心不全
Marco Metra1, John R Teerlink2
1Institute of Cardiology, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences, and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
Lancet (London, England)
|May 3, 2017
まとめ
心不全の治療は改善されていて 血管新生素受容体ネプリリン阻害剤 (RNAI) のような新薬が有望です しかし,エジェクション分子が保存された心不全の効果的な治療法は,未満たされた臨床的ニーズを強調しています.
科学分野:
- 心臓病科
- 内科 医学
背景:
- 心不全 (HF) は,人口の高齢化と急性心血管疾患の管理の改善により増加する世界的な健康問題です.
- ACE阻害薬,ARB,β阻害薬,RNAIなど,エジェクション分子が減少した心不全 (HFrEF) に対する治療法が存在しますが,特にエジェクション分子が保存された心不全 (HFpEF) に対して,重要な満たされていない需要が残っています.
研究 の 目的:
- 心不全の現在の治療戦略を見直し,進歩と残る課題に焦点を当てます.
- ARNIや左心室補助器 (LVAD) のような治療法の進化する役割を強調する.
- HFpEFの限られた治療法と新しい治療方法の必要性について議論する.
主な方法:
- 心不全の流行病学,病理生理学,治療効果に関する現在の文献のレビュー.
- 薬理学的およびデバイスベースの治療のためのガイドラインの勧告の分析.
- HFrEFとHFpEFの新薬メカニズムに関する進行中の研究の検討
主要な成果:
- アンジオテンシン受容体ネプリシン阻害剤 (RNAI) は,エナラプリルと比較して改善された結果を示し,HFrEFでの使用をガイドラインに推奨しています.
- 左心室補助器 (LVAD) は,安全性が向上したため,重度のHFでますます使用されています.
- スピロノラクトンに対するいくつかの証拠にもかかわらず,HFpEFに対する決定的な治療法はありません.
結論:
- ARNIやLVADを含むHFrEF治療の進歩は,患者のアウトカムを改善していますが,HFpEFは治療上の課題です.
- HFrEFとHFpEFの両方の満たされていないニーズに対処するために,心臓のミオシン活性化剤を含む新しい薬の開発は不可欠です.
- 心不全に苦しんでいる人数の増加に対して 効果的な治療法を開発するために 継続的な研究が不可欠です
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