scholarly journals Possibilities of combination lipid-lowering therapy in a patient with very high cardiovascular risk (сlinical case)

2021 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-73
Author(s):  
Daria Yu. Sedykh ◽  
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Natalia V. Fedorova ◽  
Vasily V. Kashtalap ◽  
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The article demonstrates the possibility of prescribing an effective and safe lipid-lowering combination of the most tolerated doses of statins in combination with ezetimibe, using the example of a patient with severe lipid metabolism disorders in the post-infarction period. It has been shown that in real clinical practice, patients with acute coronary syndrome and persisting high LDL values are quite common, despite of the prescription of statins. These patients need closer follow-up and wider use of combined lipid-lowering therapy by adding ezetimibe to maximally tolerated doses of statins. Current clinical guidelines allow this to be done when patients fail to achieve target LDL values (>1.4 mmol/L) with statins monotherapy. This approach is effective and safe, which is illustrated by this hereditary clinical case. In routine clinical practice mandatory lipids control is required 4–6 weeks after patient’s discharge from the hospital for acute coronary syndrome. If the target lipids values were not achieved with the maximum dosage of statins, a mandatory using the combination therapy with ezetimibe is required. Keywords: myocardial infarction, dyslipidemia, improved prognosis, statins, ezetimibe For citation: Sedykh DYu, Fedorova NV, Kashtalap VV. Possibilities of combination lipid-lowering therapy in a patient with very high cardiovascular risk (сlinical case). Consilium Medicum. 2021; 23 (1): 70–73. DOI: 10.26442/20751753.2021.1.200604

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (7) ◽  
pp. 4608
Author(s):  
E. I. Pavlyuk ◽  
M. V. Ionov ◽  
A. S. Alieva ◽  
N. G. Avdonina ◽  
A. N. Yakovlev ◽  
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Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common cardiovascular disease and the leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) as an abrupt destabilization of CAD, multiplies the risk of cardiovascular events. To reduce the incidence of recurrent cardiovascular events, timely tackling potentially reversible risk factors such as hypertension and/or hyperglycemia is imperative. However, a solid basis for a secondary prevention lies in the treatment of dyslipidemia and begins in the first hours of hospital admission. Despite considerable evidence regarding the efficacy and safety of lipid-lowering therapy, averagely only one third of patients maintain control of lipids. The main challenges are low adherence, poor continuity of medical care, and the lack of an ambulatory routine follow-up. Telehealth solutions are believed to address these barriers and may be considered as an add-on to in-person patient care. Telemonitoring of vital and laboratory parameters, remote patient counseling can be introduced into routine care delivery. Telemedicine shows promise for fostering better clinical effect, and provides health-related quality of life improvement.It is planned to conduct a pilot observational study aimed to create and to test an integrated solution, i.e. telemonitoring and remote counseling in patients of very high cardiovascular risk with ACS followed by myocardial revascularization. The goal is to determine the clinical effectiveness, i.e achievement of target values of blood pressure, lipid profile and glycemia, and patient-centeredness of this approach.


PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (12) ◽  
pp. e0244675
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Pawlos ◽  
Marlena Broncel ◽  
Ewelina Wlazłowska ◽  
Elżbieta Jabłonowska ◽  
Paulina Gorzelak-Pabiś

Background HIV patients are at increased cardiovascular risk while available European cardiovascular recommendations are ambiguous. Methods Retrospective analysis of 389 HIV-patients was conducted. Cardiovascular risk was determined by D:A:D, Framingham and SCORE scales. Patients were divided into risk groups as recommended by EACS 2019, PTN AIDS 2019 and ESC/EAS 2019 Guidelines and hypolipemic treatment was evaluated. Results In total, 389 HIV-positive patients took part in the study, most of whom were men (n = 312, 80.4%), mean age 41.69±10years. Mean lipid levels among all HIV patients: Tch:177.2±36mg/dl, HDL:48.9±18mg/dl, LDL:103.8±31mg/dl, TG:143.3±81mg/dl, AIP:0.45±0.3, non-HDL:129.2±36 mg/dl. Most of the participants (n = 360, 92.5%) were assigned to the high cardiovascular risk group according to ESC/EAS and PTN AIDS guidelines. The achievement of therapeutic LDLs according to ESC/EAS was 10.3% for those at very high cardiovascular risk (8.7% on lipid lowering treatment vs. 16.7% without hypolipemic drugs) and 12.0% (5.8% treated vs. 13.6% untreated) at high cardiovascular risk; according to PTN AIDS,17.2% achievement was noted by the very high-risk group (13% treated vs. 33.3% untreated), and 45.9% for the high-risk group (37.7% treated vs. 48.0% untreated); according to EACS Guidelines, 2.5% achievement in secondary prevention (3.8% treatedvs. 0% untreated) and 24.7% in primary prevention (22.2% treated vs. 26.1% untreated). Mean doses of statins were 8.75mg±6mg (Rosuvastatin) and 22.35±19mg (Atorvastatin). Conclusions The achievement of therapeutic LDLs by all recommendations is unsatisfactory, and generally worse in patients on lipid lowering therapy. Hypolipemic treatment of our HIV patients is based on low doses of statins, even in secondary prevention.


Circulation ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 116 (suppl_16) ◽  
Author(s):  
Prakash C Deedwania ◽  
Gregg C Fonarow ◽  
Christopher P Cannon ◽  
David Dai

Background: Based on the documented benefits of intensive lipid lowering therapy (LLT) with statins in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) guidelines recommend intensive LLT in ACS patients. However, little information is available regarding application of these guidelines in hospitalized ACS patients. Methods: The Get With The Guidelines database was analyzed for all ACS hospitalizations from 07/2005 to 04/2007 at 329 hospitals across the USA of which 277 sites reported the dose of LLT. Intensive LLT was defined as that expected to provide a >50% reduction in LDL: atorvastatin 40/80 mg, rosuvastatin 20/40 mg, simvastatin 80 mg, and any statin combined with ezetimibe. All other LLTs were considered less intensive therapy. Results: Of 60,453 ACS hospitalizations, 84.4% eligible were discharged on LLT. LLT dosing was available in 22,807 (37.7%). Of these patients only 8400 (36.8%) of ACS patients were treated at time of discharge with intensive LLT, whereas 63.2% were discharged on less intensive LLT. Comparison of demographic characteristic and clinical features revealed that older age and female gender were associated with use of less intensive LLT whereas patients undergoing PCI with a stent and history of smoking were more likely to receive intensive LLT. Admission LDL level was modestly predictive of more intensive LLT. Conclusions: In this large cohort of contemporary ACS patients, close to two-thirds of eligible patients were not discharged on intensive LLT. Age and gender appear to be significant contributors to less intensive LLT. These findings emphasize the ongoing need for implementation of current guidelines for intensive LLT in ACS patients.


2021 ◽  
pp. 8-12
Author(s):  
М.А. НУРЖАНОВА ◽  
А.Е. ТЕМУРОВА ◽  
Ж.Ш. БАБАК ◽  
Г.Б. БЕКТІБАЙ ◽  
Ш.Б. БАТЫР ◽  
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В данной статье представлены особенности липидного спектра у пациентов с острым коронарным синдромом в отдаленном периоде после операции коронарного шунтирования (КШ), в сравнении групп с Инфарктом миокарда (ИМ) и Нестабильной стенокардии (НС), а также результаты приверженности к гиполипидемической терапии с особенностями достижения целевых уровней липидного спектра. Полученные результаты представляют, что по липидному спектру группы идентичны между собой и отличаются от нормы, пациенты с низкой приверженности к гиполипидемической терапии и не достигают целевых уровень по холестерин липопротеинов низкой плотности (ХС-ЛПНП) рекомендованным Европейского кардиологического общества (ESC, ЕОК) от 2019г. This article presents the features of the lipid spectrum in patients with acute coronary syndrome in the long-term period after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery, in comparison with the groups with myocardial infarction and Unstable angina pectoris, as well as the results of adherence to lipid-lowering therapy with particularities of achieving target levels of the lipid spectrum. The results obtained represent that in terms of the lipid spectrum the groups are identical and differ from the norm, patients with low adherence to lipid-lowering therapy and do not reach the target levels for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) recommended by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) from 2019.


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