The use of statins in people at risk of developing diabetes mellitus: Evidence and guidance for clinical practice


Por: Sattar, NA, Ginsberg, H, Ray, K, Chapman, MJ, Arca, M, Averna, M, Betteridge, DJ, Bhatnagar, D, Bilianou, E, Carmena, R, Ceska, R, Corsini, A, Erbel, R, Flynn, PD, Garcia-Moll, X, Gumprecht, J, Ishibashi, S, Jambart, S, Kastelein, JJP, Maher, V, da Silva, PM, Masana, L, Odawara, M, Pedersen, TR, Rotella, CM, Salti, I, Teramoto, T, Tokgozoglu, L, Toth, PP, Valensi, P, Verges, B

Publicada: 1 jun 2014
Resumen:
Reducing low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels using statins is associated with significant reductions in cardiovascular (CV) events in a wide range of patient populations. Although statins are generally considered to be safe, recent studies suggest they are associated with an increased risk of developing Type 2 diabetes (T2D). This led the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to change their labelling requirements for statins to include a warning about the possibility of increased blood sugar and HbA1c levels and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) to issue guidance on a small increased risk of T2D with the statin class. This review examines the evidence leading to these claims and provides practical guidance for primary care physicians on the use of statins in people with or at risk of developing T2D. Overall, evidence suggests that the benefits of statins for the reduction of CV risk far outweigh the risk of developing T2D, especially in individuals with higher CV risk. To reduce the risk of developing T2D, physicians should assess all patients for T2D risk prior to starting statin therapy, educate patients about their risks, and encourage risk-reduction through lifestyle changes. Whether some statins are more diabetogenic than others requires further study. Statin-treated patients at high risk of developing T2D should regularly be monitored for changes in blood glucose or HbA1c levels, and the risk of conversion from pre-diabetes to T2D should be reduced by intensifying lifestyle changes. Should a patient develop T2D during statin treatment, physicians should continue with statin therapy and manage T2D in accordance with relevant national guidelines. (C) 2014 Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd.

Filiaciones:
Sattar, NA:
 Univ Glasgow, BHF Glasgow Cardiovasc Res Ctr, Inst Cardiovasc & Med Sci, 126 Univ Pl, Glasgow G12 8TA, Lanark, Scotland

Ginsberg, H:
 Columbia Univ Coll Phys & Surg, Irving Inst Clin & Translat Res, New York, NY 10032 USA

Ray, K:
 St Georges Univ London, Cardiovasc Sci Res Ctr, London SW17 0RE, England

Chapman, MJ:
 Pitie Salpetriere Univ Hosp, INSERM, UMR S939, Dyslipidemia & Atherosclerosis Res Unit, F-75651 Paris, France

Arca, M:
 Univ Roma La Sapienza, Dept Internal Med & Allied Sci, I-00161 Rome, Italy

Averna, M:
 Univ Palermo, Sch Med, Dept Internal Med & Med Specialties, I-90133 Palermo, Italy

Betteridge, DJ:
 Middlesex Hosp, Univ Coll London, London, England

Bhatnagar, D:
 Royal Oldham Hosp, Ctr Diabet, Oldham, Greater Manches, England

Bilianou, E:
 Tzanio Hosp, Dept Cardiol, Lipid Clin, Piraeus, Greece

Carmena, R:
 Univ Valencia, Dept Med, E-46003 Valencia, Spain

Ceska, R:
 Charles Univ Prague, Dept Int Med 3, Ctr Prevent Cardiol, Prague, Czech Republic

 Univ Gen Hosp, Prague, Czech Republic

Corsini, A:
 Univ Milan, Dipartimento Sci Farmacol & Biomol, Milan, Italy

Erbel, R:
 Univ Essen Gesamthsch, Dept Cardiol, West German Heart Ctr, Essen, Germany

Flynn, PD:
 Addenbrookes Hosp, Lipid Clin, Cambridge CB0 2QQ, England

Garcia-Moll, X:
 Hosp Santa Creu & Sant Pau, Unit Hospitalitzacio, Serv Cardiol, Barcelona, Spain

Gumprecht, J:
 Slaski Uniwersytet Med, Katedra Klin Chorob Wewetrznych Diabetol & Nefrol, Katowice, Poland

Ishibashi, S:
 Jichi Med Univ, Dept Internal Med, Div Endocrinol & Metab, Yakushiji Shimotsuke, Tochigi 3290498, Japan

Jambart, S:
 St Joseph Univ, Fac Med, Beirut, Lebanon

 Hotel Dieu France Hosp, Div Endocrinol & Metab, Beirut, Lebanon

Kastelein, JJP:
 Univ Amsterdam, Acad Med Ctr, Dept Vasc Med, NL-1105 AZ Amsterdam, Netherlands

Maher, V:
 Tallaght Hosp, Dept Cardiol, Dublin, Ireland

da Silva, PM:
 CHLC, Santa Martas Hosp, Arterial Invest Unit, Lisbon, Portugal

Masana, L:
 Univ Rovira & Virgili, CIBERDEM, IISPV, Unitat Recerca Lipids & Arteriosclerosi, E-43201 Reus, Spain

Odawara, M:
 Tokyo Med Univ, Dept Internal Med 3, Div Diabetol Endocrinol & Metab, Shinjuku Ku, Tokyo 1600023, Japan
ISSN: 15675688
Editorial
ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, ELSEVIER HOUSE, BROOKVALE PLAZA, EAST PARK SHANNON, CO, CLARE, 00000, IRELAND, Irlanda
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 15 Número: 1
Páginas: 1-15
WOS Id: 000336483800001
ID de PubMed: 24840509
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