| The effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and statins on the progression of aortic sclerosis and mortality. | |
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PMID: 22808835 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE STUDY: Although aortic sclerosis has been associated with an increase in adverse cardiovascular outcomes, no proven therapy has been shown to slow its progression to overt aortic stenosis (AS). Thus, the hypothesis was assessed that treatment with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-Is), angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) or statins may be associated with an improvement in the clinical outcome of these patients. METHODS: A total of 4,105 patients with evidence of aortic sclerosis seen on transthoracic echocardiography (defined as thickening or calcification with a mean valve gradient < or = 15 mmHg) was identified. Patients with a sclerotic valve who were treated with ACE-Is/ARBs or statins were followed for a mean period of 1,078 +/- 615 days. After adjustment for the propensity to receive ACE-Is/ARBs or statins, mortality, hemodynamic progression to AS, hospitalization for ischemic heart disease (IHD), and congestive heart failure (CHF) were assessed and related to the medical treatment. RESULTS: At baseline, patients with aortic sclerosis who were treated with an ACE-I/ARB or a statin suffered significantly more from comorbidities such as IHD, CHF, hypertension, diabetes, and peripheral arterial disease, when compared to subjects with sclerotic valves not treated with these drugs. After adjustment for confounding factors, treatment with statins was associated with a significant reduction in mortality (odds ratio [OR] 0.73, 95% CI 0.56-0.98, p = 0.001), admission for IHD (OR 0.81, 95% CI 0.66-0.99, p = 0.03), admission for CHF (OR 0.68, 95% CI 0.55-0.85, p = 0.01) and progression to AS (OR 0.64, 95% CI 0.42-0.97, p = 0.03). While ACE-I treatment resulted in a significant reduction in admission for IHD (OR 0.80, 95% CI 0.65-0.98, p = 0.03) and CHF (OR 0.76, 95% CI 0.62-0.94, p = 0.01), the beneficial trend towards reduced mortality and delayed progression to AS was not significant. CONCLUSION: Treatment of this patient population with statins led to a significant reduction in mortality and also slowed the progression to AS--an effect that was not statistically significant with ACE-I treatment. |
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Reza Ardehali; Nicholas J Leeper; Andrew M Wilson; Paul A Heidenreich |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The Journal of heart valve disease Volume: 21 ISSN: 0966-8519 ISO Abbreviation: J. Heart Valve Dis. Publication Date: 2012 May |
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Created Date: 2012-07-19 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9312096 Medline TA: J Heart Valve Dis Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 337-43 Citation Subset: IM |
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Division of Cardiology, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1760, USA. rardehali@mednet.ucla.edu |
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