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HDL cholesterol and residual risk of first cardiovascular events after treatment with potent statin therapy: an analysis from the JUPITER trial.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20655105     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
BACKGROUND: HDL-cholesterol concentrations are inversely associated with occurrence of cardiovascular events. We addressed, using the JUPITER trial cohort, whether this association remains when LDL-cholesterol concentrations are reduced to the very low ranges with high-dose statin treatment.
METHODS: Participants in the randomised placebo-controlled JUPITER trial were adults without diabetes or previous cardiovascular disease, and had baseline concentrations of LDL cholesterol of less than 3.37 mmol/L and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein of 2 mg/L or more. Participants were randomly allocated by a computer-generated sequence to receive rosuvastatin 20 mg per day or placebo, with participants and adjudicators masked to treatment assignment. In the present analysis, we divided the participants into quartiles of HDL-cholesterol or apolipoprotein A1 and sought evidence of association between these quartiles and the JUPITER primary endpoint of first non-fatal myocardial infarction or stroke, hospitalisation for unstable angina, arterial revascularisation, or cardiovascular death. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT00239681.
FINDINGS: For 17,802 patients in the JUPITER trial, rosuvastatin 20 mg per day reduced the incidence of the primary endpoint by 44% (p<0.0001). In 8901 (50%) patients given placebo (who had a median on-treatment LDL-cholesterol concentration of 2.80 mmol/L [IQR 2.43-3.24]), HDL-cholesterol concentrations were inversely related to vascular risk both at baseline (top quartile vs bottom quartile hazard ratio [HR] 0.54, 95% CI 0.35-0.83, p=0.0039) and on-treatment (0.55, 0.35-0.87, p=0.0047). By contrast, among the 8900 (50%) patients given rosuvastatin 20 mg (who had a median on-treatment LDL-cholesterol concentration of 1.42 mmol/L [IQR 1.14-1.86]), no significant relationships were noted between quartiles of HDL-cholesterol concentration and vascular risk either at baseline (1.12, 0.62-2.03, p=0.82) or on-treatment (1.03, 0.57-1.87, p=0.97). Our analyses for apolipoprotein A1 showed an equivalent strong relation to frequency of primary outcomes in the placebo group but little association in the rosuvastatin group.
INTERPRETATION: Although measurement of HDL-cholesterol concentration is useful as part of initial cardiovascular risk assessment, HDL-cholesterol concentrations are not predictive of residual vascular risk among patients treated with potent statin therapy who attain very low concentrations of LDL cholesterol.
FUNDING: AstraZeneca.
Authors:
Paul M Ridker; Jacques Genest; S Matthijs Boekholdt; Peter Libby; Antonio M Gotto; Børge G Nordestgaard; Samia Mora; Jean G MacFadyen; Robert J Glynn; John J P Kastelein;
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2010-07-23
Journal Detail:
Title:  Lancet     Volume:  376     ISSN:  1474-547X     ISO Abbreviation:  Lancet     Publication Date:  2010 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-02     Completed Date:  2010-08-16     Revised Date:  2011-06-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985213R     Medline TA:  Lancet     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  333-9     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Copyright Information:
Copyright 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Center for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02215, USA. pridker@partners.org
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ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT00239681
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Angina, Unstable / etiology,  prevention & control*
Angioplasty / statistics & numerical data*
Biological Markers / blood
C-Reactive Protein / metabolism
Cholesterol, HDL / blood*
Cholesterol, LDL / blood*,  drug effects*
Double-Blind Method
Drug Administration Schedule
Female
Fluorobenzenes / administration & dosage,  therapeutic use*
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / administration & dosage,  therapeutic use*
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardial Infarction / blood,  prevention & control*
Primary Prevention / methods
Pyrimidines / administration & dosage,  therapeutic use*
Risk Factors
Stroke / blood,  prevention & control*
Sulfonamides / administration & dosage,  therapeutic use*
Treatment Outcome
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Biological Markers; 0/Cholesterol, HDL; 0/Cholesterol, LDL; 0/Fluorobenzenes; 0/Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; 0/Pyrimidines; 0/Sulfonamides; 287714-41-4/rosuvastatin; 9007-41-4/C-Reactive Protein
Comments/Corrections
Comment In:
Lancet. 2010 Jul 31;376(9738):305-6   [PMID:  20655104 ]
Lancet. 2010 Nov 20;376(9754):1738; author reply 1738-9   [PMID:  21093648 ]
Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2011 Jun;13(3):187-9   [PMID:  21279708 ]

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