ranjan R. Statin therapy/lipid lowering therapy among Indian adults with first acute coronary event: The dyslipidemia Residual and Mixed Abnormalities IN spite of Statin therapy (REMAINS) study. Indian Heart J 2016; 68:646-654. [PMID: 27773403 PMCID: PMC5079128 DOI: 10.1016/j.ihj.2015.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2015] [Revised: 11/30/2015] [Accepted: 12/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The primary objective was to evaluate the effect of statin therapy/lipid lowering therapy (LLT) on lipid profile, in adults presenting with first acute coronary event. METHODS AND MATERIAL A multicentre, observational, prospective cohort study of lipid profiles pre- and post-statin therapy/LLT, among adult patients with confirmed diagnosis of first acute coronary event. The primary outcome measures were low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) in mg/dl, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) in mg/dl and triglycerides (TG) in mg/dl at baseline and end of study (EOS, 12 weeks [mean: 13.5 weeks]). RESULTS Totally 474 patients completed the study. Number of patients with any LDL-C abnormality (LDL-C [all; LDL was abnormal, either alone or along with other lipid parameter(s)]) decreased from 118 (24.9%) to 27 (5.7%), and for LDL-C (only; only the LDL was abnormal), from 46 (9.7%) to 13 (2.7%), both from baseline to EOS. Of 118 patients with high LDL-C (all) at baseline, 91 (77.1%) had reduction in LDL-C to <100mg/dl, of which 54 (45.8%) had LDL-C <70mg/dl at EOS. The patients with LDL-C fraction abnormalities decreased, while HDL-C abnormalities increased at EOS from baseline. No major difference was observed at baseline and EOS in levels of TG (all [TG was abnormal, either alone or along with other lipid parameter(s)]) and TG (only [only the TG was abnormal]). Six (1.3%) had seven serious adverse events. CONCLUSIONS Though statin therapy is effective in lowering LDL-C, there still remains residual dyslipidemia, which probably should be tackled with therapeutic and non-therapeutic options.
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- Associate Manager, Medical Affairs, MSD, India
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Banach M, Dinca M, Ursoniu S, Serban MC, Howard G, Mikhailidis DP, Nicholls S, Lip GYH, Glasser S, Martin SS, Muntner P, Rysz J, Toth PP, Sahebkar A; Lipid Blood Pressure Meta-analysis Collaboration Group. A PRISMA-compliant systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials investigating the effects of statin therapy on plasma lipid concentrations in HIV-infected patients. Pharmacol Res 2016; 111:343-56. [PMID: 27350264 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2016.06.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2016] [Accepted: 06/07/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Statin therapy may lower plasma lipid concentrations, but the evidence in HIV-infected patients is still unclear. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the impact of statin therapy on plasma lipid concentrations through a systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis of available randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The literature search included PUBMED, SCOPUS, Web of Science and Google Scholar up to October 30, 2015. The meta-analysis was performed using either a fixed-effects or random-effect model according to I(2) statistic. Effect sizes were expressed as weighted mean difference (WMD) and 95% confidence interval (CI). Two investigators independently reviewed the title or abstract, further reviewed the full-texts and extracted information on study characteristics and study outcomes. Meta-analysis of 12 RCTs with 697 participants suggested significant reductions in plasma concentrations of low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (WMD: -0.72mmol/L [-27.8mg/dL], 95%CI: -1.04, -0.39, p<0.001; I(2)=85.7%), total cholesterol (WMD: -1.03mmol/L [-39.8mg/dL], 95%CI: -1.42, -0.64, p<0.001; I(2)=94.7%) and non-high density lipoprotein cholesterol (non-HDL-C) (WMD: -0.81mmol/L [-31.3mg/dl], 95%CI: -1.32, -0.30, p=0.002; I(2)=76.5%), and elevations in HDL-C (WMD: 0.072mmol/L [2.8mg/dL], 95%CI: 0.053, 0.092, p<0.001; I(2)=0%) following treatment with statins (mostly of moderate-intensity). No significant alteration in plasma triglycerides (TG) concentrations was found (WMD: -0.16mmol/L [-14.2mg/dL], 95%CI: -0.61, 0.29, p=0.475; I(2)=90.2%). All these effects were robust in sensitivity analysis, suggesting that the computed effect is not driven by any single study. In subgroup analysis, no significant difference was found among different statins in terms of changing plasma concentrations of LDL-C, HDL-C and TG. However, atorvastatin was found to be more efficacious in reducing plasma total cholesterol concentrations (p<0.001). In conclusion, the meta-analysis suggested significant reductions in plasma concentrations of LDL-C, total cholesterol and non-HDL-C, and elevations in HDL-C, but no significant alteration in plasma TG following treatment with statins.
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