2024
Efficacy and Safety of Aficamten in Symptomatic Nonobstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Results From the REDWOOD-HCM Trial, Cohort 4
Masri A, Sherrid M, Abraham T, Choudhury L, Garcia-Pavia P, Kramer C, Barriales-Villa R, Owens A, Rader F, Nagueh S, Olivotto I, Saberi S, Tower-Rader A, Wong T, Coats C, Watkins H, Fifer M, Solomon S, Heitner S, Jacoby D, Kupfer S, Malik F, Meng L, Sohn R, Wohltman A, Maron M, Investigators R. Efficacy and Safety of Aficamten in Symptomatic Nonobstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: Results From the REDWOOD-HCM Trial, Cohort 4. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2024, 30: 1439-1448. PMID: 38493832, DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2024.02.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathyHypertrophic cardiomyopathyKansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire Clinical Summary ScoreOpen-label phase 2 trialNew York Heart Association classHistory of aborted sudden cardiac deathNon-obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathyHigh-sensitivity cardiac troponin IAborted sudden cardiac deathBlood levels of biomarkersNT-proBNP levelsPhase 2 trialPlacebo-controlled studyHeart failure symptomsCardiac myosin inhibitorClinical summary scoreSudden cardiac deathClinically relevant improvementWeeks of washoutLevels of biomarkersCardiac troponin IHeart muscle cellsAsymptomatic reductionNT-proBNPAssociated with improvements
2022
Impact of SARS‐Cov‐2 infection in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: results of an international multicentre registry
Gimeno JR, Olivotto I, Rodríguez AI, Ho CY, Fernández A, Quiroga A, Espinosa MA, Gómez‐González C, Robledo M, Tojal‐Sierra L, Day SM, Owens A, Barriales‐Villa R, Larrañaga JM, Rodríguez‐Palomares J, González‐del‐Hoyo M, Piqueras‐Flores J, Reza N, Chumakova O, Ashley EA, Parikh V, Wheeler M, Jacoby D, Pereira AC, Saberi S, Helms AS, Villacorta E, Gallego‐Delgado M, de Castro D, Domínguez F, Ripoll‐Vera T, Zorio‐Grima E, Sánchez‐Martínez J, García‐Álvarez A, Arbelo E, Mogollón MV, Fuentes‐Cañamero M, Grande E, Peña C, Monserrat L, Lakdawala NK, Muñoz‐Esparza C, García‐Pinilla J, Robles‐Mezcua A, Moreno‐Flores M, Peña M, Merlo M, Cubillo D, Climent‐Payá V, Dankovtseva E, Vilela A, García‐Pavía P, Casas G. Impact of SARS‐Cov‐2 infection in patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: results of an international multicentre registry. ESC Heart Failure 2022, 9: 2189-2198. PMID: 36255281, PMCID: PMC9288745, DOI: 10.1002/ehf2.13964.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionVentricular outflow tract obstructionOutflow tract obstructionRisk of mortalityHypertrophic cardiomyopathySARS-CoV-2HCM patientsSystolic impairmentTract obstructionOdds ratioBaseline New York Heart Association classNew York Heart Association classLeft ventricular outflow tract obstructionControl groupPresence of HCMBaseline functional classInternational multicentre registryVentricular systolic impairmentSevere clinical courseMulticentre registryNew onsetRespiratory failureAdverse eventsICU careAssociation class
2020
Study Design and Rationale of EXPLORER-HCM
Ho CY, Olivotto I, Jacoby D, Lester SJ, Roe M, Wang A, Waldman CB, Zhang D, Sehnert AJ, Heitner SB. Study Design and Rationale of EXPLORER-HCM. Circulation Heart Failure 2020, 13: e006853. PMID: 32498620, DOI: 10.1161/circheartfailure.120.006853.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNew York Heart Association classLV outflow tract obstructionObstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathyOutflow tract obstructionPeak oxygen consumptionEXPLORER-HCMTract obstructionAssociation classEnd pointExercise capacityNew York Heart Association functional class IIDynamic LV outflow tract obstructionKansas City Cardiomyopathy QuestionnaireLV outflow tract gradientSymptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathyUnexplained left ventricular hypertrophyOxygen consumptionExploratory end pointsFunctional class IIOutflow tract gradientPlacebo-controlled trialSecondary end pointsPhase 2 studyPhase 3 trialCurrent medical therapy