The Egyptian Association of Vascular Biology and Atherosclerosis (EAVA) Perspectives on the Usage of Inclisiran.

EAVA Egypt Inclisiran

Journal

Cardiology and therapy
ISSN: 2193-8261
Titre abrégé: Cardiol Ther
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101634495

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Dec 2022
Historique:
received: 11 07 2022
accepted: 16 08 2022
pubmed: 3 9 2022
medline: 3 9 2022
entrez: 2 9 2022
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Elevation of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) is still a hugely unmet need in the reduction of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. In the published CardioRisk project in Egypt, up to 71% of female participants had dyslipidemia. Control of LDL-c levels and thus improvement of hyperlipidemia is quite often very difficult. With the introduction of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors, the decrease of significant cardiac adverse events, the patient control rate, and the death rate have all been improved. Inhibition of the formation of PCSK9 through inclisiran, which is a novel method of reducing LDL-c and is only given twice per year, seems alluring. After revision of published data, we analyzed the potential advantages of the use of inclisiran. The Egyptian Association for Vascular Biology and Atherosclerosis (EAVA) analyzed the data necessary for obtaining clear indications for the usage of inclisiran. We propose the addition of inclisiran to statins with or without ezetimibe for patients with documented atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) or similar risk, familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) with another major risk factor, and very high and high risk diabetes mellitus, who did not reach LDL-c goals and/or with true statin intolerance. Inclisiran is also recommended as upfront therapy, with triple combination, in extreme risk subjects such as those with post acute coronary syndromes (ACS).

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Elevation of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-c) is still a hugely unmet need in the reduction of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. In the published CardioRisk project in Egypt, up to 71% of female participants had dyslipidemia. Control of LDL-c levels and thus improvement of hyperlipidemia is quite often very difficult. With the introduction of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitors, the decrease of significant cardiac adverse events, the patient control rate, and the death rate have all been improved. Inhibition of the formation of PCSK9 through inclisiran, which is a novel method of reducing LDL-c and is only given twice per year, seems alluring. After revision of published data, we analyzed the potential advantages of the use of inclisiran.
CONCLUSION CONCLUSIONS
The Egyptian Association for Vascular Biology and Atherosclerosis (EAVA) analyzed the data necessary for obtaining clear indications for the usage of inclisiran. We propose the addition of inclisiran to statins with or without ezetimibe for patients with documented atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) or similar risk, familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) with another major risk factor, and very high and high risk diabetes mellitus, who did not reach LDL-c goals and/or with true statin intolerance. Inclisiran is also recommended as upfront therapy, with triple combination, in extreme risk subjects such as those with post acute coronary syndromes (ACS).

Identifiants

pubmed: 36053454
doi: 10.1007/s40119-022-00277-3
pii: 10.1007/s40119-022-00277-3
pmc: PMC9652189
doi:

Types de publication

Letter

Langues

eng

Pagination

461-471

Informations de copyright

© 2022. The Author(s).

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Auteurs

Ahmed Shawky Elserafy (AS)

Department of Cardiology, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.

Ahmed Bendary (A)

Department of Cardiology, Benha University, Behna, Egypt. ahmed.bendari@fmed.bu.edu.eg.

Atef Elbahry (A)

Cardiology Unit, Port Foad Centre, Port Foad, Egypt.

Elsayed Farag (E)

Department of Cardiology, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.

Tamer Mostafa (T)

Department of Cardiology, Zagazig University, Zagazig, Egypt.

Osama Sanad (O)

Department of Cardiology, Benha University, Behna, Egypt.

Ahmed Elkersh (A)

Department of Cardiology, Menufiya University, Menufiya, Egypt.

Mohammed Selim (M)

Department of Cardiology, National Heart Institute, Cairo, Egypt.

Hany Ragy (H)

Department of Cardiology, National Heart Institute, Cairo, Egypt.

Hazem Khamis (H)

Department of Cardiology, MTI University, Cairo, Egypt.

Waleed Abdo (W)

Department of Cardiology, Menufiya University, Menufiya, Egypt.

Ashraf Reda (A)

Department of Cardiology, Menufiya University, Menufiya, Egypt.

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