Browsing by Subject "Cardiovascular events"

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    Current Management Guidelines on Hyperlipidemia: The Silent Killer
    (Hindawi, 2021-07-31) Su, Lilly; Mittal, Rea; Ramgobin, Devyani; Jain, Rahul; Jain, Rohit; Medicine, School of Medicine
    Given the high incidence of cardiovascular events in the United States, strict control of modifiable risk factors is important. Pharmacotherapy is helpful in maintaining control of modifiable risk factors such as elevated lipids or hypercholesterolemia. Hypercholesterolemia can lead to atherosclerotic disease which may increase the risk of acute coronary events. Statin therapy has long been a mainstay in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia, but while highly regarded, statin therapy also has side effects that may lead to patient noncompliance. Therefore, various medicines are being developed to manage hypercholesterolemia. This paper will discuss the role that lipids play in the pathophysiology of atherosclerotic disease, review the current lipid management guidelines, and discuss new treatment options that are alternatives to statin therapy.
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    Finerenone in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease and Type 2 Diabetes by Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitor Treatment: The FIDELITY Analysis
    (American Diabetes Association, 2022-12) Rossing , Peter; Anker , Stefan D.; Filippatos , Gerasimos; Pitt, Bertram; Ruilope, Luis M.; Birkenfeld, Andreas L.; McGill, Janet B.; Rosas, Sylvia E.; Joseph, Amer; Gebel, Martin; Roberts, Luke; Scheerer, Markus F.; Bakris, George L.; Agarwal, Rajiv; FIDELIO-DKD Investigators; FIGARO-DKD Investigators; Medicine, School of Medicine
    OBJECTIVE Finerenone reduced the risk of kidney and cardiovascular events in people with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and type 2 diabetes in the FIDELIO-DKD and FIGARO-DKD phase 3 studies. Effects of finerenone on outcomes in patients taking sodium–glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2is) were evaluated in a prespecified pooled analysis of these studies. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Patients with type 2 diabetes and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) ≥30 to ≤5,000 mg/g and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥25 mL/min/1.73 m2 were randomly assigned to finerenone or placebo; SGLT2is were permitted at any time. Outcomes included cardiovascular composite (cardiovascular death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal stroke, or hospitalization for heart failure) and kidney composite (kidney failure, sustained ≥57% eGFR decline, or renal death) end points, changes in UACR and eGFR, and safety outcomes. RESULTS Among 13,026 patients, 877 (6.7%) received an SGLT2i at baseline and 1,113 (8.5%) initiated one during the trial. For the cardiovascular composite, the hazard ratios (HRs) were 0.87 (95% CI 0.79–0.96) without SGLT2i and 0.67 (95% CI 0.42–1.07) with SGLT2i. For the kidney composite, the HRs were 0.80 (95% CI 0.69–0.92) without SGLT2i and 0.42 (95% CI 0.16–1.08) with SGLT2i. Baseline SGLT2i use did not affect risk reduction for the cardiovascular or kidney composites with finerenone (Pinteraction = 0.46 and 0.29, respectively); neither did SGLT2i use concomitant with study treatment. CONCLUSIONS Benefits of finerenone compared with placebo on cardiorenal outcomes in patients with CKD and type 2 diabetes were observed irrespective of SGLT2i use.
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    Much to Fear about MUCH
    (Wolters Kluwer, 2020) Agarwal, Rajiv; Medicine, School of Medicine
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    Multisite Investigation of Outcomes With Implementation of CYP2C19 Genotype-Guided Antiplatelet Therapy After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
    (Elsevier, 2018-01-22) Cavallari, Larisa H.; Lee, Craig R.; Beitelshees, Amber L.; Cooper-DeHoff, Rhonda M.; Duarte, Julio D.; Voora, Deepak; Kimmel, Stephen E.; McDonough, Caitrin W.; Gong, Yan; Dave, Chintan V.; Pratt, Victoria M.; Alestock, Tameka D.; Anderson, R. David; Alsip, Jorge; Ardati, Amer K.; Brott, Brigitta C.; Brown, Lawrence; Chumnumwat, Supatat; Clare-Salzler, Michael J.; Coons, James C.; Denny, Joshua C.; Dillon, Chrisly; Elsey, Amanda R.; Hamadeh, Issam; Harada, Shuko; Hillegass, William B.; Hines, Lindsay; Horenstein, Richard B.; Howell, Lucius A.; Jeng, Linda J.B.; Kelemen, Mark D.; Lee, Y.M.; Magvanjav, Oyunbileg; Montasser, May; Nelson, David R.; Nutescu, Edith A.; Nwaba, Devon C.; Pakyz, Ruth E.; Palmer, Kathleen; Peterson, Josh F.; Pollin, Toni I.; Quinn, Alison H.; Robinson, Shawn W.; Schub, Jamie; Skaar, Todd C.; Smith, Donald M.; Sriramoju, Vindhya B.; Starostik, Petr; Stys, Tomasz P.; Stevenson, James M.; Varunok, Nicholas; Vesely, Mark R.; Wake, Dyson T.; Weck, Karen E.; Weitzel, Kristin W.; Wilke, Russell A.; Willig, James; Zhao, Richard Y.; Kreutz, Rolf P.; Stouffer, George A.; Empey, Philip E.; Limdi, Nita A.; Shuldiner, Alan R.; Winterstein, Almut G.; Johnson, Julie A.; Medical and Molecular Genetics, School of Medicine
    OBJECTIVES: This multicenter pragmatic investigation assessed outcomes following clinical implementation of CYP2C19 genotype-guided antiplatelet therapy after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). BACKGROUND: CYP2C19 loss-of-function alleles impair clopidogrel effectiveness after PCI. METHODS: After clinical genotyping, each institution recommended alternative antiplatelet therapy (prasugrel, ticagrelor) in PCI patients with a loss-of-function allele. Major adverse cardiovascular events (defined as myocardial infarction, stroke, or death) within 12 months of PCI were compared between patients with a loss-of-function allele prescribed clopidogrel versus alternative therapy. Risk was also compared between patients without a loss-of-function allele and loss-of-function allele carriers prescribed alternative therapy. Cox regression was performed, adjusting for group differences with inverse probability of treatment weights. RESULTS: Among 1,815 patients, 572 (31.5%) had a loss-of-function allele. The risk for major adverse cardiovascular events was significantly higher in patients with a loss-of-function allele prescribed clopidogrel versus alternative therapy (23.4 vs. 8.7 per 100 patient-years; adjusted hazard ratio: 2.26; 95% confidence interval: 1.18 to 4.32; p = 0.013). Similar results were observed among 1,210 patients with acute coronary syndromes at the time of PCI (adjusted hazard ratio: 2.87; 95% confidence interval: 1.35 to 6.09; p = 0.013). There was no difference in major adverse cardiovascular events between patients without a loss-of-function allele and loss-of-function allele carriers prescribed alternative therapy (adjusted hazard ratio: 1.14; 95% confidence interval: 0.69 to 1.88; p = 0.60). CONCLUSIONS: These data from real-world observations demonstrate a higher risk for cardiovascular events in patients with a CYP2C19 loss-of-function allele if clopidogrel versus alternative therapy is prescribed. A future randomized study of genotype-guided antiplatelet therapy may be of value.