Ferritin 1
Ferritin 1
Methods: 77 SH adults from the Da Vinci FH Detection Study in Argentina Angiology Unit, Clinical And Experimental Internal Medicine Department,
were included: 34 on statins (30/34 on atorvastatin -10/20 mg- and Medical Research Institute Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt;
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rosuvastatin 10 mg), 13 on S+E and 30 without LLT. All patients were Cardiology Department, Faculty of Medicine Alexandria University,
genetically tested, 36/77 cases had pathogenic variants in FH genes and 8/ Alexandria, Egypt; 4 Cardiology Department, Houston Methodist DeBakey
77 showed high LDL polygenic risk score, which explains their phenotype. Heart & Vascular Center, Houston, United States of America
Added to the lipid profile, serum PCSK9 was measured by ELISA
Results: PCSK9 showed an increase through the 3 groups (mean±SD ng/ Background and Aims : In addition to iron homeostasis, an iron-storage
mL) no LLT: 242±107, statins: 323±129 and S+E: 392±100, p<0.001. One- protein, ferritin, plays a role in various pathological conditions including
way ANOVA contrast analysis showed differences among groups: no inflammatory and malignant diseases. Several studies showed that
treatment vs statins p<0.001, vs statin+ezetimibe p<0.001 and differences elevated serum ferritin level was associated with a higher risk of coronary
between statins vs S+E showed a trend that did not reach significance artery disease. Recently, it has been shown that high serum ferritin levels
(p¼0.07), probably due to low number of patients in S+E group. PCSK9 in men independently correlated with an increased risk of cardiovascular
maintained significant correlation with apoB r¼0.27; p<0.02. mortality. The study aimed to investigate the possible correlation between
Conclusions: Given that primary LLT (S+E) increase PCSK9 levels, phar- the initial serum ferritin level and the in-hospital mortality in patients
macologic strategies against PCSK9 might be one of the most effective presented by ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
approaches to achieving very low LDL-C neutralizing the concomitant
increase of PCSK9 Methods: A total number of 890 patients presented by acute STEMI from
the period from 1/5/2020 to 1/5/2021 and underwent successful primary
percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI) according to the standard
EP745 / #290, TOPIC: ASA04 - CLINICAL VASCULAR DISEASE / ASA04-13 techniques. Initial serum ferritin level was measured in all patients at the
NEW LIPID LOWERING THERAPIES, POSTER VIEWING SESSION. time of admission. Patients with a history of anemia or on iron supple-
EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF SAROGLITAZAR 4 MG COMPARED TO mental therapy were excluded from the study.
FENOFIBRATE 160 MG IN LATINO ADULTS WITH MODERATE TO Results: 41 patients had in-hospital mortality while 849 patients survived.
SEVERE HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA-A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL There was no significant difference between both groups regarding base-
line clinical characteristics. By comparing initial serum ferritin levels in the
D. Parmar 1, R. Rodriguez-Gutierrez 2, J.G. Gonza lez-Gonz
alez 3, F. 2 groups, it was higher in deceased patients (p-value¼ 0.0004*).
pez 5. 1 Clinical Research And Development, Zydus
Shaikh 4, J.L.P. Cruz-Lo
Therapeutics Inc., Pennington, United States of America; 2 Endocrinology,
UANL, Monterrey, M exico and Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA, Monterrey,
Mexico; 3 Endocrinology, UANL, Monterrey, M exico. Facultad de Medicina y
Hospital Universitario "Dr. Jos e Eleuterio Gonza lez", Monterrey, Mexico;
4
Clinical Research And Development, Zydus Worldwide DMCC, Dubai,
United Arab Emirates; 5 Clinical Development, Avant Sante Research Center
SA de CV., Monterrey, Mexico