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Combination of ARBs and beta blockers may delay need for surgery in patients with Marfan syndrome

Written By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Published On 2022-09-06T09:00:18+05:30  |  Updated On 6 Sept 2022 11:50 AM IST
Combination of ARBs and beta blockers may delay need for surgery in patients with Marfan syndrome
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According to new patient-level meta-analysis both angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) as well as beta-blockers reduce the rate of aortic enlargement by roughly half compared with placebo in patients with with Marfan syndrome. Further their effects appear to be independent of one another.

Marfan syndrome affects approximately one in 5,000 people worldwide and is often caused by a mutation in the FBN1 gene.2 Nearly all patients experience aortic root enlargement, which increases the risk of potentially life-threatening aortic dissection and rupture, sometimes in early adulthood.

To prevent these consequences, elective surgery to replace the aortic root may be performed when dilatation reaches 4.5–5 cm.3 Beta-blockers are recommended to slow aortic growth based on a single, small, randomised trial. It has also been suggested that ARBs might slow aortic root growth in Marfan syndrome.4

Researchers from Oxford Population Health conducted a meta-analysis on behalf of the Marfan Treatment Trialists' (MTT) Collaboration to assess the effects of 1) ARB versus control, 2) ARB versus beta-blocker, and 3) indirectly, beta-blocker versus control, on the rate of change in aortic root size adjusted for age, sex and body surface area.2 Effects were also examined in subgroups of patients, including those with or without a confirmed FBN1 pathogenic variant. The analysis included individual data on 1,442 patients with no prior aortic surgery from seven randomised trials.

The researchers first analysed four trials involving 676 patients and comparing an ARB with placebo or open control. The average age was 29 years, 54% were women, 75% were receiving a beta-blocker at baseline, and 83% of genotyped patients carried an FBN1 pathogenic variant.

During a median follow up of three years, ARBs approximately halved the annual rate of change in the aortic root Z score, a widely used measure of aortic root size. The annual increase was +0.07 with ARBs versus +0.13 with control, for an absolute difference of -0.07 (95% confidence interval [CI] -0.12 to -0.01; p=0.012). Similar effects were observed when absolute aortic dimensions were analysed.

Lead study author Dr. Alex Pitcher, Consultant Cardiologist at Oxford University Hospitals, UK said: "The benefit of ARB therapy was particularly large in patients with an FBN1 mutation at baseline, making it more plausible that the effect is real. There were no other detectable differences in treatment effect depending on other patient characteristics, including age, sex, and blood pressure. The benefit of ARB treatment was similar regardless of whether patients were taking a beta-blocker."

The researchers then analysed the remaining three trials, which involved 766 patients and compared an ARB with a beta-blocker. The average age was 14 years, 44% were female, none of the patients were receiving a beta-blocker prior to randomisation, and 86% of genotyped patients had an FBN1 pathogenic variant.

During a median follow up of three years, the annual change in the aortic root Z score was similar in the two groups (absolute difference ARB minus beta-blocker 0.03; 95% CI -0.05 to 0.10).

Results from the two analyses were used to indirectly evaluate the effect of a beta-blocker compared with control. Allocation to a beta-blocker was also estimated to approximately halve the annual change in the aortic root Z score (absolute difference compared with placebo: -0.09; 95% CI -0.18 to -0.0033; p=0.04).

Dr. Pitcher said: "Our results suggest that ARBs and beta-blockers have similar, substantial and independent effects on reducing the aortic root Z score which, if maintained over a period of several years, would be expected to delay the need for elective aortic root surgery. The findings indicate that combination therapy, where tolerable, may benefit patients with Marfan syndrome."

References:

1. Pitcher A, Emberson J, Lacro RV, et al. Design and rationale of a prospective, collaborative meta-analysis of all randomized controlled trials of angiotensin receptor antagonists in Marfan syndrome, based on individual patient data: A report from the Marfan Treatment Trialists' Collaboration. Am Heart J. 2015;169:605–612.

2. Baumgartner H, De Backer J, Babu-Narayan SV, et al. 2020 ESC Guidelines for the management of adult congenital heart disease. Eur Heart J. 2021;42:563–645.

3. Mullen M, Jin XY, Child A, et al. Irbesartan in Marfan syndrome (AIMS): a double-blind, placebo-controlled randomised trial. Lancet. 2019;394:2263–2270.

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Source : European Society of Cardiology,ESC
Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli

Dr Kamal Kant Kohli-MBBS, DTCD- a chest specialist with more than 30 years of practice and a flair for writing clinical articles, Dr Kamal Kant Kohli joined Medical Dialogues as a Chief Editor of Medical News. Besides writing articles, as an editor, he proofreads and verifies all the medical content published on Medical Dialogues including those coming from journals, studies,medical conferences,guidelines etc. Email: drkohli@medicaldialogues.in. Contact no. 011-43720751

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