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Reconstituted HDL in Acute Coronary Syndromes.
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PMID:  20840194     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
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Objectives: The strong inverse relationship between plasma high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease provides the epidemiological basis that HDL is atheroprotective. Since HDL enhances cholesterol efflux and exhibits potent antiinflammatory properties, the aim of the present study was to investigate whether infusion of reconstituted HDL (rHDL) impacts on vascular function, a well-established surrogate of atherosclerotic vascular disease, as well as markers of inflammation and oxidative stress in patients with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Methods: Twenty-nine patients with ACS were randomized to double-blind treatment with rHDL or albumin. Endothelium-dependent and independent vasodilatation to intraarterial acetylcholine and sodium nitroprusside were measured by forearm venous occlusion plethysmography. In addition, oxidized LDL and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein were determined as markers of oxidative stress and vascular inflammation. Results: rHDL infusion increased plasma HDL (P < 0.0001) and decreased LDL (P < 0.0001). Oxidized LDL (P= 0.11), high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (P= 0.12) and the response to endothelium-dependent and -independent vasodilatators remained unchanged after rHDL compared to albumin infusion (14.9 ± 9.2 versus 14.5 ± 12.4, P= 0.93 and 12.8 ± 7.1 versus 13.2 ± 9.6, P= 0.27, respectively). Conclusions: An increase of HDL and a reduction of LDL notwithstanding, human rHDL did not improve vascular function in patients with ACS thus further challenging the clinical benefit of interventions, which rapidly raise HDL in ACS, particularly with the infusion of reconstituted HDL.
Authors:
Rémy Chenevard; David Hürlimann; Lukas Spieker; Markus Béchir; Frank Enseleit; Matthias Hermann; Andreas J Flammer; Isabella Sudano; Roberto Corti; Thomas F Lüscher; Georg Noll; Frank Ruschitzka
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-09-15
Journal Detail:
Title:  Cardiovascular therapeutics     Volume:  30     ISSN:  1755-5922     ISO Abbreviation:  Cardiovasc Ther     Publication Date:  2012 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2012-03-14     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101319630     Medline TA:  Cardiovasc Ther     Country:  England    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  e51-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
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© 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
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Cardiovascular Center, Cardiology, University Hospital, Zurich, Switzerland.
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