2024
Olezarsen for Hypertriglyceridemia in Patients at High Cardiovascular Risk
Bergmark B, Marston N, Prohaska T, Alexander V, Zimerman A, Moura F, Murphy S, Goodrich E, Zhang S, Gaudet D, Karwatowska-Prokopczuk E, Tsimikas S, Giugliano R, Sabatine M. Olezarsen for Hypertriglyceridemia in Patients at High Cardiovascular Risk. New England Journal Of Medicine 2024, 390: 1770-1780. PMID: 38587249, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2402309.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-HDL cholesterolElevated cardiovascular riskLevels of triglyceridesTriglyceride levelsCardiovascular riskModerate hypertriglyceridemiaApolipoprotein BAdverse eventsNon-high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterolLow-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterolBaseline to 6 monthsMedian triglyceride levelsRisk of adverse eventsLDL cholesterol levelsHigh cardiovascular riskTriglyceride-rich lipoproteinsApolipoprotein C-IIISevere hypertriglyceridemiaMedian ageTriglyceride loweringPlatelet abnormalitiesNo significant changesPlaceboPhase 2bPrimary outcome
2023
Abstract 18949: Bariatric Surgery is Associated With Improved Coronary Microvascular Function and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Patients With Ischemia and Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries (INOCA)
de Souza A, Moura F, Divakaran S, Sirianni K, Sheu E, Di Carli M, Redline S, Tavakkoli A, Taqueti V. Abstract 18949: Bariatric Surgery is Associated With Improved Coronary Microvascular Function and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Patients With Ischemia and Non-Obstructive Coronary Arteries (INOCA). Circulation 2023, 148: a18949-a18949. DOI: 10.1161/circ.148.suppl_1.18949.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCoronary flow reservePeripheral arterial tonometryCardiopulmonary exercise testingStress myocardial blood flowCoronary microvascular functionReactive hyperemia indexSevere obesityPeripheral endothelial functionPositron emission tomographyMyocardial blood flowBariatric surgeryEndothelial functionCardiorespiratory fitnessConsecutive patientsMedian ageIncidence of diabetic microvascular complicationsMicrovascular functionPost-surgeryNon-obstructive coronary arteriesImpaired coronary flow reserveMarkers of endothelial functionImpact of bariatric surgeryStress positron emission tomographyMethods Consecutive patientsResults Median age
2019
Inhibition of the sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 in the elderly: clinical and mechanistic insights into safety and efficacy
Cintra R, Moura F, Carvalho L, Barreto J, Tambascia M, Pecoits-Filho R, Sposito A. Inhibition of the sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 in the elderly: clinical and mechanistic insights into safety and efficacy. Revista Da Associação Médica Brasileira 2019, 65: 70-86. PMID: 30758423, DOI: 10.1590/1806-9282.65.1.70.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitorsRisk of hypoglycemiaAntidiabetic therapySodium-glucose co-transporter 2High risk of hypoglycemiaIncreased risk of hypoglycemiaPrevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitusType 2 diabetes mellitusRenal proximal convoluted tubulesChronic kidney diseaseCo-morbid diseasesSystolic blood pressurePost hoc studyProximal convoluted tubulesReduced insulin sensitivitySGLT2i therapyMedian ageSodium-glucoseSodium reabsorptionOlder individualsClinical trialsIncreased riskKidney diseaseBlood pressureConvoluted tubules