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Angiotensin II for the Treatment of Vasodilatory Shock

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Khanna, Ashish, English, Shane W., Wang, Xueyuan S., Ham, Kealy, Tumlin, James, Szerlip, Harold, Busse, Laurence W., Altaweel, Laith +22 more·2017·New England Journal of Medicine

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BACKGROUND: Vasodilatory shock that does not respond to high-dose vasopressors is associated with high mortality. We investigated the effectiveness of angiotensin II for the treatment of patients with this condition. METHODS: We randomly assigned patients with vasodilatory shock who were receiving more than 0.2 μg of norepinephrine per kilogram of body weight per minute or the equivalent dose of another vasopressor to receive infusions of either angiotensin II or placebo. The primary end point was a response with respect to mean arterial pressure at hour 3 after the start of infusion, with response defined as an increase from baseline of at least 10 mm Hg or an increase to at least 75 mm Hg, without an increase in the dose of background vasopressors. RESULTS: A total of 344 patients were assigned to one of the two regimens; 321 received a study intervention (163 received angiotensin II, and 158 received placebo) and were included in the analysis. The primary end point was reached by more patients in the angiotensin II group (114 of 163 patients, 69.9%) than in the placebo group (37 of 158 patients, 23.4%) (odds ratio, 7.95; 95% confidence interval [CI], 4.76 to 13.3; P<0.001). At 48 hours, the mean improvement in the cardiovascular Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score (scores range from 0 to 4, with higher scores indicating more severe dysfunction) was greater in the angiotensin II group than in the placebo group (-1.75 vs. -1.28, P=0.01). Serious adverse events were reported in 60.7% of the patients in the angiotensin II group and in 67.1% in the placebo group. Death by day 28 occurred in 75 of 163 patients (46%) in the angiotensin II group and in 85 of 158 patients (54%) in the placebo group (hazard ratio, 0.78; 95% CI, 0.57 to 1.07; P=0.12). CONCLUSIONS: Angiotensin II effectively increased blood pressure in patients with vasodilatory shock that did not respond to high doses of conventional vasopressors. (Funded by La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company; ATHOS-3 ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02338843 .).

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  • There are data from RCTs on short versus long courses in specific conditions such as pneumonia, urinary tract infections, bacteremia, and intraabdominal infections.

    “There are data from RCTs in specific conditions such as pneumonia (286-289), urinary tract infections (290), bacteremia (291, 292), and intraabdominal infections (293).”

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  • A larger RCT of 344 patients with vasodilatory shock found the primary endpoint of increased MAP was achieved in 69.9% with angiotensin II versus 23.4% with placebo.

    “The primary endpoint, an increase of MAP of at least 10 mmHg or to at least 75 mmHg, was achieved in 114 of 163 patients in the angiotensin II group and in 37 of 158 patients in the placebo group (69.9% vs 23.4%, p < 0.001).”

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Khanna, A., English, S. W., Wang, X. S., Ham, K., Tumlin, J., Szerlip, H., Busse, L. W., Altaweel, L., Albertson, T. E., Mackey, C., McCurdy, M. T., Boldt, D. W., Chock, S., Young, P. J., Krell, K., Wunderink, R. G., Ostermann, M., Murugan, R., Gong, M. N., Panwar, R., Hästbacka, J., Favory, R., Venkatesh, B., Thompson, B. T., Bellomo, R., Jensen, J., Kroll, S., Chawla, L. S., Tidmarsh, G. F., & Deane, A. M.
Affiliations
  • Cleveland Clinic (US)
  • Regions Hospital (US)
  • Inova Health System (US)
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
  • Northwestern University (US)
Venue
New England Journal of Medicine
Published
2017-08-03
Volume
377
Issue
5
Pages
419-430
ISSN
  • 0028-4793 (ISSN-L)
  • 1533-4406
OpenAlex
W2614578436
Cited by
916
References
24
Citations by year
2026: 100 · 2025: 103 · 2024: 121 · 2023: 103 · 2022: 90 · 2021: 95 · 2020: 123 · 2019: 80 · 2018: 75 · 2017: 25
FWCI
64.87
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
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Funders
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb
  • GlaxoSmithKline
  • La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company
  • Alexion Pharmaceuticals
  • Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
  • Genentech
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine › Trauma, Hemostasis, Coagulopathy, Resuscitation
Keywords
angiotensin II, vasodilatory shock, septic shock, vasopressors, norepinephrine, mean arterial pressure, SOFA score, mortality, blood pressure response, adverse events, sepsis treatment, vasopressor-refractory shock, fluid resuscitation, vasopressor dose reduction, organ dysfunction, 28-day mortality
MeSH terms
Aged, Angiotensin II, Blood Pressure, Catecholamines, Double-Blind Method, Drug Therapy, Combination, Female, Humans, Hypotension, Male, Middle Aged, Shock, Vasoconstrictor Agents, Organ Dysfunction Scores

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