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 withdrawalsEffect of Aficamten on Health Status Outcomes in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Results From SEQUOIA-HCM
Sherrod C, Saberi S, Nassif M, Claggett B, Coats C, Garcia-Pavia P, Januzzi J, Lewis G, Ma C, Maron M, Miao Z, Olivotto I, Veselka J, Butzner M, Jacoby D, Heitner S, Kupfer S, Malik F, Meng L, Wohltman A, Spertus J. Effect of Aficamten on Health Status Outcomes in Obstructive Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Results From SEQUOIA-HCM. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024, 84: 1773-1785. PMID: 39217569, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.08.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKCCQ overall summary scoresKansas City Cardiomyopathy QuestionnaireObstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathyHealth statusQuality of lifePatient-reported health statusParticipants' health statusHealth status outcomesHypertrophic cardiomyopathyHealth status benefitsHealth status improvementPatients' health statusClinically important changeProportion of participantsSymptoms of fatigueSymptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathyStatus outcomesSummary scoreImprove healthCardiac myosin inhibitorProportion of patientsBaseline scoresImportant changesShortness of breathStatus improvement