Cardiac biomarkers and effects of aficamten in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: the SEQUOIA-HCM trial
Coats C, Masri A, Barriales-Villa R, Abraham T, Brinkley D, Claggett B, Hagege A, Hegde S, Ho C, Kulac I, Lee M, Maron M, Olivotto I, Owens A, Solomon S, Tfelt-Hansen J, Watkins H, Jacoby D, Heitner S, Kupfer S, Malik F, Meng L, Wohltman A, Januzzi J, Zhang Y, Yang H, Shao C, Yuan Z, Zeng Q, Li X, Ma C, Wang Y, Shu Y, Chen M, Tao L, Li X, Wang J, Yu Z, Cheng X, Hong K, Zemanek D, Bundgaard H, Thune J, Jensen M, Mogensen J, Hagege A, Habib G, Charron P, Lhermusier T, Trochu J, Reant P, Logeart D, Mitrovic V, Bekfani T, Edelmann F, Seidler T, Meder B, Christian Schulze P, Stoerk S, Rassaf T, Merkely B, Zfat-Zwas D, Arad M, Halabi M, Paz O, Piltz X, Olivotto I, Targetti M, Metra M, Canepa M, Musumeci B, Emdin M, Michels M, Amin A, Knackstedt C, Oreziak A, Wojakowski W, Dudek D, Toste A, Mesquita Bastos J, Barriales-Villa R, Garcia Pavia P, Ramón Gimeno Blanes J, Jesus Hidalgo Urbano R, Garcia Alvarez A, Miguel Rincón Diaz L, Vicente Ripoll Vera T, Elliott P, Coats C, Cooper R, Mahmod M, Bradlow W, Pantazis A, Teresa Tome Esteban M, Masri A, Nassif M, Marian A, Owens D, Wheeler M, McGrew F, Bach R, Wever-Pinzon O, Collado E, Turer A, Hannawi B, Geske J, Owens A, Symanski J, Kramer C, Sarswat N, Ahmad F, Abraham T, Markowitz J, Lakdawala N, Choudhury L, Jani S, Brinkley M, Bilen O, Asher C, Emani S, Sharma A, Fermin D, Lyle M, Raymer D, Darlington A, Maron M, Nielsen C, Wang A, Nagueh S, Martinez M, Desai M, Tower-Rader A, Kelly J, Rader F, Sen S, Bering P, Maurer M, Mitter S, Sherrid M, Wong T, Hussain Z, Saberi S, Naidu S, Silva Enciso J. Cardiac biomarkers and effects of aficamten in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: the SEQUOIA-HCM trial. European Heart Journal 2024, ehae590. PMID: 39217447, DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae590.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathyNT-proBNPHs-cTnI concentrationsHs-cTnIHypertrophic cardiomyopathyCardiac biomarkersLeft ventricular outflow tract gradientConcentrations of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptideN-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptidePro-B-type natriuretic peptideConcentrations of NT-proBNPHigh-sensitivity cardiac troponin IMeasurement of NT-proBNPMeasures of diastolic functionOutflow tract gradientNT-proBNP reductionWeeks of treatmentBaseline NT-proBNPLeft ventricular thicknessPre-specified analysisBaseline concentrationsCardiac troponin IPeak oxygen uptakeDiastolic functionNatriuretic peptideEfficacy and Safety of Aficamten in Patients with Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Very High Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Gradients
Veselka J, Abraham T, Barriales-Villa R, Claggett B, Coats C, Hegde S, Januzzi J, Maron M, Masri A, Miao Z, Nassif M, Olivotto I, Jacoby D, Heitner S, Kupfer S, Malik F, Meng L, Wohltman A, Gimeno J. Efficacy and Safety of Aficamten in Patients with Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Very High Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Gradients. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2024, 30: s9. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2024.08.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathyOutflow tract gradientSecondary endpointsHypertrophic cardiomyopathyCardiac biomarkersPhase 3 placebo-controlled trialsLeft ventricular outflow tract gradientGroup 2Group 1Symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathyTreatment-emergent adverse eventsExercise capacityEmergent adverse eventsBaseline to weekEffective treatment optionInhibitor therapyNT-proBNPPrimary endpointEchocardiographic dataBetween-group differencesBaseline characteristicsAficamtenAdverse eventsTreatment optionsSymptom relief