Before the Jury Is out on Cinacalcet’s Cardiovascular Effects in Hemodialysis Patients: Is Troponin a Missing Link?

• 作者: Ahmed Chaaban Faiz Al Abbacheyi Fares Chedid Farida Marzouki Mohamad Ahmed Mohamad Hakim Mohammad Budruddin Muhy Eddin Hassan Nicole Gebran Samra Abouchacra
• 来源期刊: 肾脏病(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: Calcimimetics Secondary Hyperparathyroidism Parathyroid Hormone CINACALCET Chronic Kidney DISEASE Cardio VASCULAR DISEASE End Stage Renal DISEASE TROPONIN I C-Reactive Protein PARATHYROIDECTOMY Acute Coronary Syndrome Peripheral VASCULAR DISEASE Atherogenesis Myocardial Infraction
• 年，卷（期）: 2014,（1）
• 页码范围: 47-53
• 页数: 7页
• 分类号: R5

摘要

Raised levels of the cardiac biomarker, Troponin I, are frequently encountered in hemodialysis patients and appear to be prognostic indicators for cardiovascular risk. Though evidence suggests that control of secondary hyperparathyroidism may reduce cardiac endpoints, the effect of the calcimimetic agent, cinacalcet, remains controversial. This retrospective study aimed at evaluating troponin levels in hemodialysis patients with severe secondary hyper parathyroidism (SHPT) who are on cinacalcet vs controls on conventional treatment. In addition, clinical outcomes including all-cause, cardiovascular morbidity and mortality were compared among both groups. A decline in Troponin I levels was observed in the cinacalcet group, this however was not translated clinically into improved survival. In fact, all-cause and cardiac mortality was similar in the two groups. Conversely, comparison of the incidence of cardiovascular events revealed lower rates in the cinacalcet group including cardiac, cerebral and peripheral vascular complications. Given some of our study limitations, further long-term, placebo-controlled trials are necessary to definitively establish the effect of cinacalet on cardiac biomarkers and ultimately its impact on clinical outcomes.