ScuoladiSpecializzazioneinMala/edell’ApparatoCardiovascolareDire8oreProf.MassimoVolpeFacoltàdiMedicinaePsicologia,UniversitàdiRomaSapienzaAnnoAccademico2014-2015Dr.LucaR.Limite
Proge8oFormazioneAvanzatainCardiologianelWeb2015ScuoladiSpecializzazioneinMala/edell’ApparatoCardiovascolare
Dire8ore:Prof.MassimoVolpe
E-mail:[email protected]
Coordinatore:Dr.GiulianoTocciE-mail:[email protected]
BACKGROUND:Resistanthypertension
• SubopSmalbloodpressurecontroldespitetreatmentwithmaximaltolerateddosesof3drugs
• ~10%ofhypertensivepaSents,equaSngto~100millionpeopleglobally
• Thefirst3BP-loweringmedicaSonsshouldusuallybeanACE-inhibitororARB+CCB+Thiazide-likeDiureSc,i.e.A+C+D
Mya8A,etal.BMJ2012;NICEhypertensionguidelines2011
BACKGROUND::NICEguidelines
NICEhypertensionguidelines;availableat:h8p://pathways.nice.org.uk/(accessedon11/2/2015)
BACKGROUND:drugtherapy
• Meta-analysison1204pts• 3smallRCTs(combined134paSents)aswellasopen/
observaSonalstudies• Spironolactone(meandose~25mgdaily)versus
placebo• NoRCTsdirectlycomparingspironolactonewithother
BP-loweringdrugs
DahalK,etal.AmJHypertens,2015
DahalK,etal.AmJHypertens,2015
BACKGROUND:drugtherapy
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WilliamsB,etal.BMJOpen,2015
Studydesign
Endpoints
HierarchicalPrimaryEnd-point
i.DifferenceinaveragehomesystolicBP(HSBP)betweenspironolactoneandplacebo
followed,ifsignificantby
ii.HSBPdifferencebetweenspironolactoneandtheaverageoftheothertwoacSvedrugs(bisoprololanddoxazosin)
followed,ifsignificantby
iii.HSBPdifferencebetweenspironolactoneandeachoftheothertwoacSvedrugs
WilliamsB,etal.Lancet,2015
Endpoints
SecondaryOutcomeMeasures
SeatedclinicBPresponsestoeachtreatment
Bloodpressurecontrolrateswitheachtreatment(averageHSBP<135mmHg)
Safetyandadverseevents
Whetherbaselineplasmarenin(whilstontreatmentwithA+C+D)predictedthebestdrugforindividualpaSents
WilliamsB,etal.Lancet,2015
WilliamsB,etal.Lancet,2015
BASELINEPATIENTSDEMOGRAPHICS(N=335)
Mean(SD)orN(%)
Age(yrs) 61.4(9.6)
Male 230(68.7%)
Weight(kg) 93.5(18.1)
Smoker 26(7.8%)
HomeBP(mmHg) Systolic 147.6(13.2)
Diastolic 84.2(10.9)
ClinicBP(mmHg) Systolic 157(14.3)
Diastolic 90.0(11.5)
Bloodelectrolytes Sodium(mmol/l) 140(3.0)
Potassium(mmol/l) 4.1(0.47)
eGFR(ml/min) 91.1(26.8)
DiabeSc 46(13.7%)
Treatments HSBP(mmHg) Changefrombaseline
Spironolactone 133.5(132.3to134.8) -14.4(-15.6to-13.1)
Doxazosin 138.8(137.6to140.1) -9.1(-10.3to-7.8)
Bisoprolol 139.5(138.2to140.8) -8.4(-9.7to-7.1)
Placebo 143.7(142.5to145.0) -4.2(-5.4to-2.9)
Comparators(n=314) HSBPdifference(mmHg) pvalue
SpironolactonevsPlacebo -10.2(-11.7to-8.74) p<0.0001
SpironolactonevsmeanBisoprolol/Doxazosin
-5.64(-6.91to-4.36) p<0.0001
SpironolactonevsDoxazosin -5.3(-6.77to-3.83) p<0.0001
SpironolactonevsBisoprolol -5.98(-7.45to-4.51) p<0.0001
WilliamsB,etal.Lancet,2015
RESULTS:HSBPatthefinalvisitofeachcycle(12weeks)
Treatments HSBP(mmHg) Changefrombaseline
Spironolactone 136.5(134.4–138.7) -20.7(-22.9to-18.6)
Doxazisin 141.0(138.8–143.1) -16.3(-18.5to-14.2)
Bisoprolol 141.0(138.8–143.2) -16.3(-18.4to-14.1)
Placebo 146.5(144.3–148.6) -10.8(-13.0to-8.7)
Comparators(n=314) Clinicsystolicbloodpressuredifference(mmHg)
pvalue
SpironolactonevsPlacebo -9.92(-11.3-8.59) p<0.0001
SpironolactonevsmeanBisoprolol/Doxazosin
-4.44(-5.59-3.28) p<0.0001
SpironolactonevsDoxazosin -4.42(-5.75-3.09) p<0.0001
SpironolactonevsBisoprolol -4.45(-5.80-3.11) p<0.0001
WilliamsB,etal.Lancet,2015
RESULTS:Clinicsystolicbloodpressure
HighervsLowerdose HSBP(mmHg) Pvalue
Spironolactone -3.86(-5.28to-2.45) p<0.001
Doxazosin -0.88(-2.32to0.56) 0.231
Bisoprolol -1.49(-2.94to-0.04) 0.043
Placebo -0.68(-2.1to0.75) 0.350
Difference inmean HSBP aqer treatment with the lower dose (week 6) versus thehigherdoses(week12)ofeachtreatment
WilliamsB,etal.Lancet,2015
RESULTS:doseresponse
RESULTS:BPcontrolratesHomesystolicbloodpressure(mmHg)
PaSents Mettarget LeastSquaresesSmates
OddsraSo Pvalue
Baseline Final n. n.(%)
Spironolactone 148.3 133.9 282 163(57.8%) 58.0(52.0-63.7)
<0.001
Doxazosina 147.8 138.9 276 115(41.7%) 41.5(35.8-46.5)
0.52(0.37-0.73)
<0.001
Bisoprololo 147.7
139.6 280 122(43.6%) 43.3(37.5-49.2)
0.55(0.39-0.78)
<0.001
Placebo 147.8 143.5 270 66(24.4%) 23.9(19.1-29.4)
0.23(0.16-0.33)
<0.001
WilliamsB,etal.Lancet,2015
WilliamsB,etal.Lancet,2015
AdverseEvents
Bisoprolol Spironolactone Doxazosin Placebo pvalue
Seriousadverseevents
8(2.6%)
7(2.3%)
5(1,7%)
5(1.7%)
0.831
Anyadverseevent
68(11.3%)
67(10.4%)
58(10.1%)
42(9.1%)
0.711
Withdrawalforadverseevents
2(2.9%)
3(3.4%)
8(10.0%)
2(2.6%)
0.084
WilliamsB,etal.Lancet,2015
Baseline Followup Change pvalue
Sodium(mmol/L)
Spironolactone 139·74 137·84 -1·91 <0·001
Doxazosin 139·37 139·30 -0·07 0·840
Bisoprolol 139·96 139·78 -0·17 0·608
Placebo 139·14 139·25 0·11 0·745
Potassium(mmol/L)
Spironolactone 4·06 4·49 0·43 <0·001
Doxazosin 4·08 4·16 0·08 0·127
Bisoprolol 4·11 4·26 0·15 0·007
Placebo 4·05 4·09 0·03 0·410
eGFR(ml/min)
Spironolactone 93·20 83·18 -10·02 0·004
Doxazosin 92·70 85·38 -7·32 0·023
Bisoprolol 92·40 86·35 -6·05 0·006
Placebo 92·52 92·67 0·15 0·923
Baseline Followup Change pvalue
Sodium(mmol/L)
Spironolactone 139·74 137·84 -1·91 <0·001
Doxazosin 139·37 139·30 -0·07 0·840
Bisoprolol 139·96 139·78 -0·17 0·608
Placebo 139·14 139·25 0·11 0·745
Potassium(mmol/L)
Spironolactone 4·06 4·49 0·43 <0·001
Doxazosin 4·08 4·16 0·08 0·127
Bisoprolol 4·11 4·26 0·15 0·007
Placebo 4·05 4·09 0·03 0·410
eGFR(ml/min)
Spironolactone 93·20 83·18 -10·02 0·004
Doxazosin 92·70 85·38 -7·32 0·023
Bisoprolol 92·40 86·35 -6·05 0·006
Placebo 92·52 92·67 0·15 0·923
WilliamsB,etal.Lancet,2015
Baseline Followup Change pvalue
Sodium(mmol/L)
Spironolactone 139·74 137·84 -1·91 <0·001
Doxazosin 139·37 139·30 -0·07 0·840
Bisoprolol 139·96 139·78 -0·17 0·608
Placebo 139·14 139·25 0·11 0·745
Potassium(mmol/L)
Spironolactone 4·06 4·49 0·43 <0·001
Doxazosin 4·08 4·16 0·08 0·127
Bisoprolol 4·11 4·26 0·15 0·007
Placebo 4·05 4·09 0·03 0·410
eGFR(ml/min)
Spironolactone 93·20 83·18 -10·02 0·004
Doxazosin 92·70 85·38 -7·32 0·023
Bisoprolol 92·40 86·35 -6·05 0·006
Placebo 92·52 92·67 0·15 0·923
Only6of285ptsexposedtoMRAdevelopedaserumpotassium>6mmol/l
WilliamsB,etal.Lancet,2015
ReninProfileversusDrugResponse
WilliamsB,etal.Lancet,2015
ReninProfileversusDrugResponse
WilliamsB,etal.Lancet,2015
• SpironolactonehasbeenshowntobethemosteffecSvedrugtreatmentforresistanthypertension,controllingBPinalmost60%ofpaSents
• Spironolactonewaswelltolerated• Thedose-dependentresponsetospironolactonewas
inverselyrelatedtoplasmarenin• Thesuperiorityofspironolactonesupportsaprimary
roleofsodiumretenSoninresistanthypertension
SUMMARY
WilliamsB,etal.Lancet,2015
• Resistanthypertensionisasodiumretainingstate,characterizedbyaninappropriatelylowplasmareninleveldespitetreatmentwithA+C+D
• Undetectedaldosteroneproducingadenomas?• FurtherdiureSctherapywithspironolactoneismore
effecSveatloweringBPthanalternaSvetreatments,targeSngdifferentmechanisms
HYPOTHESIS:asodiumretainingstate?
WilliamsB,etal.Lancet,2015
• Onlywhitecaucasians• HealthypaSents• TooshorttreatmentduraSontoassesstheoccurrence
ofsideeffects(i.e.gynecomasSa~6%inlonger-termstudies)
• Long-termcardiovascularandrenaloutcomes?• Nodataonserumaldosteroneorcomparisonwithan
increaseindoseofthebackgrounddiureSc
SternlichtHetal.Lancet2015
CRITICISMS
ScuoladiSpecializzazioneinMala/edell’ApparatoCardiovascolareDire8oreProf.MassimoVolpeFacoltàdiMedicinaePsicologia,UniversitàdiRomaSapienzaAnnoAccademico2014-2015Dr.LucaR.Limite
Proge8oFormazioneAvanzatainCardiologianelWeb2014ScuoladiSpecializzazioneinMala/edell’ApparatoCardiovascolare
Dire8ore:Prof.MassimoVolpe
E-mail:[email protected]
Coordinatore:Dr.GiulianoTocciE-mail:[email protected]
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