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Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol treatment and outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes and established cardiovascular disease: Insights from TECOS
ConclusionsAlthough most high-risk patients with T2D and CV disease were on lipid-lowering therapy, only 1:3 had LDL-C < 70 mg/dL and 1:6 had LDL-C < 55 mg/dL. Each 10 mg/dL higher LDL-C value was associated with a 5% and 6% higher 5-year incidence of MACE and CV death, respectively. (TECOS, NCT00790205).
Source: American Heart Journal - November 14, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Effect of selective BET protein inhibitor apabetalone on cardiovascular outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome and diabetes: Rationale, design, and baseline characteristics of the BETonMACE trial
Publication date: Available online 9 August 2019Source: American Heart JournalAuthor(s): Kausik K. Ray, Stephen J. Nicholls, Henry Ginsberg, Jan O. Johansson, Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, Ewelina Kulikowski, Peter P. Toth, Norman Wong, Jeffrey L. Cummings, Michael Sweeney, Gregory G. SchwartzAbstractBackgroundAfter an acute coronary syndrome (ACS), patients with diabetes remain at high risk for additional cardiovascular events despite use of current therapies. Bromodomain and extra-terminal (BET) proteins are epigenetic modulators of inflammation, thrombogenesis, and lipoprotein metabolism implicated in atherothrombosis. The BET...
Source: American Heart Journal - August 9, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Contemporary invasive management and in-hospital outcomes of patients with non–ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in China: Findings from China Acute Myocardial Infarction (CAMI) Registry
ConclusionInvasive management was underused and profoundly deferred among patients with NSTEMI in China. The risk-treatment paradox, procedure deferral and medical resources distribution imbalance may represent opportunities for improvement.
Source: American Heart Journal - June 29, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Simulation of impact on cardiovascular events due to lipid-lowering therapy intensification in a population with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease
ConclusionsIntensification of LLT in an ASCVD population translates into a substantial number of CV events avoided. This simulation-based model could assist in assessing the potential benefits of various types of population-level LLT interventions.
Source: American Heart Journal - June 12, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Contemporary Invasive Management and In-hospital Outcomes of Patients with Non-ST-segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction in China: Findings from China Acute Myocardial Infarction (CAMI) Registry
ConclusionInvasive management was underused and profoundly deferred among patients with NSTEMI in China. The risk-treatment paradox, procedure deferral and medical resources distribution imbalance may represent opportunities for improvement.
Source: American Heart Journal - June 6, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Differences in statin utilization and lipid lowering by race, ethnicity, and HIV status in a real-world cohort of persons with human immunodeficiency virus and uninfected persons
ConclusionsAmong PWH with statin indication(s), blacks and Hispanics were less likely than whites to have been prescribed a statin. These racial/ethnic disparities were less pronounced among uninfected persons. There were significant differences in type of statin used for PWH compared to uninfected matched controls. Future efforts addressing disparities in CVD prevention among PWH are warranted.
Source: American Heart Journal - January 25, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Comparative effectiveness and safety of statins as a class and of specific statins for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease: A systematic review, meta-analysis and network meta-analysis of randomized trials with 94,283 participants
ConclusionsAll statins showed statistically significant risk reduction of CVD and all-cause mortality in primary prevention populations while increasing the risk for some harm risks. However, the benefit-harm profile differed by statin type. A quantitative assessment of the benefit-harm balance is thus needed since meta-analyses alone are insufficient to inform whether statins provide net benefit.
Source: American Heart Journal - January 11, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Differences in Statin Utilization and Lipid-Lowering by Race, Ethnicity, and HIV Status in a Real-World Cohort of Persons with Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Uninfected Persons
ConclusionsAmong PWH with statin indication(s), Blacks and Hispanics were less likely than whites to have been prescribed a statin. These racial/ethnic disparities were less pronounced among uninfected persons. There were significant differences in type of statin utilized for PWH compared to uninfected matched controls. Future efforts addressing disparities in CVD prevention among PWH are warranted.
Source: American Heart Journal - December 21, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Generalizability of the FOURIER Trial to Routine Clinical Care: Do Trial Participants Represent Patients in Everyday Practice?
ConclusionsOne in seven ASCVD patients in practice would have qualified for FOURIER. The excluded and under-represented populations were at a particularly low or high cardiovascular risk. Statin therapy was under-used and physicians may need to evaluate adherence before adding PCSK9i.
Source: American Heart Journal - December 19, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Yao generalizability of FOURIER to routine practice
ConclusionsOne in seven ASCVD patients in practice would have qualified for FOURIER. The excluded and under-represented populations were at a particularly low or high cardiovascular risk. Statin therapy was under-used and physicians may need to evaluate adherence before adding PCSK9i.
Source: American Heart Journal - December 16, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Rationale and Design of the Pemafibrate to reduce cardiovascular outcomes by reducing triglycerides in patients with diabetes (PROMINENT) study
Publication date: Available online 29 September 2018Source: American Heart JournalAuthor(s): Aruna D. Pradhan, Nina P. Paynter, Brendan M. Everett, Robert J. Glynn, Pierre Amarenco, Marshall Elam, Henry Ginsberg, William R. Hiatt, Shun Ishibashi, Wolfgang Koenig, Børge G. Nordestgaard, Jean-Charles Fruchart, Peter Libby, Paul M RidkerAbstractObservational, genetic, and experimental data indicate that triglyceride rich lipoproteins (TRLs) likely participate causally in atherothrombosis. Yet, robust clinical trial evidence that triglyceride (TG) lowering therapy reduces cardiovascular events remains elusive. The selective p...
Source: American Heart Journal - October 4, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Rationale and Design of the Statins Evaluation in Coronary procedUres and REvascularization: The SECURE-PCI Trial
Publication date: Available online 8 January 2018 Source:American Heart Journal Author(s): Otavio Berwanger, Pedro G.M. de Barros e Silva, Frederico Toledo Campo Dall Orto, Pedro Beraldo de Andrade, Igor Ribeiro de Castro Bienert, Carlos Eduardo Bosso, José Mangione, Carisi Anne Polanczyk, Amanda Sousa, Renato Kalil, Luciano de Moura Santos, Andrei C. Sposito, Rafael L. Rech, Antonio Carlos Sobral Sousa, Felipe Baldissera, Bruno Ramos Nascimento, Isabella de Andrade Jesuíno, Eliana Vieira Santucci, Lucas Petri Daminani, Ligia N Laranjeira, Juliana A Borges de Oliveira, Roberto R Giraldez, Alexandre Biasi Cavalcanti, Sab...
Source: American Heart Journal - January 9, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Effect of high-dose oral multivitamins and minerals in participants not treated with statins in the randomized Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy (TACT)
Conclusion and relevance High-dose oral multivitamin and multimineral supplementation seem to decrease combined cardiac events in a stable, post-MI population not taking statin therapy at baseline. These unexpected findings are being retested in the ongoing TACT2.
Source: American Heart Journal - November 9, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Contemporary rates and correlates of statin use and adherence in nondiabetic adults with cardiovascular risk factors: The KP CHAMP study
Conclusions There remain opportunities for improving prevention in patients at risk for cardiovascular events. Our study identified certain patient subgroups that may benefit from interventions to enhance medication adherence, particularly by minimizing treatment gaps and discontinuation of statin therapy within the first year of treatment.
Source: American Heart Journal - September 28, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research

Effect of High-Dose Oral Multi-Vitamins and Minerals in Participants Not Treated with Statins in the Randomized Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy
Conclusion and Relevance High-dose oral multi-vitamin and multi-mineral supplementation appear to decrease combined cardiac events in a stable, post-MI population not taking statin therapy at baseline. These unexpected findings are being retested in the ongoing TACT2.
Source: American Heart Journal - September 9, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research