IMR Press / RCM / Volume 24 / Issue 10 / DOI: 10.31083/j.rcm2410286
Open Access Systematic Review
Novel Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Reduction Therapies for the Secondary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
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1 Department of Neurosurgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, 610041 Chengdu, Sichuan, China
2 West China Medicine School, Sichuan University, 610041 Chengdu, Sichuan, China
*Correspondence: dr.chaoyou@outlook.com (Chao You)
Rev. Cardiovasc. Med. 2023, 24(10), 286; https://doi.org/10.31083/j.rcm2410286
Submitted: 23 November 2022 | Revised: 4 April 2023 | Accepted: 11 April 2023 | Published: 8 October 2023
Copyright: © 2023 The Author(s). Published by IMR Press.
This is an open access article under the CC BY 4.0 license.
Abstract

Background: To date, optimal agents for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) reduction in patients with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease are still being explored. Thus, we evaluated the efficiency of novel LDL-C-lowering therapies in the secondary prevention of cardiovascular events. Methods: We included randomized clinical trials (RCTs) that explored the effects of different LDL-C lowering agents including alirocumab, evolocumab, and bempedoic acid in adult patients with cardiovascular disease. Several databases were searched from inception through 2022. The safety endpoint includes new-onset diabetes, serious adverse events, and neurocognitive disorders with at least 1 year of follow-up. The efficacy outcomes included composite adverse cardiovascular outcomes, all-cause death, and cardiovascular death. Results: Seven RCTs comprising 53,106 patients were included in this research. Bempedoic acid ranked first in reducing the risk of new-onset diabetes (risk ratio [RR] 0.72, 95% credible interval [CrI] 0.52–0.99) and risk of the composite cardiovascular outcome (RR 0.75, 95% CrI 0.57–0.99). Meta-regression analysis demonstrated that elevated risk of new-onset diabetes was positively correlated with a significant reduction in LDL-C levels (p = 0.03). All treatment agents were associated with a decreased risk of a composite adverse cardiovascular outcome. Conclusions: The present analysis showed that bempedoic acid ranked first in reducing the risk of a composite cardiovascular outcome. In addition, it ranked first in reducing the risk of new-onset diabetes compared with placebo and evolocumab. Our analysis also suggests that the increased risk of new-onset diabetes might be associated with a reduction in LDL-C levels. Besides, the present analysis found that alirocumab ranked first in decreasing all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality.

Keywords
monoclonal antibody
low-density lipoprotein
proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9
secondary prevention
bempedoic acid
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