Statin Treatment in Specific Patient Groups: Role for Improved Cardiovascular Risk Markers
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Potential for Adverse Effects
3. Cholesterol Levels and Clinical Outcomes
3.1. Low-Density Lipoprotein and Total Cholesterol
3.2. Lipoprotein Subfractions
4. Accuracy of Cardiovascular Risk Calculators: The Pooled Cohort Equations
5. Methodology
6. Efficacy of Statin Treatment in the Elderly
6.1. Primary Prevention of ASCVD
6.2. Primary Prevention with Diabetes
6.3. Secondary Prevention of ASCVD
7. Coronary Artery Calcification for Guiding Treatment Decisions
8. Coenzyme Q and Muscle Function: Role for Supplementation
9. Primary Prevention in Middle-Age Adults
10. Effect of Lipid-Lowering Medication on Lipoprotein Subfractions
11. Perspective
12. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Study/Design | Population/Size | Intervention/Outcome Assessed | Major Findings |
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Emerging Risk Factors Collaboration, 2009 [41] 68 long-term prospective studies from ERFC with complete data. | 302,430 adults in 21 countries (Europe and North America) with no ASCVD at baseline. 2.79 million person-years | Prediction of CHD events (myocardial infarction, stroke, or CHD deaths): adjusted HRs for 1-standard deviation higher baseline values. | Non-HDL and HDL were log-linear risk factors, but triglycerides were not an independent risk factor after adjustment (HRs: 1.50, 0.78 and 0.99). |
Ravnskov, 2016 [29] Meta-analysis | 19 studies including 30 cohorts with a total of 68,094 adults age 60 and over. | Association of baseline LDL-C with all-cause mortality (irrespective of statin treatment). | Mortality decreased with increasing LDL-C quartile in 92% of participants (mean Q4 HR: 0.54). |
Lei, 2017 [68] Meta-analysis | 14 randomized trials involving 2149 patients with heart failure. | Effect of coenzyme Q supplementation on heart failure outcomes. | Coenzyme Q decreased mortality (RR: 0.69, 95% CI: 0.50–0.95). |
Ramos, 2018 [69] Retrospective cohort: SIDIAP database; new-user design | 46,864 new and non-statin users in Spain aged 75 and older with no history of ASCVD. | New statin use stratified by diabetes and two age groups: 75–84, 85+; mortality/ASCVD events. | Statins reduced ASCVD in diabetes patients (HRs: 0.76, 0.82). No ASCVD reduction in patients without diabetes (HRs: 0.94, 1.00). |
Garcia-Gil, 2018 [70] Retrospective cohort: SIDIAP database | 617,850 primary prevention patients in Spain aged 35–74 (new users, 80% with moderate intensity statin). | ASCVD events (myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke) and all-cause mortality stratified by 10-year CHD risk categories. | 5-year NNTs for ASCVD: 470, 204, 75, and 62 for <5%, 5–7.5%, 7.5–10%, and 10–20% risk categories. |
Mitchell, 2018 [71] Retrospective cohort | 13,644 military subjects over 18 with no prior ASCVD; 9.4-year median follow-up. | Effect of statin use versus non-use on first MACE, stratified across six CAC patient groups. | HRs for CAC = 0, 1–100, 101–400, and >400 were 1.0, 0.83, 0.32, and 0.56 (statin use vs. non-use). |
Yi, 2019 [67] Prospective cohort: KOMERIT: Korean Metabolic Risk Factor | 12.8 million Korean adults; age groups: 18–34, 35–44, 45–54, 55–64, 65–74, 75–99. | Relationship between TC and all-cause mortality for 12 age-sex groups. | HR was a U-shaped function of TC in all 12 groups. HRs approached 1.0 for TC: 185–275 in elderly adults. |
Ponce, 2019 [72] Meta-analysis | 23 randomized trials involving 60,194 adults 65 and older. | Statins for primary versus secondary prevention; all-cause and cardiovascular mortality/ASCVD events. | Strong evidence supporting statins for secondary but not primary prevention. |
Yusuf, 2020 [64] Prospective cohort: PURE (Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology) | 155,722 adults aged 35–70 without ASCVD followed for 9.5 years; 21 low and high-income countries across 5 continents. | Effects of 14 modifiable behavioral and metabolic risk factors on ASCVD events and all-cause mortality. | 70% of ASCVD events and deaths were attributable to the 14 risk factors, especially hypertension (22%) and high non-HDL-C (8%). |
Cardiovascular Risk Factors | Contraindications/Adverse Effects |
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Prior history of ASCVD: statins reduce mortality and ASCVD in secondary prevention [72,76]. | Lack of benefit in primary prevention over age 75 without diabetes [69,72]. Derisk at age 65 if no risk factors [6,62]. |
CAC = 0 and ≤10 are negative risk markers in old and young adults [81,82]. CAC > 100 may be considered a statin benefit group: 10-year NNT = 12 [71]. | Myopathy/osteoporosis/new-onset diabetes at high doses; avoid canagliflozin (see Introduction) [11]. |
Statins modestly reduce ASCVD in primary prevention diabetes patients aged 75–84: 1-year NNT = 164 [69]. | Coenzyme Q supplementation improves health outcomes [68,107,114]. |
Non-HDL (LDL particle number + remnant cholesterol) is more predictive than LDL-CF [64,129]. | Residual cardiovascular risk persists after LDL-C controlled by statins alone [133]. |
2013 pooled cohort equations overestimate 10-year ASCVD risk: increase 7.5% risk threshold to 10% for primary prevention [6,55,61]. | Healthy diet found necessary for mortality benefit of statins in secondary prevention [141]. |
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White, A.M.B.; Mishcon, H.R.; Redwanski, J.L.; Hills, R.D., Jr. Statin Treatment in Specific Patient Groups: Role for Improved Cardiovascular Risk Markers. J. Clin. Med. 2020, 9, 3748. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9113748
White AMB, Mishcon HR, Redwanski JL, Hills RD Jr. Statin Treatment in Specific Patient Groups: Role for Improved Cardiovascular Risk Markers. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2020; 9(11):3748. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9113748
Chicago/Turabian StyleWhite, Alyssa M. B., Hillary R. Mishcon, John L. Redwanski, and Ronald D. Hills, Jr. 2020. "Statin Treatment in Specific Patient Groups: Role for Improved Cardiovascular Risk Markers" Journal of Clinical Medicine 9, no. 11: 3748. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9113748
APA StyleWhite, A. M. B., Mishcon, H. R., Redwanski, J. L., & Hills, R. D., Jr. (2020). Statin Treatment in Specific Patient Groups: Role for Improved Cardiovascular Risk Markers. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 9(11), 3748. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9113748