Department of Pharmacy Practice, Arnold and Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Long Island University, Brooklyn, New York; and.
Shield Health Solutions, Stoughton, MA.
J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2021 Jul 1;78(1):e5-e11. doi: 10.1097/FJC.0000000000001045.
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) continues to be the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is well known to result in cardiovascular disease. Mainstay therapy for reducing LDL-C and ASCVD risk is statin therapy. Despite achieving desired LDL-C levels with lipid-lowering therapy, cardiovascular residual risk often persists. Elevated lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] levels have been highlighted as an inherent independent predictor of ASCVD, and decreasing Lp(a) levels may result in a significant reduction in the residual risk in high-risk patients. To date, there are no approved medications to lower Lp(a) levels. Nicotinic acid, proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin 9 inhibitors, and antisense oligonucleotide have demonstrated modest to potent Lp(a) reduction. Spotlight has been placed on antisense oligonucleotides and their role in Lp(a) lowering. APO(a)LRx is in the frontline for selectively decreasing Lp(a) concentrations and ongoing research may prove that this medication may lower Lp(a)-mediated residual risk, translating into cardiovascular benefit.
动脉粥样硬化性心血管疾病(ASCVD)仍然是美国可预防死亡的主要原因。众所周知,低密度脂蛋白胆固醇(LDL-C)升高会导致心血管疾病。降低 LDL-C 和 ASCVD 风险的主要治疗方法是他汀类药物治疗。尽管通过降脂治疗达到了理想的 LDL-C 水平,但心血管残余风险仍然存在。脂蛋白(a) [Lp(a)]水平升高已被强调为 ASCVD 的固有独立预测因素,降低 Lp(a)水平可能会显著降低高危患者的残余风险。迄今为止,尚无降低 Lp(a)水平的批准药物。烟酸、前蛋白转化酶枯草溶菌素/激肽释放酶 9 抑制剂和反义寡核苷酸已证明具有适度至强效的 Lp(a)降低作用。反义寡核苷酸及其在降低 Lp(a)中的作用备受关注。APO(a)LRx 处于选择性降低 Lp(a)浓度的前沿,正在进行的研究可能证明这种药物可以降低 Lp(a)介导的残余风险,从而带来心血管获益。
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