Author: M. Arca

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Long-term hepatic safety of lomitapide in homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia

2023

Introduction: Lomitapide is a microsomal triglyceride transfer protein inhibitor for patients with homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia. Due to its mechanism of action, potential hepatic effects of lomitapide are of clinical interest. This study aimed to determine the long-term hepatic safety of lomitapide. Methods: Data were aggregated from the pivotal phase 3 and extension phase clinical trial with lomitapide (median 5.1 years; serum total bilirubin, transaminases, cytokeratin-18 [CK-18] and enhanced liver fibrosis [ELF] score, fat-soluble vitamins and essential fatty acids), 8-year data from the Lomitapide Observational Worldwide Evaluation Registry (LOWER) and real-world evidence f…

Settore MED/09 - Medicina Internahepatic steatosisliverLomitapidehepatic biomarkershepatic steatosiSettore BIO/18 - Geneticahepatic biomarkerSettore BIO/14 - Farmacologialiver fibrosis.hepatichepatic; hepatic biomarkers; hepatic steatosis; homozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia; liver; liver fibrosis; lomitapidehomozygous familial hypercholesterolaemialiver fibrosis

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Appropriateness criteria for the management of lipid-lowering therapy with alirocumab in high cardiovascular risk patients. The opinion of a multidis…

2020

High levels of LDL cholesterol (LDL-C) represent a causal factor for cardiovascular diseases on an atherosclerotic basis, with a direct correlation between these and mortality or cardiovascular events, such that the reduction of both is associated proportionally and linearly with the reduction of LDL-C.Statins and ezetimibe are used for LDL-C lowering but may not be sufficient to achieve the targets defined by the ESC/EAS guidelines, which recommend use of PCSK9 inhibitors for further LDL-C reduction in patients not at goal.This project submitted 86 clinical scenarios to a group of experts, cardiologists, internists and lipidologists, collecting their opinion on the appropriateness of diffe…

Settore MED/09 - Medicina InternaConsensusPCSK9 inhibitorFamilial hypercholesterolemiaHypercholesterolemiaAntibodies Monoclonal Humanized; Anticholesteremic Agents; Atherosclerosis; Cholesterol LDL; Consensus; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Hypercholesterolemia; Italy; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Cardiovascular DiseasesConsensuAntibodies Monoclonal HumanizedRisk AssessmentAntibodiesLDLAcute coronary syndrome; Alirocumab; Cardiovascular risk; Familial hypercholesterolemia; PCSK9 inhibitors; Antibodies Monoclonal Humanized; Anticholesteremic Agents; Atherosclerosis; Cholesterol LDL; Consensus; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Hypercholesterolemia; Italy; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Cardiovascular DiseasesRisk FactorsAnticholesteremic AgentMonoclonalHumansHumanizedAnticholesteremic AgentsCholesterol LDLCardiovascular riskAtherosclerosisCholesterolItalyPCSK9 inhibitorsCardiovascular DiseasesAtherosclerosiAcute coronary syndromeHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsAlirocumab

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Colesterolo e rischio cardiovascolare: Percorso diagnostico-terapeutico in Italia

2016

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease still represents the leading cause of death in western countries. A wealth of scientific evidence demonstrates that increased blood cholesterol levels have a major impact on the outbreak and progression of atherosclerotic plaques. Moreover, several cholesterol-lowering pharmacological agents, including statins and ezetimibe, have proven effective in improving clinical outcomes. This document is focused on the clinical management of hypercholesterolemia and has been conceived by 16 Italian medical associations with the support of the Italian National Institute of Health. The authors have considered with particular attention the role of hypercholesterole…

Settore MED/09 - Medicina InternaPCSK9 inhibitorAtherosclerosiHypercholesterolemiaDiagnostic and therapeutic pathwayStatinSustainable healthcareCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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RUOLO DEL POLIMORFISMO ILE148MET DEL GENE PNPLA3 NELLA STEATOSI ASSOCIATA ALLA IPOBETALIPOPROTEINEMIA FAMILIARE

2014

Settore MED/09 - Medicina InternaPNPLA3 STEATOSI IPOBETALIPOPROTEINEMIA

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Reported muscle symptoms during statin treatment amongst Italian dyslipidaemic patients in the real‐life setting: the PROSISA Study

2021

Aim: Statin-associated muscle symptoms (SAMS) are a major determinant of poor treatment adherence and/or discontinuation, but a definitive diagnosis of SAMS is challenging. The PROSISA study was an observational retrospective study aimed to assess the prevalence of reported SAMS in a cohort of dyslipidaemic patients. Methods: Demographic/anamnestic data, biochemical values and occurrence of SAMS were collected by 23 Italian Lipid Clinics. Adjusted logistic regression was performed to estimate odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence intervals for association between probability of reporting SAMS and several factors. Results: Analyses were carried out on 16 717 statin-treated patients (mean ± SD, …

0301 basic medicineMalemedicine.medical_specialtySettore MED/09 - Medicina Internaadverse effects; myopathy; statin-associated muscle symptoms; statinsstatin-associated muscle symptomsadverse effects; myopathy; statin-associated muscle symptoms; statins.030204 cardiovascular system & hematologystatinsMedication Adherence03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineMuscular DiseasesInternal medicineadverse effectInternal MedicinemedicinePrevalencestatins.Humansstatin‐associated muscle symptomsAdverse effectDechallengeadverse effects; myopathy; statin-associated muscle symptoms; statins; Creatine Kinase; Dyslipidemias; Female; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Italy; Male; Medication Adherence; Middle Aged; Muscular Diseases; Prevalence; Retrospective StudiesCreatine KinaseDyslipidemiasRetrospective Studiesbusiness.industryRetrospective cohort studyOdds ratioOriginal ArticlesMiddle AgedConfidence intervalDiscontinuation030104 developmental biologyItalyConcomitantCohortadverse effectsOriginal ArticleFemaleHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitorsbusinessstatin-associated muscle symptommyopathyJournal of Internal Medicine

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Twelve Variants Polygenic Score for Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Distribution in a Large Cohort of Patients With Clinically Diagnosed Familial…

2022

: Background A significant proportion of individuals clinically diagnosed with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), but without any disease-causing mutation, are likely to have polygenic hypercholesterolemia. We evaluated the distribution of a polygenic risk score, consisting of 12 low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)-raising variants (polygenic LDL-C risk score), in subjects with a clinical diagnosis of FH. Methods and Results Within the Lipid Transport Disorders Italian Genetic Network (LIPIGEN) study, 875 patients who were FH-mutation positive (women, 54.75%; mean age, 42.47±15.00 years) and 644 patients who were FH-mutation negative (women, 54.21%; mean age, 49.73±13.54 years) wer…

MaleAdultMultifactorial InheritanceSettore MED/09 - Medicina Internafamilial hypercholesterolemia; molecular diagnosis; polygenic risk score; Adult; Cholesterol LDL; Female; Humans; Middle Aged; Multifactorial Inheritance; Mutation; Gene Regulatory Networks; Hyperlipoproteinemia Type IIfamilial hypercholesterolemiaCholesterol LDLMiddle AgedLDLHyperlipoproteinemia Type IICholesterolmolecular diagnosispolygenic risk scoreMutationHumansFemaleGene Regulatory Networksmolecular diagnosifamilial hypercholesterolemia; molecular diagnosis; polygenic risk score

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CCDC 725202: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination

2010

Related Article: A.V.Puga, F.Teixidor, R.Sillanpaa, R.Kivekas, M.Arca, G.Barbera, C.Vinas|2009|Chem.-Eur.J.|15|9755|doi:10.1002/chem.200900925

Space GroupCrystallography3456789101112-decakis(Iodo)-12-dicarba-closo-dodecaborane(2) acetone solvateCrystal SystemCrystal StructureCell ParametersExperimental 3D Coordinates

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