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Tunnicliffe DJ, Palmer SC, Cashmore BA, Saglimbene VM, Krishnasamy R, Lambert K, Johnson DW, Craig JC, Strippoli GF. HMG CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) for people with chronic kidney disease not requiring dialysis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2023; 11:CD007784. [PMID: 38018702 PMCID: PMC10685396 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd007784.pub3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cardiovascular disease is the most frequent cause of death in people with early stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD), and the absolute risk of cardiovascular events is similar to people with coronary artery disease. This is an update of a review first published in 2009 and updated in 2014, which included 50 studies (45,285 participants). OBJECTIVES To evaluate the benefits and harms of statins compared with placebo, no treatment, standard care or another statin in adults with CKD not requiring dialysis. SEARCH METHODS We searched the Cochrane Kidney and Transplant Register of Studies up to 4 October 2023. Studies in the Register are identified through searches of CENTRAL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, conference proceedings, the International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) Search Portal and ClinicalTrials.gov. An updated search will be undertaken every three months. SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and quasi-RCTs that compared the effects of statins with placebo, no treatment, standard care, or other statins, on death, cardiovascular events, kidney function, toxicity, and lipid levels in adults with CKD (estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) 90 to 15 mL/min/1.73 m2) were included. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two or more authors independently extracted data and assessed the study risk of bias. Treatment effects were expressed as mean difference (MD) for continuous outcomes and risk ratios (RR) for dichotomous benefits and harms with 95% confidence intervals (CI). The risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias tool, and the certainty of the evidence using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach. MAIN RESULTS We included 63 studies (50,725 randomised participants); of these, 53 studies (42,752 participants) compared statins with placebo or no treatment. The median duration of follow-up was 12 months (range 2 to 64.8 months), the median dosage of statin was equivalent to 20 mg/day of simvastatin, and participants had a median eGFR of 55 mL/min/1.73 m2. Ten studies (7973 participants) compared two different statin regimens. We were able to meta-analyse 43 studies (41,273 participants). Most studies had limited reporting and hence exhibited unclear risk of bias in most domains. Compared with placebo or standard of care, statins prevent major cardiovascular events (14 studies, 36,156 participants: RR 0.72, 95% CI 0.66 to 0.79; I2 = 39%; high certainty evidence), death (13 studies, 34,978 participants: RR 0.83, 95% CI 0.73 to 0.96; I² = 53%; high certainty evidence), cardiovascular death (8 studies, 19,112 participants: RR 0.77, 95% CI 0.69 to 0.87; I² = 0%; high certainty evidence) and myocardial infarction (10 studies, 9475 participants: RR 0.55, 95% CI 0.42 to 0.73; I² = 0%; moderate certainty evidence). There were too few events to determine if statins made a difference in hospitalisation due to heart failure. Statins probably make little or no difference to stroke (7 studies, 9115 participants: RR 0.64, 95% CI 0.37 to 1.08; I² = 39%; moderate certainty evidence) and kidney failure (3 studies, 6704 participants: RR 0.98, 95% CI 0.91 to 1.05; I² = 0%; moderate certainty evidence) in people with CKD not requiring dialysis. Potential harms from statins were limited by a lack of systematic reporting. Statins compared to placebo may have little or no effect on elevated liver enzymes (7 studies, 7991 participants: RR 0.76, 95% CI 0.39 to 1.50; I² = 0%; low certainty evidence), withdrawal due to adverse events (13 studies, 4219 participants: RR 1.16, 95% CI 0.84 to 1.60; I² = 37%; low certainty evidence), and cancer (2 studies, 5581 participants: RR 1.03, 95% CI 0.82 to 1.30; I² = 0%; low certainty evidence). However, few studies reported rhabdomyolysis or elevated creatinine kinase; hence, we are unable to determine the effect due to very low certainty evidence. Statins reduce the risk of death, major cardiovascular events, and myocardial infarction in people with CKD who did not have cardiovascular disease at baseline (primary prevention). There was insufficient data to determine the benefits and harms of the type of statin therapy. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Statins reduce death and major cardiovascular events by about 20% and probably make no difference to stroke or kidney failure in people with CKD not requiring dialysis. However, due to limited reporting, the effect of statins on elevated creatinine kinase or rhabdomyolysis is unclear. Statins have an important role in the primary prevention of cardiovascular events and death in people who have CKD and do not require dialysis. Editorial note: This is a living systematic review. We will search for new evidence every three months and update the review when we identify relevant new evidence. Please refer to the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews for the current status of this review.
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- David J Tunnicliffe
- Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Australia
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- Department of Medicine, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Australia
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- Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Australia
- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- School of Medicine, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
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- Department of Nephrology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Woolloongabba, Australia
- Australasian Kidney Trials Network, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
- Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia
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- Sydney School of Public Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Cochrane Kidney and Transplant, Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Australia
- College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
- Cochrane Kidney and Transplant, Centre for Kidney Research, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Australia
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Fall M, Le HH, Bouvier A, Louis C, Elias E, Yacoub K, Al-Gobari M, Grenet G, Seye M, Simeon G, Dieye AM, Gueyffier F. Do drugs interact together in cardiovascular prevention? A meta-analysis of powerful or factorial randomized controlled trials. Therapie 2022; 77:663-672. [PMID: 35643744 DOI: 10.1016/j.therap.2022.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2022] [Revised: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 04/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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AIM OF THE STUDY To explore whether preventive cardiovascular drugs (antihypertensive, antiplatelet, lipid lowering and hypoglycemic agents) interact together in cardiovascular prevention. METHODS We searched PubMed®, Web of science™, Embase and Cochrane library for powerful randomized placebo-controlled trials (>1000 patients). We explored whether drug effect on major vascular events changed according to cross-exposure to other drug classes or to cardiovascular risk factors (hypertension or type 2 diabetes), through a meta-analysis of relative odds ratio computed by trial subgroups. A significant interaction was suggested from confidence intervals of the ratio of odds ratios, when they excluded neutral value of 1. RESULTS In total, 14 trials with 178,398 patients were included. No significant interaction was observed between co-prescribed drugs or between these medications and type 2 diabetes/hypertension status. CONCLUSIONS Our meta-analysis is the first one to evaluate drug-drug and drug-hypertension/type 2 diabetes status interactions in terms of cardiovascular risks: we did not observe any significant interaction. This indirectly reinforces the rationale of using several contrasted mechanisms to address cardiovascular prevention; and allows the combination effect prediction by a simple multiplication of their odds ratios. The limited availability of data reported or obtained from authors is a strong argument in favor of data sharing.
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- Mor Fall
- Laboratoire de biologie et biométrie évolutive - équipe modélisation des effets thérapeutiques, UMR 5558 université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69376 Lyon, France; Laboratoire de pharmacologie & de pharmacodynamie, UMRED université Iba Der Thiam, BP A967 Thies, Senegal; Centre hospitalier universitaire Aristide Le Dantec, pharmacie centrale, BP 3001 Dakard, Sénégal
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- Laboratoire de biologie et biométrie évolutive - équipe modélisation des effets thérapeutiques, UMR 5558 université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69376 Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire de biologie et biométrie évolutive - équipe modélisation des effets thérapeutiques, UMR 5558 université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69376 Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire de biologie et biométrie évolutive - équipe modélisation des effets thérapeutiques, UMR 5558 université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69376 Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire de biologie et biométrie évolutive - équipe modélisation des effets thérapeutiques, UMR 5558 université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69376 Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire de biologie et biométrie évolutive - équipe modélisation des effets thérapeutiques, UMR 5558 université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69376 Lyon, France
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- Lausanne university hospital (CHUV), Institute of social & preventive medicine (IUMSP), 1010 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire de biologie et biométrie évolutive - équipe modélisation des effets thérapeutiques, UMR 5558 université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69376 Lyon, France
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- Centre hospitalier universitaire Aristide Le Dantec, pharmacie centrale, BP 3001 Dakard, Sénégal
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- Laboratoire de biologie et biométrie évolutive - équipe modélisation des effets thérapeutiques, UMR 5558 université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69376 Lyon, France
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- Laboratoire de pharmacologie & de pharmacodynamie, université Cheikh Anta Diop, BP 5005 Dakar, Sénégal
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- Laboratoire de biologie et biométrie évolutive - équipe modélisation des effets thérapeutiques, UMR 5558 université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, 69376 Lyon, France; Clinical and epidemiological data unit, public health department, hospices civils de Lyon, 69002 Lyon, France.
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Nozari Y, Eshraghi A, Talasaz AH, Bahremand M, Salamzadeh J, Salarifar M, Pourhosseini H, Jalali A, Mortazavi SH. Protection from Reperfusion Injury with Intracoronary N-Acetylcysteine in Patients with STEMI Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in a Cardiac Tertiary Center. Am J Cardiovasc Drugs 2018; 18:213-221. [PMID: 29322434 DOI: 10.1007/s40256-017-0258-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Evidence suggests that oxidative stress plays a principal role in myocardial damage following ischemia/reperfusion events. Recent studies have shown that the antioxidant properties of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) may have cardioprotective effects in high doses, but-to the best of our knowledge-few studies have assessed this. OBJECTIVES Our objective was to investigate the impact of high-dose NAC on ischemia/reperfusion injury. METHODS We conducted a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial in which 100 consecutive patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) were randomly assigned to the case group (high-dose NAC 100 mg/kg bolus followed by intracoronary NAC 480 mg during PCI then intravenous NAC 10 mg/kg for 12 h) or the control group (5% dextrose). We measured differences in peak creatine kinase-myocardial band (CK-MB) concentration, highly sensitive troponin T (hs-TnT), thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) flow, myocardial blush grade (MBG), and corrected thrombolysis in myocardial infarction frame count (cTFC). RESULTS The peak CK-MB level was comparable between the two groups (P = 0.327), but patients receiving high-dose NAC demonstrated a significantly larger reduction in hs-TnT (P = 0.02). In total, 94% of the NAC group achieved TIMI flow grade 3 versus 80% of the control group (P = 0.03). No significant differences were observed between the two groups in terms of changes in the cTFC and MBG. CONCLUSIONS In this study, NAC improved myocardial reperfusion markers and coronary blood flow, as revealed by differences in peak hs-TnT and TIMI flow grade 3 levels, respectively. Further studies with large samples are warranted to elucidate the role of NAC in this population. ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01741207, and the Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (IRCT; http://irct.ir ) registration number: IRCT201301048698N8.
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BACKGROUND Fluvastatin is thought to be the least potent statin on the market, however, the dose-related magnitude of effect of fluvastatin on blood lipids is not known. OBJECTIVES Primary objectiveTo quantify the effects of various doses of fluvastatin on blood total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL cholesterol), high-density lipoprotein (HDL cholesterol), and triglycerides in participants with and without evidence of cardiovascular disease.Secondary objectivesTo quantify the variability of the effect of various doses of fluvastatin.To quantify withdrawals due to adverse effects (WDAEs) in randomised placebo-controlled trials. SEARCH METHODS The Cochrane Hypertension Information Specialist searched the following databases for randomised controlled trials up to February 2017: the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) (2017, Issue 1), MEDLINE (1946 to February Week 2 2017), MEDLINE In-Process, MEDLINE Epub Ahead of Print, Embase (1974 to February Week 2 2017), the World Health Organization International Clinical Trials Registry Platform, CDSR, DARE, Epistemonikos and ClinicalTrials.gov. We also contacted authors of relevant papers regarding further published and unpublished work. No language restrictions were applied. SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised placebo-controlled and uncontrolled before and after trials evaluating the dose response of different fixed doses of fluvastatin on blood lipids over a duration of three to 12 weeks in participants of any age with and without evidence of cardiovascular disease. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two review authors independently assessed eligibility criteria for studies to be included, and extracted data. We entered data from placebo-controlled and uncontrolled before and after trials into Review Manager 5 as continuous and generic inverse variance data, respectively. WDAEs information was collected from the placebo-controlled trials. We assessed all trials using the 'Risk of bias' tool under the categories of sequence generation, allocation concealment, blinding, incomplete outcome data, selective reporting, and other potential biases. MAIN RESULTS One-hundred and forty-five trials (36 placebo controlled and 109 before and after) evaluated the dose-related efficacy of fluvastatin in 18,846 participants. The participants were of any age with and without evidence of cardiovascular disease, and fluvastatin effects were studied within a treatment period of three to 12 weeks. Log dose-response data over doses of 2.5 mg to 80 mg revealed strong linear dose-related effects on blood total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol and a weak linear dose-related effect on blood triglycerides. There was no dose-related effect of fluvastatin on blood HDL cholesterol. Fluvastatin 10 mg/day to 80 mg/day reduced LDL cholesterol by 15% to 33%, total cholesterol by 11% to 25% and triglycerides by 3% to 17.5%. For every two-fold dose increase there was a 6.0% (95% CI 5.4 to 6.6) decrease in blood LDL cholesterol, a 4.2% (95% CI 3.7 to 4.8) decrease in blood total cholesterol and a 4.2% (95% CI 2.0 to 6.3) decrease in blood triglycerides. The quality of evidence for these effects was judged to be high. When compared to atorvastatin and rosuvastatin, fluvastatin was about 12-fold less potent than atorvastatin and 46-fold less potent than rosuvastatin at reducing LDL cholesterol. Very low quality of evidence showed no difference in WDAEs between fluvastatin and placebo in 16 of 36 of these short-term trials (risk ratio 1.52 (95% CI 0.94 to 2.45). AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS Fluvastatin lowers blood total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and triglyceride in a dose-dependent linear fashion. Based on the effect on LDL cholesterol, fluvastatin is 12-fold less potent than atorvastatin and 46-fold less potent than rosuvastatin. This review did not provide a good estimate of the incidence of harms associated with fluvastatin because of the short duration of the trials and the lack of reporting of adverse effects in 56% of the placebo-controlled trials.
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- Stephen P Adams
- University of British ColumbiaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics2176 Health Sciences Mall, Medical Block CVancouverBCCanadaV6T 1Z3
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- University of British ColumbiaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics2176 Health Sciences Mall, Medical Block CVancouverBCCanadaV6T 1Z3
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- McMaster UniversityDepartment of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine Residency Office, Faculty of Medicine1200 Main Street WestHSC 3W10HamiltonONCanadaL8N 3N5
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- University of British ColumbiaDepartment of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology and Therapeutics2176 Health Sciences Mall, Medical Block CVancouverBCCanadaV6T 1Z3
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Alwaili K, Awan Z, Alshahrani A, Genest J. High-density lipoproteins and cardiovascular disease: 2010 update. Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther 2014; 8:413-23. [DOI: 10.1586/erc.10.4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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van den Hoek HL, Bos WJW, de Boer A, van de Garde EMW. Statins and prevention of infections: systematic review and meta-analysis of data from large randomised placebo controlled trials. BMJ 2011; 343:d7281. [PMID: 22127443 PMCID: PMC3226140 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.d7281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether the potential of statins to lower the risk of infections as published in observational studies is causal. DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised placebo controlled trials. DATA SOURCES Medline, Embase, and the Cochrane Library. STUDY SELECTION Randomised placebo controlled trials of statins (up to 10 March 2011) enrolling a minimum of 100 participants, with follow-up for at least one year. DATA EXTRACTION Infection or infection related death. RESULTS The first study selection yielded 632 trials. After screening of the corresponding abstracts and full text papers, 11 trials totalling 30 947 participants were included. 4655 of the participants (2368 assigned to statins and 2287 assigned to placebo) reported an infection during treatment. Meta-analysis showed no effect of statins on the risk of infections (relative risk 1.00, 95% confidence interval 0.96 to 1.05) or on infection related deaths (0.97, 0.83 to 1.13). CONCLUSION These findings do not support the hypothesis that statins reduce the risk of infections. Absence of any evidence for a beneficial effect in large placebo controlled trials reduces the likelihood of a causal effect as reported in observational studies.
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- Hester L van den Hoek
- Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Science, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands.
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Xie F, Sun C, Sun LH, Li JY, Chen X, Che H, Lu GY, Yang BF, Ai J. Influence of fluvastatin on cardiac function and baroreflex sensitivity in diabetic rats. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2011; 32:321-8. [PMID: 21372824 DOI: 10.1038/aps.2010.221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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AIM To investigate whether fluvastatin is able to ameliorate the impaired cardiac function or baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) in rats with type 1 diabetes. METHODS Type 1 diabetic rats were induced by intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (STZ) and then administered fluvastatin (1.5, 3.0, and 6.0 mg·kg(-1)·d(-1)) for 30 d. Food and drink intake was recorded every day. Fasting blood glucose (FBG) level, blood lipid level, cardiac function and BRS were measured in diabetic rats after fluvastatin treatment for 30 d. RESULTS The polydipsia, polyphagia and abnormal biochemical indexes of blood were significantly ameliorated by the the 3.0- and 6.0-mg doses of fluvastatin in STZ-induced diabetic rats. FBG was decreased in diabetic rats after fluvastatin treatment for 30 d. The left ventricular systolic pressure (LVSP) and the maximum rate of change of left ventricular pressure in the isovolumic contraction and relaxation period (±dp/dt(max)) were elevated, and left ventricular diastolic pressure (LVEDP) was decreased by fluvastatin. The attenuated heart rate responses to arterial blood pressure (ABP) increase induced by phenylephrine (PE) and ABP decrease induced by sodium nitroprusside (SNP) were reversed by the 3.0-mg dose of fluvastatin. CONCLUSION Fluvastatin regulates blood lipid levels and decreases the FBG level in diabetic rats. These responses can protect the diabetic heart from complications by improving cardiac function and BRS.
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Dogan S, Kastelein JJP, Grobbee DE, Bots ML. Mean Common or Mean Maximum Carotid Intima-Media Thickness as Primary Outcome in Lipid-Modifying Intervention Studies. J Atheroscler Thromb 2011; 18:946-57. [DOI: 10.5551/jat.8623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Haynes R, Armitage J. Fluvastatin for reduction of cardiovascular risk in patients with moderate to severe renal insufficiency. NATURE CLINICAL PRACTICE. NEPHROLOGY 2007; 3:530-1. [PMID: 17700552 DOI: 10.1038/ncpneph0583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2007] [Accepted: 07/10/2007] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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- Richard Haynes
- Clinical Trial Service Unit, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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Genser B, März W. Low density lipoprotein cholesterol, statins and cardiovascular events: a meta–analysis. Clin Res Cardiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1007/s00392-007-0552-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Straka RJ, Mamdani M, Damen J, Kuntze CEE, Liu LZ, Botteman MF, Koren MJ. Economic impacts attributable to the early clinical benefit of atorvastatin therapy--a US managed care perspective. Curr Med Res Opin 2007; 23:1517-29. [PMID: 17535539 DOI: 10.1185/030079907x199808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The clinical literature suggests that atorvastatin therapy achieves a reduction in major cardiovascular events within the first year of therapy. Aside from obvious clinical benefits, economic advantage may also result from this observation. The present analysis modeled the clinical and economic consequences of initiating atorvastatin versus generic simvastatin in defined US managed care organization patient populations. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A cost-consequence model was developed to estimate the differential rate and associated costs of cardiovascular events occurring over 2 years using real world price and adherence data. Four defined patient populations were included from representative atorvastatin trials: (1) diabetes mellitus; (2) multiple risk factors; (3) coronary heart disease; and (4) acute coronary syndrome. Costs of care included drug costs and costs of managing cardiovascular events. Univariate sensitivity analyses and multivariate sensitivity analysis via Monte Carlo simulation were conducted to test the robustness of the results. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES The number of cardiovascular events avoided per 100,000 patients initiated on atorvastatin as compared with simvastatin, and total treatment costs. RESULTS The model predicts that, relative to simvastatin, atorvastatin will prevent 941 (95% confidence interval [CI] 481-1367) cardiovascular events after 1 year and 1426 (95% CI 833-1987) events after 2 years, per 100,000 patients. This is expected to reduce the cost of cardiovascular events by $365 (95% CI $192-$527) and $552 (95% CI $327-$763) per patient (US$ 2006), respectively, offsetting 80% and 75% of the medication cost difference between atorvastatin and simvastatin after 1 and 2 years, respectively. The incremental costs associated with atorvastatin treatment were estimated at $94 (95% CI -$68 to $267) and $175 (95% CI -$37 to $399) per patient after 1 and 2 years, respectively. Results were sensitive to assumptions regarding simvastatin efficacy and drug acquisition costs. CONCLUSIONS Although the present analysis is based in part on indirect comparisons and on trials not designed or statistically powered to specifically test the early benefits hypothesis, it suggests that atorvastatin's assumed early reduction of cardiovascular events partly offsets the acquisition price difference between atorvastatin and generic simvastatin in various groups of high-risk patients newly initiated on statin treatment.
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Scuffham PA, Chaplin S. A cost-effectiveness analysis of fluvastatin in patients with diabetes after successful percutaneous coronary intervention. Clin Ther 2006; 27:1467-77. [PMID: 16291420 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2005.09.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/06/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND The Lescol Intervention Prevention Study (LIPS) was a multinational randomized controlled trial that showed a 47% reduction in the relative risk of cardiac death and a 22% reduction in major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) from the routine use of fluvastatin, compared with controls, in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI, defined as angioplasty with or without stents). In this study, MACEs included cardiac death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, and subsequent PCI and coronary artery bypass graft. Diabetes was the greatest risk factor for MACEs. OBJECTIVE This study estimated the cost-effectiveness of fluvastatin when used for secondary prevention of MACEs after PCI in people with diabetes. METHODS A post hoc subgroup analysis of patients with diabetes from the LIPS was used to estimate the effectiveness of fluvastatin in reducing myocardial infarction, revascularization, and cardiac death. A probabilistic Markov model was developed using United Kingdom resource and cost data to estimate the additional costs and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) gained over 10 years from the perspective of the British National Health Service. The model contained 6 health states, and the transition probabilities were derived from the LIPS data. Crossover from fluvastatin to other lipid-lowering drugs, withdrawal from fluvastatin, and the use of lipid-lowering drugs in the control group were included. RESULTS In the subgroup of 202 patients with diabetes in the LIPS trial, 18 (15.0%) of 120 fluastatin patients and 21 (25.6%) of 82 control participants were insulin dependent (P = NS). Compared with the control group, patients treated with fluvastatin can expect to gain an additional mean (SD) of 0.196 (0.139) QALY per patient over 10 years (P < 0.001) and will cost the health service an additional mean (SD) of 10 pounds ( 448 pounds) (P = NS) (mean [SD] US $16 [$689]). The additional cost per QALY gained was 51 pounds (US $78). The key determinants of cost-effectiveness included the probabilities of repeat interventions, cardiac death, the cost of fluvastatin, and the time horizon used for the evaluation. CONCLUSION Fluvastatin was an economically efficient treatment to prevent MACEs in these patients with diabetes undergoing PCI.
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- Paul A Scuffham
- School of Population Health, University of Queensland Medical School, Herston, Brisbane, Australia.
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Genser B, März W. Low density lipoprotein cholesterol, statins and cardiovascular events: a meta-analysis. Clin Res Cardiol 2006; 95:393-404. [PMID: 16773275 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-006-0403-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2006] [Accepted: 03/04/2006] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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A recent meta-analysis of the Cholesterol Treatment Trialists' (CTT) Collaboration comes to the clear conclusion that a reduction in LDL-C using statins of 1 mmol/l (39 mg/dl) leads to a decrease in overall mortality by 12%, in coronary mortality by 19% and in the incidence of strokes by 17%, independent of the LDL-C level prior to the start of treatment. We conducted a systematic review retrieving 18 studies with a total of 116,343 [corrected] participants. Differences in average LDL-C reductions between the intervention and control groups during the follow-up and relative risks according to different clinical endpoints were extracted from the original publications. Metaregression analyses showed that reduction in LDL-C accounted for more than 75% of the variance in risk reductions for overall mortality and cardiovascular endpoints. On the basis of our estimates, a reduction in LDL-C of 1 mmol/l (39 mg/dl) leads to reductions in overall mortality, coronary mortality, incidence of non-fatal myocardial infarction, the combination of coronary mortality and non-fatal myocardial infarction, stroke and any vascular event by 15% (95% CI: 11-20%), 24% (95% CI: 20-28%), 27% (95% CI: 20-32%), 25% (95% CI: 22-29%), 24% (18-29%) and 22% (95% CI: 19-26%), respectively. We conclude that the extent to which statins lower LDL-C is strongly related to the improvement of clinical outcomes achieved by this class of drugs.
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- Bernd Genser
- BGStats Consulting, Hochstrasse 7, 8071, Graz, Austria
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Atherosclerosis is a progressive, lifelong condition that is the leading cause of death among middle-aged and elderly individuals aged > or =65 years. Up to 80% of elderly patients are found to have evidence of obstructive coronary heart disease at autopsy. Demographic trends, including the advancing median age and life expectancy of Western societies, suggest that a large share of the burden of atherosclerotic plaque is likely to be borne by elderly individuals. These trends are in part due to increases in a number of chronic diseases associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes, including metabolic syndrome, diabetes mellitus and chronic kidney disease. Because the elderly have a higher attributable risk of coronary heart disease as a result of hypercholesterolaemia, more coronary deaths and overall events can be prevented via treatment in this age group compared with younger persons with hypercholesterolaemia. The efficacy, safety and tolerability of HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) have been confirmed in randomised, controlled, multicentre trials involving large numbers of patients aged > or =65 years. Although muscle symptoms such as myalgia are relatively common adverse events, more severe signs of myolysis such as myopathy and rhabdomyolysis are rare, but their risk is elevated by conditions (e.g. concomitant medications) that increase the systemic exposure of these agents. Statins differ in their susceptibility to increases in systemic exposure, but most statins have been demonstrated to be well tolerated and safe when administered to elderly patients. These favourable clinical findings should help clinicians counter highly prevalent 'ageism' bias in statin prescribing, whereby elderly patients, particularly those at highest cardiovascular risk, are often denied the benefits of statins without any meaningful foundation.
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- Terry A Jacobson
- Office of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30303, USA.
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Fonarow GC. In-hospital initiation of statin therapy in acute coronary syndromes: maximizing the early and long-term benefits. Chest 2005; 128:3641-51. [PMID: 16304326 DOI: 10.1378/chest.128.5.3641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) are at high risk for recurrent coronary events, sudden death, and all-cause mortality. Conventional revascularization therapies reduce the risk of further ischemia but do not affect the underlying atherosclerotic disease. Statins have a proven record in the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease. Furthermore, statins have been shown to exert varying degrees of pleiotropic effects, which may stabilize vulnerable atherosclerotic plaques. A compelling body of evidence from randomized controlled trials demonstrates that high-dose, potent statin therapy initiated immediately after an acute coronary event can significantly reduce early as well as longer-term morbidity and mortality. Furthermore, high-dose, potent statin therapy displays a reasonable safety profile. National guidelines now recommend that in patients with ACS, statin therapy should be initiated in hospital prior to discharge, irrespective of baseline low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, to improve clinical outcomes. Every effort should be made to ensure all eligible patients with ACS are initiated and maintained on statin therapy.
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- Gregg C Fonarow
- Division of Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1679, USA.
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Galaria II, Davies MG. Percutaneous Transluminal Revascularization for Iliac Occlusive Disease: Long-term Outcomes in TransAtlantic Inter-Society Consensus A and B Lesions. Ann Vasc Surg 2005; 19:352-60. [PMID: 15818461 DOI: 10.1007/s10016-005-0010-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Percutaneous transluminal intervention for atherosclerotic iliac occlusive disease is now commonplace. We examine the long-term outcomes of TransAtlantic Inter-Society Consensus (TASC) A and B lesions. We performed a retrospective anonymous analysis of records from patients who underwent iliac artery angioplasty with or without stenting between January 1990 and June 1999. Indications for intervention were symptomatic claudication (77%) or critical ischemia (23%). Altogether, 276 patients (all men; average age 64 +/- 11 years range 32-87 years) underwent 394 interventions. Co-morbidities included hypertension (61%), hypercholesterolemia (45%), diabetes (28%), and chronic renal insufficiency (26%). A total of the 62% of the lesions were TASC category A, and the remainder were category B. Of the 394 primary interventions, 51% included placement of stents. Technical success (defined by < 30% residual stenosis) was achieved in 98% of treated vessels. The procedure-related mortality rate was 1.8% at 30 days and 4.7% at 90 days; the procedure-related complication rate was 7%. Hemodynamic success (defined as a rise in the ankle/branchial index > 0.15) was achieved in 82%. The average Society for Vascular Surgery symptom score was 3.4 +/- 0.9 before intervention, which improved to 1.9 +/- 0.8 following intervention. Within 3 months, 84% of patients demonstrated clinical improvement. Patient survival by life-table analysis was 38% at 10 years. The cumulative assisted patency rate was 71 +/- 7% at 10 years. The presence of two-vessel femoral runoff, two or more patent tibial vessels, or both was associated with improved patency. Limb salvage was 95 +/- 2% and 87 +/- 9% at 5 and 10 years, respectively. Using Cox proportional hazards analysis, the presence of hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, or chronic renal insufficiency was associated with the occurrence of primary failure, whereas increased patency intervals were associated with the presence of immediate hemodynamic improvement. Use of a stent did not influence outcome. Endoluminal iliac intervention for TASC A and B lesions is a safe, durable intervention in patients with good femoral and tibial runoff. The presence of hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, or poor tibial runoff is associated with failure.
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- Irfan I Galaria
- Division of Vascular Surgery, Center for Vascular Disease, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA
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Delea TE, Jacobson TA, Serruys PWJC, Edelsberg JS, Oster G. Cost-effectiveness of fluvastatin following successful first percutaneous coronary intervention. Ann Pharmacother 2005; 39:610-6. [PMID: 15741421 DOI: 10.1345/aph.1e367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In the LIPS (Lescol Intervention Prevention Study), fluvastatin 80 mg/day reduced the risk of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) by 22% versus placebo (p = 0.01) following successful first percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with stable or unstable angina or silent ischemia. The cost-effectiveness of such therapy is unknown. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of fluvastatin following successful first PCI from a US healthcare system perspective. METHODS We used a Markov model to estimate expected outcomes and costs of 2 alternative treatment strategies following successful first PCI in patients with stable or unstable angina or silent ischemia: (1) diet/lifestyle counseling plus immediate fluvastatin 80 mg/day; and (2) diet/lifestyle counseling only, with initiation of fluvastatin 80 mg/day following occurrence of future nonfatal MACE. The model was estimated with data from LIPS and other published sources. Cost-effectiveness was calculated as the ratio of the difference in expected medical-care costs to the expected difference in life-years (LYs) and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) alternatively. RESULTS Treatment with fluvastatin following successful first PCI was found to increase life expectancy by 0.78 years (QALYs 0.68). Cost-effectiveness of fluvastatin following successful first PCI is 13 505 dollars per LY (15 454 dollar per QALY) saved. Ratios are lower for patients with diabetes (9396 dollar per LY; 10 718 dollar per QALY) and those with multivessel disease (9662 dollar per LY; 11 076 dollar per QALY). Findings were robust with respect to changes in key model parameters and assumptions. CONCLUSIONS Fluvastatin therapy following PCI is cost-effective compared with other generally accepted medical interventions.
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- Thomas E Delea
- Policy Analysis Inc. (PAI), Brookline, MA 02245-7629, USA.
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Lemos PA, de Feyter PJ, Serruys PW, Saia F, Arampatzis CA, Disco C, Mercado N, Mainar V, Morís C, van den Bos AA, Berghoefer G. Fluvastatin reduces the 4-year cardiac risk in patients with multivessel disease. Int J Cardiol 2005; 98:479-86. [PMID: 15708183 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2003.11.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2003] [Accepted: 11/17/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND To evaluate the impact of the extent of coronary disease (single- or multivessel) and of fluvastatin treatment on the incidence of long-term cardiac atherosclerotic complications in the Lescol Intervention Prevention Study (LIPS). METHODS A total of 1063 patients with single-vessel disease and 614 patients with multivessel disease were randomized to receive fluvastatin (40 mg bid) or placebo for at least 3 years following a first successful percutaneous coronary intervention. The incidence of cardiac atherosclerotic events (cardiac death, non-fatal myocardial infarction, and coronary re-interventions not related to restenosis) was evaluated. RESULTS Patients with multivessel disease tended to be older and presented a higher prevalence of associated risk factors and cardiovascular antecedents. The presence of multivessel disease markedly increased the risk of cardiac atherosclerotic events compared with single-vessel disease among patients allocated to placebo (RR 1.67 [95% CI: 1.24-2.25]; p<0.001). In patients treated with fluvastatin, however, no significant differences in long-term outcomes were observed between patients with multivessel disease and patients single-vessel disease (RR 1.28 [95% CI: 0.90-1.81]; p=0.2). CONCLUSIONS Multivessel coronary disease impaired the 4-year outcomes after percutaneous intervention. However, the hazardous effect of multivessel disease was significantly reduced by long-term fluvastatin treatment.
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- Pedro A Lemos
- Erasmus Medical Center, Thoraxcenter, Rotterdam, Netherlands
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Arampatzis CA, Goedhart D, Serruys PW, Saia F, Lemos PA, de Feyter P. Fluvastatin reduces the impact of diabetes on long-term outcome after coronary intervention--a Lescol Intervention Prevention Study (LIPS) substudy. Am Heart J 2005; 149:329-35. [PMID: 15846273 DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2004.03.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Diabetes increases the risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Patients with diabetes undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) show poorer outcomes compared with nondiabetic patients. The aim of this study was to determine the clinical benefit of long-term fluvastatin in patients with diabetes who had undergone a successful PCI. METHODS This subanalysis of a prospective, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of patients who had undergone PCI and were treated with fluvastatin determined the impact of fluvastatin on the survival-free period of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) (defined as cardiac death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, and reintervention procedure [coronary artery bypass grafting, repeat PCI, PCI for a new lesion]). Patients with baseline total cholesterol levels of 135 to 270 mg/dL (3.5-7.0 mmol/L) and triglyceride levels of 400 mg/dL (4.5 mmol/L) were randomized at discharge either to fluvastatin (n = 844) or to placebo (n = 833); follow-up was 3 to 4 years. Among these patients, there were 202 with diabetes (120 on fluvastatin, 82 placebo) and 1475 without diabetes (724 on fluvastatin, 751 on placebo). The primary clinical outcome was survival time free of MACE and MACE excluding restenosis. RESULTS The presence of diabetes increased the risk of MACE by almost 2-fold in placebo-treated patients (RR 1.78, 95% CI 1.20-2,64, P = .0045). In contrast, in diabetic patients treated with fluvastatin, the risk of MACE was not significantly different from that in patients without diabetes. Fluvastatin reduced the risk of MACE in diabetic patients by 51% (P = .0088). CONCLUSIONS Diabetes is a consistent clinical predictor of cardiovascular complications and fluvastatin reduces the increased incidence of long-term adverse complications associated with the presence of diabetes.
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Lee CH, de Feyter P, Serruys PW, Saia F, Lemos PA, Goedhart D, Soares PR, Umans VAWM, Ciccone M, Cortellaro M. Beneficial effects of fluvastatin following percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with unstable and stable angina: results from the Lescol intervention prevention study (LIPS). Heart 2004; 90:1156-61. [PMID: 15367512 PMCID: PMC1768489 DOI: 10.1136/hrt.2003.027284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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AIMS To investigate the effect on risk of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) of lipid lowering treatment with fluvastatin 80 mg/day after a first percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with stable and unstable angina. METHOD AND RESULTS This prespecified subgroup analysis of the LIPS (Lescol intervention prevention study) analysed 1658 patients with documented diagnosis; 824 had unstable angina (417 randomly assigned to fluvastatin, 407 to placebo) and 834 had stable angina (including silent ischaemia; fluvastatin, 418; placebo, 416). Median follow up was 3.9 years. There was no significant effect of anginal status on long term risk of MACE. Fluvastatin treatment reduced the risk of MACE by 28% compared with placebo (p = 0.03) among patients with unstable angina, with no difference between patients with stable and patients with unstable angina (relative risk 1.07, 95% confidence interval 0.87 to 1.30, p = 0.53). Fluvastatin reduced coronary atherosclerotic events (MACE excluding restenosis) by 36% (p = 0.006) among patients with unstable angina and 31% (p = 0.02) among patients with stable angina. Fluvastatin caused similar reductions in total cholesterol and low density lipoprotein cholesterol concentrations in both patient groups. CONCLUSION Treatment with fluvastatin 80 mg/day produced significant reductions in MACE and coronary atherosclerotic events after percutaneous coronary intervention in patients with average cholesterol concentrations. The beneficial effects of fluvastatin are observed in patients with unstable or stable angina alike.
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- C H Lee
- Erasmus Medical Centre, Thoraxcentre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Saia F, de Feyter P, Serruys PW, Lemos PA, Arampatzis CA, Hendrickx GR, Delarche N, Goedhart D, Lesaffre E, Branzi A. Effect of fluvastatin on long-term outcome after coronary revascularization with stent implantation. Am J Cardiol 2004; 93:92-5. [PMID: 14697476 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2003.08.076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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We assessed the impact of long-term fluvastatin treatment on adverse atherosclerotic cardiac events (cardiac death, myocardial infarction, and revascularization excluding repeat interventions due to restenosis in the first 6 months) in 847 patients (fluvastatin [n = 417] or placebo [n = 430]) with average cholesterol levels treated with stents in the Lescol Intervention Prevention Study (LIPS). During the 4-year follow-up period, fluvastatin significantly decreased total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and decreased the risk of first adverse atherosclerotic cardiac events by 30% compared with placebo (95% confidence interval -49 to -3.4, p = 0.03).
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Elderly patients with end-stage organ failure are now more frequently undergoing transplantation. Medication management in this population is challenging because of the combination of multiple comorbidities, polypharmacy, and immunological, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic changes attributable to the aging process. Immunosuppressive medications can exacerbate pre-existing medical conditions and promote the development of disease processes. Cardiovascular disorders, such as hypertension, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure and arrhythmias are common in elderly transplant recipients, and account for most of the deaths in this population. Blood pressure, blood glucose and cholesterol control is of particular concern because elderly transplant recipients frequently have or develop these complications. Elderly transplant recipients are commonly receiving anticoagulation therapy with warfarin and are at a higher risk of bleeding, especially if they have renal dysfunction. Infectious complications occur frequently in the transplanted population, with pneumonia being the most common infection seen in hospitalised patients. Attention to vaccination for the prevention of influenza and pneumococcal infections is important because of the increased risk of these diseases in this population. Depression itself has been associated with decreased survival in older individuals, and depression in elderly transplant recipients may be reversible with the administration of pharmacological agents. Effective long-term care of transplant recipients demands an understanding of how particular medications affect clinical evaluation and treatment. This article addresses some of the practical issues surrounding medication management and prevention of these particular problems in elderly transplant recipients.
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- José F Bernardo
- Department of Medicine/Renal Electrolyte Division, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 3550 Terrace Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
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Lesaffre E, Kocmanová D, Lemos PA, Disco CMC, Serruys PW. A retrospective analysis of the effect of noncompliance on time to first major adverse cardiac event in LIPS. Clin Ther 2003; 25:2431-47. [PMID: 14604742 DOI: 10.1016/s0149-2918(03)80285-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND In the main publication for LIPS (Lescol Intervention Prevention Study), a 22% relative risk (RR) reduction for major adverse cardiac events (MACE) was found among those who used fluvastatin after a successful first percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). However, intent-to-treat (ITT) analysis of clinical studies generally provides an observed treatment effect that is likely to underestimate what the treatment effect would be if compliance were perfect, because compliance in a clinical trial is invariably <100% during long-term follow-up. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between compliance and treatment effect in LIPS. METHODS In LIPS, patients who had undergone a successful first PCI were randomized to receive fluvastatin 40 mg BID or placebo BID for 3 to 5 years. The primary end point was survival time free of MACE (ie, cardiac death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or reintervention procedure), and a Cox proportional hazards regression model with time-dependent covariates was used to predict the effect that fluvastatin would have had if trial medication had been continued. Logistic regression was used to determine factors influencing discontinuation of trial medication. RESULTS A total of 1677 patients were enrolled in LIPS: 844 in the fluvastatin group and 833 in the placebo group. In the fluvastatin group, 294 patients (34.8%) discontinued taking trial medication and 73 (8.6%) switched to another lipid-lowering medication, compared with 353 (42.4%) and 187 (22.4%) patients in the placebo group, respectively. The risk factor-adjusted RR of MACE with fluvastatin treatment was 0.74 (P = 0.004; 95% CI, 0.61-0.91). When also adjusted for noncompliance, the RR for fluvastatin versus placebo was 0.68 (P = 0.002; 95% CI, 0.53-0.86). Discontinuing fluvastatin without switching to another lipid-lowering medication increased the risk of MACE compared with that of patients who stayed on fluvastatin (RR = 2.27; P < 0.001; 95% CI, 1.60-3.23) and the increase in the risk of MACE was greater than that associated with discontinuing placebo (P = 0.032). CONCLUSIONS The present study found a 32% RR reduction for experiencing MACE during fluvastatin treatment after a successful PCI in LIPS, when analysis allowed for noncompliance. This suggests that the ITT analysis discussed in the main LIPS publication underestimated the benefit of fluvastatin treatment. Our survival model also provided tentative evidence that discontinuing lipid-lowering medication might lead to a potentially harmful rebound effect in this patient group.
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- Emmanuel Lesaffre
- Biostatistical Centre, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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