2024
Clinical application of biomarkers in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: insights from SEQUOIA-HCM
Coats C, Masri A, Barriales-Villa R, Abraham T, Claggett B, Hagege A, Ho C, Lee M, Maron M, Owens A, Tfelt-Hansen J, Watkins H, Jacoby D, Wohltman A, Januuzi J. Clinical application of biomarkers in obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: insights from SEQUOIA-HCM. European Heart Journal 2024, 45: ehae666.2033. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehae666.2033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathyLeft ventricular ejection fractionNT-proBNPCardiac biomarkersHypertrophic cardiomyopathyN-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptidePro B-type natriuretic peptideSensitive cardiac troponin INYHA class II-IIICirculating cardiac biomarkersOutflow tract gradientVentricular ejection fractionBaseline NT-proBNPPre-specified analysisBaseline biomarker valuesBiomarker valuesCardiopulmonary exercise testingClass II-IIIPeak oxygen consumptionMultivariate regression analysisCardiac troponin IHs-cTnI.Dose titrationEjection fractionDrug washoutEfficacy 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 reliefImpact of Aficamten on Echocardiographic Cardiac Structure and Function in Symptomatic Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Hegde S, Claggett B, Wang X, Jering K, Prasad N, Roshanali F, Masri A, Nassif M, Barriales-Villa R, Abraham T, Cardim N, Coats C, Kramer C, Maron M, Michels M, Olivotto I, Saberi S, Jacoby D, Heitner S, Kupfer S, Meng L, Wohltman A, Malik F, Solomon S, Investigators S. Impact of Aficamten on Echocardiographic Cardiac Structure and Function in Symptomatic Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 84: 1789-1802. PMID: 39217556, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLeft ventricular ejection fractionObstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathySymptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathyLVOT gradientKCCQ-CSSNT-proBNPAssociated with improvementsHypertrophic cardiomyopathyKansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire Clinical Summary ScoreCardiac structureMeasures of LV diastolic functionLV global circumferential strainN-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptideLV global longitudinal strainLV end-systolic volumePro-B-type natriuretic peptideEchocardiographic measures of cardiac structureMeasures of cardiac structureLateral e' velocityLV diastolic functionAtrial volume indexGlobal longitudinal strainLV systolic functionPlacebo-controlled studyGlobal circumferential strainCardiac 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, 45: 4464-4478. PMID: 39217447, PMCID: PMC11544315, 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 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
2020
Evaluation 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