scholarly journals Update on RAAS Modulation for the Treatment of Diabetic Cardiovascular Disease

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stella Bernardi ◽  
Andrea Michelli ◽  
Giulia Zuolo ◽  
Riccardo Candido ◽  
Bruno Fabris

Since the advent of insulin, the improvements in diabetes detection and the therapies to treat hyperglycemia have reduced the mortality of acute metabolic emergencies, such that today chronic complications are the major cause of morbidity and mortality among diabetic patients. More than half of the mortality that is seen in the diabetic population can be ascribed to cardiovascular disease (CVD), which includes not only myocardial infarction due to premature atherosclerosis but also diabetic cardiomyopathy. The importance of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) antagonism in the prevention of diabetic CVD has demonstrated the key role that the RAAS plays in diabetic CVD onset and development. Today, ACE inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers represent the first line therapy for primary and secondary CVD prevention in patients with diabetes. Recent research has uncovered new dimensions of the RAAS and, therefore, new potential therapeutic targets against diabetic CVD. Here we describe the timeline of paradigm shifts in RAAS understanding, how diabetes modifies the RAAS, and what new parts of the RAAS pathway could be targeted in order to achieve RAAS modulation against diabetic CVD.

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 422-427 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aparna P. Sajja ◽  
Amit K. Dey ◽  
Avirup Guha ◽  
Youssef Elnabawi ◽  
Aditya A. Joshi ◽  
...  

There is a growing body of evidence that diabetes represents a significant and largely modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD). It is known to markedly increase the risk of CVD—with CVD accounting for 2 of every 3 deaths in patients with diabetes. It is suggested that once patients with diabetes develop clinical coronary disease, they have a grim prognosis. In 2008, the Food and Drug Association mandated the evidence of CV safety in any new diabetic therapy, leading to a multitude of large CV outcome trials to assess CV risk from these medications. However, several of these outcome trials with novel antidiabetic therapies have demonstrated not only safety but a clear and definite CV advantage in patients with type 2 diabetes. In this review, we discuss 2 relatively newer classes of diabetic drugs, sodium glucose cotransport 2 inhibitors and glucagon-like peptide 1 agonists, evaluate their efficacy in improving CV outcomes, and discuss the future of CV prevention with these agents.


2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (8) ◽  
pp. 2017-2019
Author(s):  
Rao Salman Aziz ◽  
Usman Saeed ◽  
Nasim Aslam Ghumman ◽  
Muhammad Arshad ◽  
Asif Sohail ◽  
...  

Background: Diabetes is a complicated disease requires continuous clinical care, to govern blood sugar. Aim: To decides the impact of management of L carentin to diabetics at the lipid profile. Methods: This study turned into performed on 120 diabetic Patients had been decided on from endocrinology and diabetes, inside decided on standards. The Patients distributed into three Strata (1st Strata of healthy population and two Strata of patients with diabetes who were on metformin and glibenclamide, one Strata took a L carnitine in a dose of 1000 mg TDS and a Strata dealing with a placebo for a period of ninety days). Results: It is observed those who are on Lcarnitine, confirmed a large discount (p <0.05) with inside the triglyceride level, at the same time as no large adjustments had been located withinside the level of cholesterol and HDL and LDL. Conclusion: These study outcomes that management of L carentin improved profile of lipid in type-2diabetic Patients. Keyword: Dyslipidemia, Diabetes mellitus (DM), l-carnitine (LC).


2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 264-271
Author(s):  
E. B. Luneva ◽  
E. G. Malev ◽  
I. A. Pankova ◽  
E. V. Zemtsovsky

Aneurysm of the thoracic aorta of any origin is traditionally considered a pathology for surgical correction. Traditionally the patients are referred for the surgery (prosthetics or endovascular treatment) when thoracic aorta diameter achieves 50–55 mm. However, the management strategy and conservative treatment in case of the smaller aorta dilations are not well elucidated in еру guidelines. The medication therapy aims at the decrease of the hemodynamic stress in the aortic wall, as well as at the correction of risk factors and accompanying diseases, including coronary heart disease, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, etc. Since drug therapy of this pathology is not sufficiently developed, its choice is difficult for physicians. The paper reviews the main groups of drugs and their effectiveness in patients with thoracic aorta aneurism resulted from different causes, including atherosclerosis, genetic pathology (Marfan syndrome, Loeys-Dietz syndrome, etc.). Currently, no drugs are considered as first line therapy. The evidence suggests the use of beta-blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and angiotensin II receptor blockers only in genetic pathology.


Author(s):  
Hua Ma ◽  
QIng Gu ◽  
Huining Niu ◽  
Xiaohua Li ◽  
Rong Wang

Background: The use of Aspirin in the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is still a topic of debate, especially in patients with diabetes. The present meta-analysis aims to rule out the efficacy of Aspirin in patients with diabetes and to compare the effectiveness of Aspirin with a placebo (or no treatment) for the primary prevention of CVD and all-cause mortality events in people with diabetes. Materials and Methods: An extensive and systematic search was conducted in Medline (via PubMed), Cinahl (via Ebsco), Scopus, and Web of Sciences from 1988 to December 2020. A detailed literature search was conducted using Aspirin, cardiovascular disease (CVD), diabetes, and efficacy to identify trials of patients with diabetes who received Aspirin for primary prevention of CVD. Demographic details with the primary outcome of events and bleeding outcomes were analyzed. The risk of bias (RoB) in included studies was evaluated using the QUADAS-2 tool. Results: A total of 5 studies out of 13 were included with 23,570 diabetic patients; 11,738 allocated to Aspirin and 11,832 allocated to the placebo group. In patients with diabetes, there was no difference between Aspirin and placebo with respect to the risk of all-cause death with a confidence interval (CI) varying 0.63 to 1.17. In addition, there were no differences in the bleeding outcomes with an odds ratio of 1.4411 (CI 0.47 to 4.34). Conclusion: Aspirin has no significant risk on primary endpoints of cardiovascular events and the bleeding outcomes in diabetic patients compared to placebo. More research on the use of Aspirin alone or in combination with other antiplatelet drugs is required in patients with diabetes to supplement currently available research.


2003 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 116-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra N Nowak ◽  
Linda A Jaber

OBJECTIVE To determine whether a specific dose of aspirin can be recommended for prevention of cardiovascular disease in patients with diabetes. DATA SOURCE Biomedical literature was accessed through MEDLINE (1990–February 2002). Key terms included diabetes, cardiovascular protection, and aspirin. DATA SYNTHESIS Pharmacologic and clinical studies focusing on the dose–response relationship of aspirin therapy were reviewed. Evidence supports the benefit of low-dose aspirin therapy in reducing vascular events in secondary and primary prevention trials in various patient populations; however, some studies suggest larger doses of aspirin may be needed in certain patients. CONCLUSIONS Review of the evidence does not support a particular dose of aspirin for cardiovascular protection in diabetic patients. Clinical guidelines recommend aspirin therapy in the range of 81–325 mg/d. However, due to an increased prevalence of cardiovascular morbidity and disturbances in coagulation in diabetic patients, the dose of aspirin for prevention of cardiovascular disease in these individuals may be different from that in other populations and requires further evaluation.


Circulation ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 142 (Suppl_3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahul Aggarwal ◽  
Kimberly Lu ◽  
Nicholas Chiu ◽  
George Bakris ◽  
Deepak L Bhatt

Introduction: Since the CREDENCE trial results, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) recommends SGLT-2 inhibitors as first line therapy for patients with stage III Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) or proteinuric CKD, regardless of baseline A1C. We project the number of US individuals with diabetes and renal disease that meets inclusion into the CREDENCE trial and that are recommended for SGLT-2 inhibitors based on the guidelines. Methods: Our initial cohort consisted of 48,710 individuals from the 2007-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey with survey weights designed to estimate the US population. CREDENCE eligible patients were patients with diabetes who had an eGFR of 30-90 and urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) of >300 mg/g. Guideline eligible patients were stage III CKD individuals and those with a UACR > 30 mg/g. Results: In the US population, 21,411,059 (+/-708,233) individuals are >=18 years and have diabetes. Of these individuals, 578,514 (+/-72,385) are CREDENCE eligible. Based on the ADA recommendations, 7,504,508 (+/- 342,139) adults with CKD and diabetes are recommended for an SGLT-2 inhibitor, representing 35.0% of individuals with diabetes. The mean age of guideline eligible individuals is 64.4 years, with 3,886,904 males (51.8%) and 3,617,604 females (48.2%). Conclusions: In the United States, a large number of individuals--approximately 35% of adults with diabetes--have renal disease characteristics that give them a first-line indication for SGLT-2 inhibitor initiation.


Circulation ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 118 (suppl_18) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lance S Longmore ◽  
Kimberly J Reid ◽  
Mikhail Kosiborod ◽  
Frederick A Masoudi ◽  
Verna Welch ◽  
...  

While diabetes is known to be associated with increased mortality after MI, whether these differences in outcome are due to patient characteristics, treatment, or other biological factors is unknown. We analyzed a contemporary cohort of MI survivors to comprehensively adjust for demographics, comorbidities, psychosocial, health status, clinical and treatment factors to determine if residual disparities in outcomes exist. We studied 2481 hospital survivors of MI in the prospective, 19-center PREMIER study (29% with diabetes). Multivariable models with sequential adjustment were employed to identify the extent to which variation in a wide range of patient characteristics (Figure ) accounted for differences in 3-year mortality in patients with and without diabetes. Unadjusted mortality was more than 2.5-fold greater for patients with diabetes (HR 2.55, 95% CI 2.08–3.14). Mortality was most attenuated by diabetes-related comorbidities (Figure ). The fully-adjusted model identified a significant, albeit attenuated, excess 3-year mortality among patients with diabetes (HR 1.57, 95% CI 1.22–1.99). Patients with diabetes experience a substantially increased risk for 3-year mortality after MI, even after accounting for a wide range of patient and treatment characteristics. This suggests that unmeasured, biologic variables associated with diabetes may mediate this difference. Further inquiry into the pathogenesis of diabetic cardiovascular disease is needed to identify new opportunities to improve the prognosis of patients with diabetes.


2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 573-584 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laurent Kodjikian ◽  
David Bellocq ◽  
Francesco Bandello ◽  
Anat Loewenstein ◽  
Usha Chakravarthy ◽  
...  

Management of center-involving diabetic macular edema represents a real therapeutic challenge. Diabetic macular edema is the leading cause of visual acuity impairment in diabetic patients. Since the advent of intravitreal drugs, management of diabetic macular edema has significantly evolved. The historical grid laser photocoagulation is no longer recommended as first-line treatment of diabetic macular edema owing to the findings of the pivotal randomized controlled trials, and anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy has emerged as first-line therapy. Steroids also represent a valid treatment option in the management of naïve diabetic macular edema and their efficacy has also been confirmed in several studies. The optimal treatment for diabetic macular edema should consider both general and ophthalmological comorbidities. Patient compliance and motivation should also be carefully evaluated as some treatments require monthly follow-up. Based on recent literature evidence, the present review provides clinicians with a first-line treatment algorithm for center-involving diabetic macular edema tailored to the patient’s individual characteristics.


Author(s):  
Iván Martínez-Baz ◽  
Ana Navascués ◽  
María Eugenia Portillo ◽  
Itziar Casado ◽  
Ujué Fresán ◽  
...  

Abstract Background People with diabetes are at high risk of severe influenza complications. The influenza vaccination effect among diabetic patients remains inconclusive. We estimated the average effect of influenza vaccination status in the current and prior seasons in preventing laboratory-confirmed influenza hospitalization in diabetic patients. Methods Patients attended in hospitals and primary healthcare centers with influenza-like illness were tested for influenza from the 2013–2014 to 2018–2019 seasons in Navarre, Spain. A test-negative case-control design in diabetic inpatients compared the influenza vaccination status in the current and 5 prior seasons between laboratory-confirmed influenza cases and negative controls. Vaccination status of influenza-confirmed cases was compared between diabetic inpatients and outpatients. Influenza vaccination effect was compared between diabetic patients and older (≥ 60 years) or chronic nondiabetic patients. Results Of 1670 diabetic inpatients tested, 569 (34%) were confirmed for influenza and 1101 were test-negative controls. The average effect in preventing influenza hospitalization was 46% (95% confidence interval [CI], 28%–59%) for current-season vaccination and 44% (95% CI, 20%–61%) for vaccination in prior seasons only in comparison to unvaccinated patients in the current and prior seasons. Among diabetic patients with confirmed influenza, current-season vaccination reduced the probability of hospitalization (adjusted odds ratio, 0.35; 95% CI, .15–.79). In diabetic patients, vaccination effect against influenza hospitalizations was not inferior to that in older or chronic nondiabetic patients. Conclusions On average, influenza vaccination of diabetic population reduced by around half the risk of influenza hospitalization. Vaccination in prior seasons maintained a notable protective effect. These results reinforce the recommendation of influenza vaccination for diabetic patients.


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