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Triglyceride levels and residual risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events and death in adults receiving statin therapy for primary or secondary prevention: insights from the KP REACH study

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Ambrosy, Andrew P., Yang, Jingrong, Sung, Sue Hee, Allen, Amanda R., Fitzpatrick, Jesse K., Rana, Jamal S., Wagner, Jeffrey, Philip, Sephy +3 more·2021·Journal of the American Heart Association

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Background: Patients with risk factors or established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease remain at high‐risk for ischemic events. Triglyceride levels may play a causal role. Methods and Results: We performed a retrospective study of adults aged ≥45 years receiving statin therapy, with a low‐density lipoprotein cholesterol of 41 to 100 mg/dL, and ≥1 risk factor or established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease between 2010 and 2017. Outcomes included death, all‐cause hospitalization, and major adverse cardiovascular events (myocardial infarction, stroke, or peripheral artery disease). The study sample included 373 389 primary prevention patients and 97 832 secondary prevention patients. The primary prevention cohort had a mean age of 65±10 years, with 51% women and 44% people of color, whereas the secondary prevention cohort had a mean age of 71±11 years, with 37% women and 32% people of color. Median triglyceride levels for the primary and secondary prevention cohorts were 122 mg/dL (interquartile range, 88–172 mg/dL) and 116 mg/dL (interquartile range, 84–164 mg/dL), respectively. In multivariable analyses, primary prevention patients with triglyceride levels ≥150 mg/dL were at lower adjusted risk of death (hazard ratio [HR], 0.91; 95% CI, 0.89–0.94) and higher risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (HR, 1.14; 95% CI, 1.05–1.24). In the secondary prevention cohort, patients with triglyceride levels ≥150 mg/dL were at lower adjusted risk of death (HR, 0.95; 95% CI, 0.92–0.97) and higher risk of all‐cause hospitalization (HR, 1.03; 95% CI, 1.01–1.05) and major adverse cardiovascular events (HR, 1.04; 95% CI, 1.05–1.24). Conclusions: In a contemporary cohort receiving statin therapy, elevated triglyceride levels were associated with a greater risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events and lower risk of death.

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Ambrosy, A. P., Yang, J., Sung, S. H., Allen, A. R., Fitzpatrick, J. K., Rana, J. S., Wagner, J., Philip, S., Abrahamson, D., Granowitz, C., & Go, A. S.
Affiliations
  • Kaiser Permanente (US)
  • Kaiser Permanente San Francisco Medical Center (US)
  • Amarin (United States) (US)
Corresponding author
Ambrosy, Andrew P.
Venue
Journal of the American Heart Association
Published
2021-10-19
Volume
10
Issue
20
Pages
e020377-e020377
ISSN
2047-9980 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3203105660
Cited by
32
References
41
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 12 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 4
FWCI
5.17
Type
journal article
Language
en
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cc-by-nc-nd
Locations
  • Journal of the American Heart Association (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Lipid metabolism and disorders
Keywords
triglycerides, statin therapy, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, major adverse cardiovascular events, cardiovascular mortality, all-cause hospitalization, primary prevention, secondary prevention, residual cardiovascular risk, hypertriglyceridemia, LDL cholesterol, cardiovascular risk stratification
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Cardiovascular Diseases, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Triglycerides, Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors, Atherosclerosis

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