Effects of spironolactone on serum markers of fibrosis in people at high risk of developing heart failure: rationale, design and baseline characteristics of a proof-of-concept, randomised, precision-medicine, prevention trial. The Heart OMics in AGing (HOMAGE) trial

Pierpaolo Pellicori*, Joao Pedro Ferreira, Beatrice Mariottoni, Hans-Peter Brunner-La Rocca, Fozia Z. Ahmed, Job Verdonschot, Tim Collier, Joe J. Cuthbert, Johannes Petutschnigg, Blerim Mujaj, Nicolas Girerd, Arantxa Gonzalez, Andrew L. Clark, Franco Cosmi, Jan A. Staessen, Stephane Heymans, Roberto Latini, Patrick Rossignol, Faiez Zannad, John G. F. Cleland

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Abstract

AimsAsymptomatic patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), hypertension and/or type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are at greater risk of developing heart failure (HF). Fibrosis, leading to myocardial and vascular dysfunction, might be an important pathway of progression. The Heart OMics in AGing (HOMAGE) trial aims to investigate the effects of spironolactone on serum markers of collagen metabolism and on cardiovascular structure and function in people at risk of developing HF and potential interactions with a marker of fibrogenic activity, galectin-3.

Methods and resultsThe HOMAGE trial is a prospective, randomised, open-label, blinded endpoint (PROBE) study comparing spironolactone (up to 50mg/day) and standard care over 9months in people with clinical risk factors for developing HF, including hypertension, CAD and T2DM, and elevated plasma concentrations of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP, 125 to 1000ng/L) or B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP, 35 to 280ng/L). Exclusion criteria included left ventricular ejection fraction

ConclusionsThe HOMAGE trial will provide insights on the effect of spironolactone on pathways that might drive progression to HF. Clinical Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02556450.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1711-1723
Number of pages13
JournalEuropean journal of heart failure
Volume22
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2020

Keywords

  • HOMAGE
  • Spironolactone
  • Fibrosis
  • Biomarkers
  • Study design
  • PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION
  • EXTRACELLULAR-MATRIX TURNOVER
  • BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE
  • DOUBLE-BLIND
  • ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONISM
  • DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION
  • MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION
  • COLLAGEN TURNOVER
  • NT-PROBNP
  • BIOMARKERS

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