Evaluation of Two Highly Effective Lipid-Lowering Therapies in Subjects With Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Lipidomic Analysis
Abstract Introduction For cardiovascular disease prevention, statins alone or combined with ezetimibe have been recommended to achieve low density lipoprotein - cholesterol targets, but their effects on other lipids are less reported. Objective To examine lipid changes in subjects with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) after two highly effective lipid-lowering therapies. Methods Twenty patients with STEMI were randomized to be treated with rosuvastatin 20 mg qd or simvastatin 40 mg combined with ezetimibe 10 mg qd during 30 days. Fasting blood samples were collected in the first day (D1) and after 30 days (D30). Lipidomic analysis was performed using the Lipidyzer platform. Selected reaction monitoring (SRM) was used in positive and negative ionization modes with and without differential mobility spectrometry (DMS). Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed. Results Comparable classic lipid profile was observed in both groups of lipid-lowering therapies at D1 and after treatments. However, differences in other lipids were observed between groups at these time points. After treatments, main differences between groups were for lysophosphatidylcholine and triacylglycerides. Conclusion Despite similar changes in the classic lipid profile, differences in lipidomic analysis were found before and after exposure to highly effective lipid-lowering therapies in subjects after STEMI. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02428374, registered on 28/09/2014.