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Elshahat A, Mansour A, Ellabban M, Diaa A, Hassan A, Fawzy A, Saad OA, Abouelmagd M, Eid M, Elaraby A, Elkasaby MH, Abdelaziz A. Comparative effectiveness and safety of eplerenone and spironolactone in patients with heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2024; 24:489. [PMID: 39271992 PMCID: PMC11395778 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-024-04103-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2024] [Accepted: 08/07/2024] [Indexed: 09/15/2024] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Eplerenone and spironolactone, recognized as mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs), have been reported to improve clinical prognosis among individuals diagnosed with heart failure (HF). However, the difference in the clinical effects between eplerenone and spironolactone in individuals with HF remains uncertain. We aimed to assess the impact of eplerenone compared to spironolactone on clinical outcomes within the HF population. METHODS An extensive search was executed in several databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Cochrane Library). All relevant studies evaluating eplerenone compared to spironolactone in patients with HF were included. Dichotomous data were pooled as Hazard ratio (HR) or Risk ratio (RR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI). Our main outcome was all-cause mortality. Secondary outcomes included death from cardiovascular causes, treatment withdrawal, and gynecomastia. RESULTS Ten studies, comprising 21,930 HF individuals, were included in our investigation. Eplerenone showed a lower risk of all-cause mortality (HR = 0.78, 95%CI [0.64 to 0.94], P = 0.009) and cardiovascular mortality (HR = 0.54, 95%CI [0.39, 0.74], P = 0.0001) compared to spironolactone. Furthermore, eplerenone exhibited a reduced risk of treatment withdrawal (RR = 0.69, 95% CI [0.62, 0.78], P = 0.0001) and gynecomastia (RR = 0.07, 95% CI [0.02 to 0.31], P = 0.0001) than spironolactone. CONCLUSION Eplerenone revealed lower all-cause and cardiovascular mortality events in comparison to spironolactone. Moreover, eplerenone was associated with lower gynecomastia and treatment withdrawal events compared to spironolactone. Further well-designed randomized controlled trials are still warranted better to identify the clinical differences between eplerenone and spironolactone. TRIAL REGISTRATION Protocol registration: https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/VNMGK.
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- Ahmed Elshahat
- Medical Research Group of Egypt (MRGE), Negida Academy, Arlington, MA, USA.
- Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Medical Research Group of Egypt (MRGE), Negida Academy, Arlington, MA, USA
- Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Medical Research Group of Egypt (MRGE), Negida Academy, Arlington, MA, USA
- Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Medical Research Group of Egypt (MRGE), Negida Academy, Arlington, MA, USA
- Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Medical Research Group of Egypt (MRGE), Negida Academy, Arlington, MA, USA
- Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Medical Research Group of Egypt (MRGE), Negida Academy, Arlington, MA, USA
- Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Medical Research Group of Egypt (MRGE), Negida Academy, Arlington, MA, USA
- Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Medical Research Group of Egypt (MRGE), Negida Academy, Arlington, MA, USA
- Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Medical Research Group of Egypt (MRGE), Negida Academy, Arlington, MA, USA
- Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Medical Research Group of Egypt (MRGE), Negida Academy, Arlington, MA, USA
- Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Medical Research Group of Egypt (MRGE), Negida Academy, Arlington, MA, USA
- Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Medical Research Group of Egypt (MRGE), Negida Academy, Arlington, MA, USA
- Faculty of Medicine, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt
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Liu J, Liu T, Zhang R, Yang S, Zhang Y, Yi C, Peng S, Yang Q. Thermodynamic Analysis of Eplerenone in 13 Pure Solvents at Temperatures from 283.15 to 323.15 K. ACS OMEGA 2024; 9:21333-21345. [PMID: 38764651 PMCID: PMC11097358 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.4c01550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2024] [Revised: 04/18/2024] [Accepted: 04/23/2024] [Indexed: 05/21/2024]
Abstract
The solubility of eplerenone (EP) in 13 pure solvents (acetonitrile, N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF), acetone, 2-butanone, 4-methyl-2-pentanone, ethyl formate, methyl acetate, ethyl acetate, propyl acetate, butyl acetate, methyl propionate, ethyl propionate, ethanol, and 1-propanol) was determined by the gravimetric method at atmospheric pressure and various temperatures (from 283.15 to 323.15 K). The results showed that the solubility of EP in the selected solvents was positively correlated with the thermodynamic temperature, and the order of solubility of EP at 298.15 K was acetonitrile > DMF > 2-butanone > methyl acetate > 4-methyl-2-pentanone > methyl propionate > ethyl acetate > propyl acetate > ethyl formate > acetone > butyl acetate > ethanol >1-propanol. The modified Apelblat model, van't Hoff model, λh model, and polynomial empirical model were used for fitting the solubility data, and then the λh model was found to have the highest fitting accuracy with a minimum ARD of 7.0 × 10-3 and a minimum RMSD of 6.1 × 10-6. The solvent effect between the solute and the solvent was analyzed using linear solvation energy relationship (LSER), and the enthalpy of solvation (ΔsolH°), entropy of solvation (ΔsolS°), and Gibbs free energy of solvation (ΔsolG°) of the dissolution process of EP were calculated by the van't Hoff model, which indicated that the dissolution process of EP in the selected solvents was endothermic, nonspontaneous, and entropy-increasing. In this work, the solubility, dissolution characteristics, and thermodynamic parameters of EP were studied, which will provide data support for the production, crystallization, and purification of EP and will provide important guidance for the crystallization optimization of EP in industry.
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- Jianfang Liu
- School of Life Science and
Technology, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China
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- School of Life Science and
Technology, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China
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- School of Life Science and
Technology, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China
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- School of Life Science and
Technology, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China
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- School of Life Science and
Technology, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China
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- School of Life Science and
Technology, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China
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- School of Life Science and
Technology, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China
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- School of Life Science and
Technology, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China
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El-Hefny NEAM, Mohammed HSED, El-Mahdy RI, Haridi SHM, Mohamed AS. Serum aldosterone in right ventricular failure versus left ventricular failure before and after mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists: case-control clinical trial. Acta Cardiol 2023; 78:1110-1119. [PMID: 37811606 DOI: 10.1080/00015385.2023.2266648] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Heart failure (HF) is a global growing health threat. This case-control clinical trial aimed to detect the predictive value and difference in aldosterone level between right side heart failure, heart failure with decreased ejection fraction (HFrEF) and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and compare the efficacy and safety of adding mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA) for treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS We recruited 151 participants, 135 HF patients divided equally into 45 patients in each group:(1) right side HF (2) HFrEF and (3) HFpEF and 16 healthy controls. Serum aldosterone, troponin and echocardiography were evaluated at the beginning of the study, three and six months after administration of MRA. RESULTS Aldosterone level was significantly greater in HF patients relative to controls. Aldosterone level can detect HF with excellent accuracy. There were significantly lower levels of aldosterone in right side HF compared to left side HF. There was a significant decrease in right ventricle dimensions, pulmonary artery systolic pressure and pulmonary artery size and significant increase in tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion after treatment in patients with right side HF. In the HFrEF group, there was a significant decrease in left ventricular end diastolic dimension and a significant increase in left ventricular EF after treatment. In the HFpEF group, there was a significant decrease in E/A and E/e' after treatment. CONCLUSIONS Aldosterone may have pathogenic role in HF. Measuring and follow-up of aldosterone levels should be considered in HF patients. MRA treatment gives a significant improvement in right side HF group.
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- Department of Internal medicine and critical care unit, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University Hospital, Assiut, Egypt
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- Department of Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
- Department of Basic Medical Science, Badre University, Badr City, Egypt
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University Hospital, Assiut, Egypt
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- Faculty of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Jazan University, Jizan, Saudi Arabia
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Kodsi M, Makarious D, Gan GC, Choudhary P, Thomas L. Cardiac reverse remodelling by imaging parameters with recent changes to guideline medical therapy in heart failure. ESC Heart Fail 2023; 10:3258-3275. [PMID: 37871982 PMCID: PMC10682888 DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.14555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 08/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023] Open
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Recently established heart failure therapies, including sodium glucose co-transporter 2 inhibitors, angiotensin-neprilysin inhibitors, and cardiac resynchronization therapy, have led to both clinical and structural improvements. Reverse remodelling describes the structural and functional responses to therapy and has been shown to correlate with patients' clinical response, acting as a biomarker for treatment success. The introduction of these new therapeutic agents in addition to advances in non-invasive cardiac imaging has led to an expansion in the evaluation and the validation of cardiac reverse remodelling. Methods including volumetric changes as well as strain and myocardial work have all been shown to be non-invasive end-points of reverse remodelling, correlating with clinical outcomes. Our review summarizes the current available evidence on reverse remodelling in heart failure by the non-invasive cardiac imaging techniques, in particular transthoracic echocardiography.
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- Matthew Kodsi
- Department of CardiologyWestmead HospitalSydneyAustralia
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- Department of CardiologyWestmead HospitalSydneyAustralia
- Westmead Clinical School, Westmead HospitalUniversity of SydneySydneyAustralia
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- Department of CardiologyWestmead HospitalSydneyAustralia
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- Department of CardiologyWestmead HospitalSydneyAustralia
- Westmead Clinical School, Westmead HospitalUniversity of SydneySydneyAustralia
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- Department of CardiologyWestmead HospitalSydneyAustralia
- Westmead Clinical School, Westmead HospitalUniversity of SydneySydneyAustralia
- South West clinical SchoolUniversity of New South WalesSydneyAustralia
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Täger T, Rößmann P, Frey N, Estler B, Mäck M, Schlegel P, Beckendorf J, Frankenstein L, Fröhlich H. Long-Term Trajectories of Biomarkers, Functional, and Echocardiographic Parameters in Patients with Chronic Heart Failure from Dilated or Ischaemic Cardiomyopathy. Cardiology 2023; 148:485-496. [PMID: 37517385 DOI: 10.1159/000532070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The long-term evolution of clinical, echocardiographic, and laboratory parameters of cardiac function in patients with chronic heart failure (HF) with either reduced (HFrEF) or mildly reduced (HFmrEF) left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) is incompletely characterised. METHODS We identified patients with chronic stable HF who presented at least twice to a university HF outpatient clinic between 1995 and 2021. Trajectories of NYHA functional class, LVEF, left ventricular internal end-diastolic diameter (LVIDD), NT-proBNP concentrations, and HF treatment over 10 years of follow-up were analysed using fractional polynomials. Analyses were repeated after stratifying patients according to aetiology (ischaemic vs. dilated) or HF category (HFrEF vs. HFmrEF). RESULTS A total of 2,132 patients were included, of whom 51% had ischaemic and 49% had dilated HF. Eighty six percent and 14% were classified as HFrEF and HFmrEF, respectively. Mean LVEF was 28 ± 10%, and median NT-proBNP and estimated glomerular filtration rate values were 1,170 (385-3,176) pmol/L and 81 (62-100) mL/min/1.73 m2, respectively. Median follow-up was 5.2 (2.6-9.2) years. Overall, NYHA functional class and LVIDD trajectories were U-shaped, whereas LVEF and NT-proBNP concentrations markedly improved during the first year and remained stable thereafter. However, the evolution of HF parameters significantly differed with respect to HF category and aetiology, with greater improvements seen in patients with HFrEF of non-ischaemic origin. Improvements in HF variables were associated with optimization of HF therapy, notably with initiation and up-titration of renin-angiotensin-system blockers. CONCLUSION This study provides insights into the natural history of HF in a large cohort of well-treated chronic HF outpatients with respect to subgroups of HF and different aetiologists.
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- Tobias Täger
- Department for Cardiology, Angiology and Pulmology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department for Cardiology, Angiology and Pulmology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department for Cardiology, Angiology and Pulmology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department for Cardiology, Angiology and Pulmology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department for Cardiology, Angiology and Pulmology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department for Cardiology, Angiology and Pulmology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department for Cardiology, Angiology and Pulmology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department for Cardiology, Angiology and Pulmology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department for Cardiology, Angiology and Pulmology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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Gregg LP, Navaneethan SD. Steroidal or non-steroidal MRAs: should we still enable RAASi use through K binders? Nephrol Dial Transplant 2023; 38:1355-1365. [PMID: 36264349 PMCID: PMC10229268 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfac284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023] Open
Abstract
Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitors (RAASi) and mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRAs) are important interventions to improve outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease and heart failure, but their use is limited in some patients by the development of hyperkalemia. The risk of hyperkalemia may differ between agents, with one trial showing lower risk of hyperkalemia with the novel non-steroidal MRA finerenone compared with steroidal MRA spironolactone. Novel potassium binders, including patiromer and sodium zirconium cyclosilicate, are available interventions to manage hyperkalemia and enable continuation of RAASi and MRAs in patients who could benefit from these treatments. These agents bind free potassium ions in the lumen of the gastrointestinal tract to prevent the absorption of dietary potassium and increase potassium secretion. Several studies showed that potassium binders are effective compared with placebo for preventing hyperkalemia or steroidal MRA discontinuation, but none has evaluated whether this strategy impacts clinically important endpoints such as cardiovascular events. Due to this and other limitations related to cost, clinical availability, pill burden and patient selection, alternative potential strategies to mitigate hyperkalemia may be more practical. Conservative strategies include increased monitoring and use of loop or thiazide diuretics to increase urinary potassium excretion. Non-steroidal MRAs may have a lower risk of hyperkalemia than steroidal MRAs and have stronger anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic effects with resultant reduced risk of kidney disease progression. Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors also decrease hyperkalemia risk in patients on MRAs and decrease cardiovascular events and kidney disease progression. These may be better first-line interventions to obviate the need for potassium binders and offer additional benefits.
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- L Parker Gregg
- Selzman Institute for Kidney Health, Section of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Section of Nephrology, Medical Care Line, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA
- Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Houston, TX, USA
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- Selzman Institute for Kidney Health, Section of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
- Section of Nephrology, Medical Care Line, Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA
- Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety, Houston, TX, USA
- Institute of Clinical and Translational Research, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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