Statin Use for Primary Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Is Low in Inflammatory Arthritis.
Apolipoproteins B
Arthritis
/ complications
Atherosclerosis
/ diagnosis
Canada
/ epidemiology
Cardiovascular Diseases
/ epidemiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dyslipidemias
/ complications
Female
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
/ therapeutic use
Male
Middle Aged
Primary Prevention
Risk Factors
Journal
The Canadian journal of cardiology
ISSN: 1916-7075
Titre abrégé: Can J Cardiol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8510280
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
08 2022
08 2022
Historique:
received:
01
03
2022
revised:
04
04
2022
accepted:
05
04
2022
pubmed:
17
4
2022
medline:
17
8
2022
entrez:
16
4
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) are at high risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), yet management of dyslipidemia is infrequently prioritized. We applied Canadian dyslipidemia guidelines to determine how many patients with IA would be eligible for primary prevention with statins. We conducted a cross-sectional study of patients with IA in a cardio-rheumatology clinic, with no known CVD and without statin therapy at cohort entry. We stratified patients by Framingham Risk Score (FRS) and summarized the proportion meeting guideline statin-indicated criteria. Multivariable logistic regression analyses determined the association of variables with statin indication after adjustment for age, sex, traditional ASCVD risk factors, and arthritis characteristics. Among 302 patients, most had rheumatoid arthritis (59%). Mean age was 58 years, and 71% were female. Overall, 50% of the cohort was eligible for statin therapy. The majority was low FRS risk category (68%), and the most frequent qualifier for statins was elevated apolipoprotein B (ApoB) levels or low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) levels. In the intermediate FRS group, 91% met criteria for statin therapy based on the presence of a coronary artery calcification (CAC) score > 0 or an elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein. Male sex, hypertension, elevated ApoB, and a CAC score > 0 were the factors most strongly associated with indication for statin therapy. Statin therapy is suboptimal in IA despite a significant number of patients meeting indication based on lipoprotein thresholds or CAC scores. Understanding the barriers and potential facilitators of implementing and interpreting these CVD screening tools in IA is needed.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) are at high risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD), yet management of dyslipidemia is infrequently prioritized. We applied Canadian dyslipidemia guidelines to determine how many patients with IA would be eligible for primary prevention with statins.
METHODS
We conducted a cross-sectional study of patients with IA in a cardio-rheumatology clinic, with no known CVD and without statin therapy at cohort entry. We stratified patients by Framingham Risk Score (FRS) and summarized the proportion meeting guideline statin-indicated criteria. Multivariable logistic regression analyses determined the association of variables with statin indication after adjustment for age, sex, traditional ASCVD risk factors, and arthritis characteristics.
RESULTS
Among 302 patients, most had rheumatoid arthritis (59%). Mean age was 58 years, and 71% were female. Overall, 50% of the cohort was eligible for statin therapy. The majority was low FRS risk category (68%), and the most frequent qualifier for statins was elevated apolipoprotein B (ApoB) levels or low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) levels. In the intermediate FRS group, 91% met criteria for statin therapy based on the presence of a coronary artery calcification (CAC) score > 0 or an elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein. Male sex, hypertension, elevated ApoB, and a CAC score > 0 were the factors most strongly associated with indication for statin therapy.
CONCLUSIONS
Statin therapy is suboptimal in IA despite a significant number of patients meeting indication based on lipoprotein thresholds or CAC scores. Understanding the barriers and potential facilitators of implementing and interpreting these CVD screening tools in IA is needed.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35429590
pii: S0828-282X(22)00218-5
doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2022.04.002
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Apolipoproteins B
0
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
0
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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Pagination
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Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2022 Canadian Cardiovascular Society. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.