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Goicoechea M, Álvarez V, Segarra A, Polaina M, Martín-Reyes G, Robles NR, Escudero V, Orellana C, Bea Granell S, de Juan-Ribera J, Fernández Lucas M, Graña JM, Reque J, Sánchez Hernández R, Villamayor S, Górriz JL. Lipid profile of patients treated with evolocumab in Spanish hospital nephrology units (RETOSS NEFRO). Nefrologia 2022; 42:301-310. [PMID: 36210619 DOI: 10.1016/j.nefroe.2022.05.005] [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: 11/13/2020] [Revised: 05/13/2021] [Accepted: 06/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/16/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE To describe the clinical characteristics, the reasons for initiating therapy and the effects of treatment in the initial phase of evolocumab availability in the Nephrology Units of Spain. MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospective, observational and multicentric study that included patients initiating treatment with evolocumab (from February 2016 to August 2018), in 15 Nephrology Units in Spain. The demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients, the lipid lowering treatment and the evolution of the lipid profiles between 24 weeks pre-initiation and 12±4 weeks post-initiation of evolocumab were reviewed. RESULTS 60 patients were enrolled: 53.3% women; mean (SD) age, 56.9 (12.8) years, 45.0% with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) (5.0% homozygous and 40.0% heterozygous) and 65.0% with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. The mean (SD) eGFR was 62.6 (30.0) ml/min/1.73m2 (51.7% of patients had eGFR <60ml/min/1.73m2 [CKD stage>2]), 50.0% had proteinuria (>300mg/g) and 10.0% had nephrotic syndrome. Other CV risk factors were hypertension (75.0%), diabetes (25.0%), and smoking (21.7%). A 40.0% of patients were statin intolerant. At evolocumab initiation, 41.7% of patients were on a high intensity statin, 18.3% on moderate intensity statin and 50.0% were receiving ezetimibe. Mean (SD) LDL-c at evolocumab initiation was 179.7 (62.9) mg/dL (53.4% of patients with LDL-c ≥160mg/dL and 29.3% ≥190mg/dL). After 12 weeks, evolocumab resulted in LDL-c reductions of 60.1%. At week 12, 90.0% of patients reached LDL-c levels <100mg/dL, 70.0% <70mg/dL, and 55.0% <55mg/dL, while mean eGFR levels and statin use remained stable. CONCLUSION In Nephrology Units of Spain, evolocumab was predominantly prescribed in patients with FH, chronic renal disease (CRD>2) and secondary prevention, with LDL-c levels above those recommended by the guidelines. Evolocumab used in clinical practice significantly reduced the LDL-c levels in all patients included in the study.
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Affiliation(s)
- Marian Goicoechea
- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lérida, Spain
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Complejo Hospitalario de Jaén, Jaén, Spain
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- Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Nefrología, Hospital Regional Universitario, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, Spain; Servicio de Nefrología, IBIMA, REDinREN (RD16/0009/0006), Málaga, Spain
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitario Dr. Peset, Valencia, Spain
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cádiz, Spain
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitario de la Ribera, Alzira, Valencia, Spain
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Rey Don Jaime, Castellón, Spain
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitario General de Villalba, Villalba, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, INCLIVA, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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Goicoechea M, Álvarez V, Segarra A, Polaina M, Martín-Reyes G, Robles NR, Escudero V, Orellana C, Bea Granell S, de Juan-Ribera J, Fernández Lucas M, Graña JM, Reque J, Sánchez Hernández R, Villamayor S, Górriz JL. Lipid profile of patients treated with evolocumab in Spanish hospital nephrology units (RETOSS NEFRO). Nefrologia 2021; 42:S0211-6995(21)00133-8. [PMID: 34389184 DOI: 10.1016/j.nefro.2021.06.004] [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: 11/13/2020] [Revised: 05/13/2021] [Accepted: 06/13/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE To describe the clinical characteristics, the reasons for initiating therapy and the effects of treatment in the initial phase of evolocumab availability in the Nephrology Units of Spain. MATERIAL AND METHODS Retrospective, observational and multicentric study that included patients initiating treatment with evolocumab (from February 2016 to August 2018), in 15 Nephrology Units in Spain. The demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients, the lipid lowering treatment and the evolution of the lipid profiles between 24 weeks pre-initiation and 12±4 weeks post-initiation of evolocumab were reviewed. RESULTS Sixty patients were enrolled: 53.3% women; mean (SD) age, 56.9 (12.8) years, 45.0% with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) (5.0% homozygous and 40.0% heterozygous) and 65.0% with atherosclerotic cardiovascular (CV) disease. The mean (SD) eGFR was 62.6 (30.0)ml/min/1.73m2 (51.7% of patients had eGFR<60ml/min/1.73m2 [CKD stage>2]), 50.0% had proteinuria (>300mg/g) and 10.0% had nephrotic syndrome. Other CV risk factors were hypertension (75.0%), diabetes (25.0%), and smoking (21.7%). A 40.0% of patients were statin intolerant. At evolocumab initiation, 41.7% of patients were on a high-intensity statin, 18.3% on moderate intensity statin and 50.0% were receiving ezetimibe. Mean (SD) LDL-c at evolocumab initiation was 179.7 (62.9)mg/dL (53.4% of patients with LDL-c≥160mg/dL and 29.3%≥190mg/dL). After 12 weeks, evolocumab resulted in LDL-c reductions of 60.1%. At week 12, 90.0% of patients reached LDL-c levels <100mg/dL, 70.0% <70mg/dL, and 55.0% <55mg/dL, while mean eGFR levels and statin use were remained stable. CONCLUSION In Nephrology Units of Spain, evolocumab was predominantly prescribed in patients with FH, chronic renal disease (CRD>2) and secondary prevention, with LDL-c levels above those recommended by the guidelines. Evolocumab used in clinical practice significantly reduced the LDL-c levels in all patients included in the study.
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- Marian Goicoechea
- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España.
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Arnau de Vilanova, Lérida, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Complejo Hospitalario de Jaén, Jaén, España
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- Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Nefrología, Hospital Regional Universitario, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, España; Servicio de Nefrología, IBIMA, REDinREN (RD16/0009/0006), Málaga, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitario Dr. Peset, Valencia, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cádiz, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Consorcio Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitario de la Ribera, Alzira, Valencia, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Rey Don Jaime, Castellón, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Universitario General de Villalba, Villalba, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Nefrología, Hospital Clínico Universitario, INCLIVA, Universidad de Valencia, Valencia, España
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González-Juanatey JR, Tamargo J, Torres F, Weisser B, Oudovenko N. Pharmacodynamic study of the cardiovascular polypill. Is there any interaction among the monocomponents? Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed) 2020; 74:51-58. [PMID: 31983653 DOI: 10.1016/j.rec.2019.11.008] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2019] [Accepted: 11/27/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES To compare the pharmacodynamics of the CNIC polypill (atorvastatin 40mg/ramipril 10mg/aspirin 100mg) in terms of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and systolic blood pressure (SBP), with the corresponding reference products (atorvastatin and ramipril). METHODS This was a multicenter, randomized, open-label, and parallel 3-arm study comparing the effect of the CNIC polypill vs ramipril 10mg and atorvastatin 40mg on SBP and LDL-C. The coprimary endpoints were differences in the adjusted mean 24-hour SBP (using ambulatory BP measurement) and LDL-C during the study period estimated using an ANCOVA model. RESULTS Of the 241 patients included in the per protocol population, 84 received the CNIC polypill (group A), 84 atorvastatin (group B), and 73 ramipril (group C). SBP decreased from 139.3±12.5 to 133.2±12.9mmHg in group A and from 138.1±11.9 to 134.0±12.8mmHg in group C (baseline adjusted mean difference for the decrease in SBP was 1.77mmHg (90%CI, -0.5 to 4.0) in favor of group A, without reaching statistical significance. LDL-C was reduced by 33.9±21.6 and 29.2±25.8mg/dL in groups A and B, respectively (baseline adjusted mean difference for the decrease in LDL-C was 7.0% (90%CI, 1.5-12.4), a significantly greater decrease with the polypill). The 3 treatments were well tolerated. CONCLUSIONS The results of this study rule out a negative effect on blood pressure of the interaction between the components of the CNIC polypill. The reduction in LDL-C was greater in the CNIC polypill group, suggesting a synergistic effect of the components.
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- José R González-Juanatey
- Servicio de Cardiología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, CIBERCV; IDIS, Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Escuela de Medicina, Universidad Complutense, Fundación Gregorio Marañón, CIBERCV, Madrid, Spain
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- Unidad de Bioestadística, IDIBAPS, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Facultat de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institut für Sportwissenschaft, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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Piqueras Ruiz S, Parra Virto A, Torres do Rego A, Demelo Rodríguez P, Álvarez-Sala Walther L. Transient ischaemic attack after spacing the dose of alirocumab: Is it advisable to reduce the doses of PCSK9 inhibitors with very low LDL-cholesterols? Clin Investig Arterioscler 2020; 32:30-32. [PMID: 31221533 DOI: 10.1016/j.arteri.2019.04.003] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2018] [Revised: 03/14/2019] [Accepted: 04/11/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Inhibitors of the protein PCSK9, available since 2015, are capable of reducing the concentration of low density lipoprotein cholesterol by 40 to 70%, thus reducing the cardiovascular risk. The present case reports an adverse cardiovascular event that appeared when spacing out the administration of lipid-lowering treatment. A discussion will be presented on the importance of maintaining low cholesterol levels in order to achieve a greater benefit, according to the latest published clinical studies.
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- Sandra Piqueras Ruiz
- Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España.
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- Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España
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- Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España
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- Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España
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- Unidad de Riesgo Cardiovascular y Lípidos, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, España
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