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Cardiovascular Event Reduction and Adverse Events Among Subjects Attaining Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol <50 mg/dl With Rosuvastatin

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Hsia, Judith, MacFadyen, Jean G., Monyak, John, Ridker, Paul M.·2011·Journal of the American College of Cardiology

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Objectives The purpose of this study was to assess the impact on cardiovascular and adverse events of attaining low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels <50 mg/dl with rosuvastatin in apparently healthy adults in the JUPITER (Justification for the Use of Statins in Prevention: an Intervention Trial Evaluating Rosuvastatin) trial.Background The safety and magnitude of cardiovascular risk reduction conferred by treatment to LDL-C levels below current recommended targets remain uncertain.Methods A cohort of 17,802 apparently healthy men and women with high-sensitivity C-reactive protein ≥2 mg/l and LDL-C <130 mg/dl were randomly allocated to rosuvastatin 20 mg daily or placebo, and followed up for all-cause mortality, major cardiovascular events, and adverse events. In a post-hoc analysis, participants allocated to rosuvastatin were categorized as to whether or not they had a follow-up LDL-C level <50 mg/dl.Results During a median follow-up of 2 years (range up to 5 years), rates of the primary trial endpoint were 1.18, 0.86, and 0.44 per 100 person-years in the placebo group (n = 8,150) and rosuvastatin groups without LDL-C <50 mg/dl (n = 4,000) or with LDL-C <50 mg/dl (n = 4,154), respectively (fully-adjusted hazard ratio: 0.76; 95% confidence interval: 0.57 to 1.00 for subjects with no LDL-C <50 mg/dl vs. placebo and 0.35, 95% confidence interval: 0.25 to 0.49 for subjects attaining LDL-C <50 mg/dl; p for trend <0.0001). For all-cause mortality, corresponding event rates were 0.67, 0.65, and 0.39 (p for trend = 0.004). Rates of myalgia, muscle weakness, neuropsychiatric conditions, cancer, and diabetes mellitus were not significantly different among rosuvastatin-allocated participants with and without LDL-C <50 mg/dl.Conclusions Among adults with LDL-C <130 mg/dl and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein ≥2 mg/l, rosuvastatin-allocated participants attaining LDL-C <50 mg/dl had a lower risk of cardiovascular events without a systematic increase in reported adverse events.

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Authors
Hsia, J., MacFadyen, J. G., Monyak, J., & Ridker, P. M.
Affiliations
  • AstraZeneca (United States) (US)
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
Corresponding author
Hsia, Judith
Venue
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-04
Volume
57
Issue
16
Pages
1666-1675
ISSN
0735-1097 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W166112863
Cited by
231
References
41
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23.22
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Journal of the American College of Cardiology (publishedVersion)
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Funders
  • AstraZeneca LP
  • AstraZeneca
  • Novartis
  • Merck
  • Abbott
  • Roche
  • Sanofi-Aventis
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Cancer Research › Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
Keywords
rosuvastatin, LDL cholesterol, cardiovascular risk reduction, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, JUPITER trial, statin safety, all-cause mortality, major adverse cardiovascular events, myalgia, diabetes mellitus, cancer, neuropsychiatric adverse effects, hypercholesterolemia, inflammation, cardiovascular disease prevention
MeSH terms
Rosuvastatin Calcium, Aged, Cardiovascular Diseases, Female, Fluorobenzenes, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Cholesterol, LDL, Male, Middle Aged, Pyrimidines, Sulfonamides, Cohort Studies, Biomarkers, Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors

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