2024
Standard-of-Care Medication Withdrawal in Patients With Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Receiving Aficamten in FOREST-HCM
Masri A, Choudhury L, Barriales-Villa R, Elliott P, Maron M, Nassif M, Oreziak A, Owens A, Saberi S, Tower-Rader A, Rader F, Garcia-Pavia P, Olivotto I, Nagueh S, Wang A, Heitner S, Jacoby D, Kupfer S, Malik F, Melloni C, Meng L, Wei J, Sherrid M, Abraham T, Investigators F. Standard-of-Care Medication Withdrawal in Patients With Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Receiving Aficamten in FOREST-HCM. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 84: 1839-1849. PMID: 39477631, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathyKansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire-Clinical Summary ScoreStandard-of-careSOC therapyAdverse eventsDose reductionTherapy withdrawalHypertrophic cardiomyopathyTreatment of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathyPro-B-type natriuretic peptide levelsN-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide levelsTreatment-emergent adverse eventsHigh-sensitivity troponin IOutflow tract gradientEmergent adverse eventsNYHA functional classFirst-line therapyNatriuretic peptide levelsOff-target side effectsSummary scoreControlled clinical trialsMeasures of efficacyClinical measures of efficacyStable doseNo withdrawalsEfficacy 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 reliefLong-term Safety And Tolerability Of Acoramidis (AG10) In Symptomatic Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy: 4-year Update From An Ongoing, Phase 2, Open-label Extension Study
Masri A, Aras M, Falk R, Grogan M, Jacoby D, Maurer M, Shah S, Witteles R, Wong P, Ji A, Du J, Siddhanti S, Sinha U, Fox J, Judge D. Long-term Safety And Tolerability Of Acoramidis (AG10) In Symptomatic Transthyretin Amyloid Cardiomyopathy: 4-year Update From An Ongoing, Phase 2, Open-label Extension Study. Journal Of Cardiac Failure 2024, 30: 221. DOI: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2023.10.251.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOpen-label extensionATTR-CMAmyloid cardiomyopathyPhase 3 randomized clinical trialMedian NT-proBNP levelOpen-label extension studyNYHA class IIMedian follow-upNT-proBNP levelsPhase 2 studyPhase 2 trialTransthyretin amyloid cardiomyopathyNT-pro-BNPOpen-label studyLong-term treatmentLong-term safetyEx vivo assaysDouble-blindPlacebo-controlledNT-proAdverse eventsFollow-upClinical trialsConcurrent illnessDay 1
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
2021
Computational prediction of protein subdomain stability in MYBPC3 enables clinical risk stratification in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and enhances variant interpretation
Thompson AD, Helms AS, Kannan A, Yob J, Lakdawala NK, Wittekind SG, Pereira AC, Jacoby DL, Colan SD, Ashley EA, Saberi S, Ware JS, Ingles J, Semsarian C, Michels M, Mazzarotto F, Olivotto I, Ho CY, Day SM. Computational prediction of protein subdomain stability in MYBPC3 enables clinical risk stratification in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and enhances variant interpretation. Genetics In Medicine 2021, 23: 1281-1287. PMID: 33782553, PMCID: PMC8257482, DOI: 10.1038/s41436-021-01134-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHypertrophic cardiomyopathyClinical riskMissense variantsSarcomeric Human Cardiomyopathy RegistryHigh clinical riskClinical risk stratificationAdverse eventsComposite endpointRisk stratificationHCM patientsCommon causePatientsLoss of functionUncertain significanceMYBPC3Missense VUSCardiomyopathyHigh rateSubstantial numberSupportive evidenceVUSRiskVariant interpretationEvent analysisMethodsAmong
2020
Psychological stress in heart failure: a potentially actionable disease modifier
Harris KM, Jacoby DL, Lampert R, Soucier RJ, Burg MM. Psychological stress in heart failure: a potentially actionable disease modifier. Heart Failure Reviews 2020, 26: 561-575. PMID: 33215323, PMCID: PMC8026548, DOI: 10.1007/s10741-020-10056-8.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsHeart failurePsychological stressHeart failure symptomsHeart failure patientsLife stressorsDisease-related consequencesQuality of lifePatterns of exposureAdverse eventsFailure patientsDisease courseEjection fractionPatients' qualityModifiable factorsPatient subgroupsSymptom exacerbationDaily life stressorsFailure symptomsPathophysiological pathwaysEffective diseaseFunctional limitationsDiminished qualityPatientsActionable pathwaysStress exposureEvaluation of Mavacamten in Symptomatic Patients With Nonobstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Ho CY, Mealiffe ME, Bach RG, Bhattacharya M, Choudhury L, Edelberg JM, Hegde SM, Jacoby D, Lakdawala NK, Lester SJ, Ma Y, Marian AJ, Nagueh SF, Owens A, Rader F, Saberi S, Sehnert AJ, Sherrid MV, Solomon SD, Wang A, Wever-Pinzon O, Wong TC, Heitner SB. Evaluation of Mavacamten in Symptomatic Patients With Nonobstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2020, 75: 2649-2660. PMID: 32466879, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2020.03.064.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathyGeometric mean differencePlacebo groupHypertrophic cardiomyopathyN-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptidePro-B-type natriuretic peptidePg/Mean differencePhase II studySerious adverse eventsVentricular ejection fractionMyocardial wall stressDose titrationNT-proBNPAdverse eventsII studySymptomatic patientsEjection fractionPharmacological therapyClinical parametersInitial doseNatriuretic peptideMean ageHigh burdenMavacamten
2019
Mavacamten Treatment for Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Clinical Trial.
Heitner SB, Jacoby D, Lester SJ, Owens A, Wang A, Zhang D, Lambing J, Lee J, Semigran M, Sehnert AJ. Mavacamten Treatment for Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Clinical Trial. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2019, 170: 741-748. PMID: 31035291, DOI: 10.7326/m18-3016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdministration, OralAdrenergic beta-AntagonistsAdultAgedBenzylaminesCardiomyopathy, HypertrophicCardiovascular AgentsDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug Therapy, CombinationExercise ToleranceFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOxygen ConsumptionProspective StudiesStroke VolumeUracilVentricular Function, LeftYoung AdultConceptsObstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathyLVOT gradientDyspnea scoreAdverse eventsCohort BPeak VO2Hypertrophic cardiomyopathyLeft ventricular outflow tract gradientVentricular outflow tract gradientEnd pointCommon adverse eventsOutflow tract gradientUnrelated adverse eventsOpen-label designPrimary end pointSecondary end pointsPhase 2 trialVentricular ejection fractionML/Peak oxygen consumptionEffect of mavacamtenHigher plasma concentrationsMavacamten treatmentLVOT obstructionTract gradientParticipation in thrill-seeking activities by patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Individual preferences, adverse events and physician attitude
Papoutsidakis N, Heitner S, Ingles J, Semsarian C, Mannello M, Salberg L, Waldman C, Vaccaro B, Maurizi N, Olivotto I, Jacoby D. Participation in thrill-seeking activities by patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Individual preferences, adverse events and physician attitude. American Heart Journal 2019, 214: 28-35. PMID: 31152873, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2019.04.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMinor adverse eventsMajor adverse eventsAdverse eventsHCM patientsHypertrophic cardiomyopathyThrill-seeking activitiesPhysician adviceSudden cardiac deathAdult HCM patientsShared-decision makingTime of surveyCardiac deathDefinitive recommendationsRisk factorsHCM diagnosisSafety dataPhysicians' attitudesPatientsAnonymous online surveyReporting participationSame dayCardiomyopathySpecific adviceParticipantsAdvice