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Drug Therapy in the Heart Transplant Recipient: Part IV: Drug–Drug Interactions

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Page, Robert L., Miller, Geraldine G., Lindenfeld, JoAnn·2005·Circulation

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With improving survival, the heart transplant recipient faces an increasing number of medical problems caused by both aging and the cumulative complications of immunosuppressive drugs. 1 The availability of new drugs to treat infection, obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, renal insufficiency, diabetes, osteoporosis, gout, and malignancies has resulted in the heart transplant recipient and their physicians facing an almost overwhelming number of important drug-drug interactions.In parts 1 through 3 of this series, we reviewed commonly used immunosuppressive drugs and their pharmacology, as well as the common medical problems faced by the heart transplant recipient.In this article, we provide an overview of the mechanisms of common and important potential drug-drug interactions and guidelines for avoiding these interactions.

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  • In a post hoc analysis of the SEAS trial, the efficacy of lipid-lowering therapy in impeding the progression of aortic stenosis increased with higher pre-treatment LDL-C levels and lower peak aortic jet velocity (milder stenosis at baseline).

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  • Randomized trial data show that statins have the potential to improve outcomes in heart transplant and renal transplant patients, but the amount of outcome data is not extensive.

    “Although randomized trial data have shown that statins have the potential to improve outcomes in heart transplant patients 195 -197 and renal transplant patients, 198 the amounts of outcome data are not extensive.”

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    “Although randomized trial data have shown that statins have the potential to improve outcomes in heart transplant patients 400-402 and renal transplant patients, 403 the amounts of outcome data are not extensive.”

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Authors
Page, R. L., Miller, G. G., & Lindenfeld, J.
Affiliations
  • From the Department of Clinical Pharmacy (R.L.P.) and Division of Cardiology and Center for Women’s Health Research (J.L.), University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver, Colo, and Division of Infectious Diseases (G.G.M.), Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tenn.
  • Vanderbilt University (US)
Venue
Circulation
Published
2005-01-18
Volume
111
Issue
2
Pages
230-239
ISSN
  • 0009-7322 (ISSN-L)
  • 1524-4539
OpenAlex
W2026231330
Cited by
100
References
114
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.68
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Circulation (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Transplantation › Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Geriatrics and Gerontology › Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes
Keywords
heart transplantation, drug-drug interactions, immunosuppressants, drug interaction mechanisms, infection treatment, obesity, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, renal failure, diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis, gout, cancer
MeSH terms
Anti-Infective Agents, Antidepressive Agents, Biological Transport, Biotransformation, Cardiovascular Agents, Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System, Drug Interactions, Humans, Immunosuppressive Agents, Metabolic Clearance Rate, Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors, Heart Transplantation, ATP Binding Cassette Transporter, Subfamily B, Member 1

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