Department of Clinical Biochemistry , Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Am J Cardiol. 2019 Dec 1;124(11):1736-1740. doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2019.08.037. Epub 2019 Sep 7.
In this study, we aimed to determine if pretreatment low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels and aortic stenosis (AS) severity alter the efficacy of lipid-lowering therapy on reducing aortic valve replacement (AVR). We used 1,687 patients with asymptomatic mild-to-moderate AS, who were randomly assigned (1:1) to 40/10 mg simvastatin/ezetimibe combination versus. placebo in the simvastatin and ezetimibe in aortic stenosis (SEAS) trial. Pretreatment LDL levels (>4 mmol/L) and peak aortic jet velocity (3 m/s) were used to partition study participants into 4 groups, which were followed for a primary endpoint of AVR. Cox regression with tests for interaction was used to study the effect of randomized treatment in each subgroup. During a median follow-up of 4.3 years (IQR 4.2 to 4.7 years; total 7,396 patient-years of follow-up), 478 (28%) patients underwent AVR and 146 (9%) died. A significant risk dependency was detected between simvastatin/ezetimibe combination, LDL levels and mild versus moderate AS on rates of AVR (p = 0.01 for interaction). In stratified analyses, randomized treatment, therefore, reduced the rate of AVR in patients with LDL levels >4 mmol and mild AS at baseline (HR 0.4; 95% CI: 0.2 to 0.9). There was no detectable effect of randomized treatment on the need for AVR in the 3 other participants subgroups. We conclude, that in a secondary analysis from a prospective randomized clinical trial, treatment with simvastatin/ezetimibe combination reduced the need for AVR in a subset of patients with mild AS and high pretreatment LDL levels (Unique identifier on clinicaltrials.gov: NCT00092677).
在这项研究中,我们旨在确定预处理低密度脂蛋白(LDL)水平和主动脉瓣狭窄(AS)严重程度是否改变降脂治疗降低主动脉瓣置换(AVR)的疗效。我们使用了 1687 名无症状的轻度至中度 AS 患者,他们在他汀类药物和依折麦布治疗主动脉瓣狭窄(SEAS)试验中被随机分配(1:1)接受 40/10mg 辛伐他汀/依折麦布联合治疗或安慰剂。根据预处理 LDL 水平(>4mmol/L)和主动脉瓣射流速度峰值(3m/s),将研究参与者分为 4 组,随访主要终点为 AVR。采用 Cox 回归检验交互作用,研究每组亚组中随机治疗的效果。在中位随访 4.3 年(IQR 4.2-4.7 年;总随访 7396 患者年)期间,478 名(28%)患者接受了 AVR 治疗,146 名(9%)患者死亡。在 AVR 发生率方面,检测到辛伐他汀/依折麦布联合治疗、LDL 水平和轻度与中度 AS 之间存在显著的风险依赖性(交互作用检验 P=0.01)。在分层分析中,因此,在基线时 LDL 水平>4mmol 和轻度 AS 的患者中,随机治疗降低了 AVR 的发生率(HR 0.4;95%CI:0.2-0.9)。在其他 3 个亚组中,未检测到随机治疗对 AVR 需求的影响。我们的结论是,在一项前瞻性随机临床试验的二次分析中,辛伐他汀/依折麦布联合治疗降低了轻度 AS 和高预处理 LDL 水平患者亚组对 AVR 的需求(ClinicalTrials.gov 注册号:NCT00092677)。