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Hepatitis C viremic suppression was associated with a lower rate of cardiovascular events in patients with compensated HCV-related cirrhosis, compared with control patients who did not achieve a sustained virological response. In addition, predictive factors for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) in compensated HCV-related cirrhosis were Asian ethnic origin, hypertension, smoking, and low serum albumin, according to a report in American Heart Journal.
A total of 878 patients with HCV-related cirrhosis were enrolled at 35 French centers. Upon enrollment, all patients received HCV treatment and were followed for MACEs, including stroke, myocardial infarction, ischemic heart disease, heart failure, peripheral arterial disease, cardiac arrest, and cardiovascular-related death, according to Patrice Cacoub, MD, of Sorbonne Universités, Paris, and his colleagues.
Five-year survival for patients presenting with a MACE was 60% vs. 88% in patients who did not have an event.
“[Our] results strengthen the systemic nature of HCV infection, a chronic disease in which cardiovascular risk must be carefully assessed. The decreased rate of MACEs after [sustained virological response] in this population should be taken into account to enable wider access to new [direct-acting antivirals]. Further studies are warranted to evaluate whether a similar benefit can be obtained in less severe patients, such as noncirrhotic HCV-infected patients,” the researchers concluded.
The authors reported having no conflicts of interest.
SOURCE: Cacoub, P et al. Am Heart J. 2018;198:4-17.
Hepatitis C viremic suppression was associated with a lower rate of cardiovascular events in patients with compensated HCV-related cirrhosis, compared with control patients who did not achieve a sustained virological response. In addition, predictive factors for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) in compensated HCV-related cirrhosis were Asian ethnic origin, hypertension, smoking, and low serum albumin, according to a report in American Heart Journal.
A total of 878 patients with HCV-related cirrhosis were enrolled at 35 French centers. Upon enrollment, all patients received HCV treatment and were followed for MACEs, including stroke, myocardial infarction, ischemic heart disease, heart failure, peripheral arterial disease, cardiac arrest, and cardiovascular-related death, according to Patrice Cacoub, MD, of Sorbonne Universités, Paris, and his colleagues.
Five-year survival for patients presenting with a MACE was 60% vs. 88% in patients who did not have an event.
“[Our] results strengthen the systemic nature of HCV infection, a chronic disease in which cardiovascular risk must be carefully assessed. The decreased rate of MACEs after [sustained virological response] in this population should be taken into account to enable wider access to new [direct-acting antivirals]. Further studies are warranted to evaluate whether a similar benefit can be obtained in less severe patients, such as noncirrhotic HCV-infected patients,” the researchers concluded.
The authors reported having no conflicts of interest.
SOURCE: Cacoub, P et al. Am Heart J. 2018;198:4-17.
Hepatitis C viremic suppression was associated with a lower rate of cardiovascular events in patients with compensated HCV-related cirrhosis, compared with control patients who did not achieve a sustained virological response. In addition, predictive factors for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) in compensated HCV-related cirrhosis were Asian ethnic origin, hypertension, smoking, and low serum albumin, according to a report in American Heart Journal.
A total of 878 patients with HCV-related cirrhosis were enrolled at 35 French centers. Upon enrollment, all patients received HCV treatment and were followed for MACEs, including stroke, myocardial infarction, ischemic heart disease, heart failure, peripheral arterial disease, cardiac arrest, and cardiovascular-related death, according to Patrice Cacoub, MD, of Sorbonne Universités, Paris, and his colleagues.
Five-year survival for patients presenting with a MACE was 60% vs. 88% in patients who did not have an event.
“[Our] results strengthen the systemic nature of HCV infection, a chronic disease in which cardiovascular risk must be carefully assessed. The decreased rate of MACEs after [sustained virological response] in this population should be taken into account to enable wider access to new [direct-acting antivirals]. Further studies are warranted to evaluate whether a similar benefit can be obtained in less severe patients, such as noncirrhotic HCV-infected patients,” the researchers concluded.
The authors reported having no conflicts of interest.
SOURCE: Cacoub, P et al. Am Heart J. 2018;198:4-17.
FROM AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL
Key clinical point: Predictive factors for MACE in compensated HCV-related cirrhosis were Asian ethnic origin, hypertension, smoking, and low serum albumin.
Major finding: Achieving viremic suppression was associated with a lower rate of cardiovascular events in patients with compensated HCV-related cirrhosis.
Study details: A study at 35 French centers of 878 patients with HCV-related cirrhosis.
Disclosures: The authors reported having no conflicts of interest.
Source: Cacoub, P et al. Am Heart J. 2018;198:4-17.