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1. Angioedema in the Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT)* Linda Piller*, Charles Ford, Barry Davis, Chuke Nwachuku, Henry Black, Suzanne Oparil, Saib Gappy, Tamrat Retta, Jeffrey Probstfield
for the ALLHAT Collaborative Research Group
Sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
*The University of Texas School of Public Health
Houston, Texas
3. ACE-Inhibitors: Background Introduced in the early 1980’s for treatment of refractory hypertension
Side effects
Persistent, nonproductive cough (5-6% of patients)
Angioedema (0.1-0.7% of patients)
2-4 times more frequent in Black patients
Life-threatening if respiratory compromise
The OCTAVE (“Omapatrilat Cardiovascular Treatment vs. Enalapril”) trial* reported the largest series of angioedema cases associated with ACE-inhibitor use, and ALLHAT reported the largest number of Black participants in which to study angioedema associated with ACE-inhibitors.
Also associated with other etiologies, including aspirin, NSAID, penicillin, ARBs, and peanuts
4. Angioedema and ACE-Inhibitors: ALLHAT* vs. OCTAVE† 9054 assigned to lisinopril, including 3210 black participants (35%)
Angioedema reported as a safety (serious adverse) event; no committee adjudication
37/9,054 (0.41%) reported angioedema (23/3,210 [0.72%] of Black participants) 12,634 assigned to enalapril, including 1247 black participants (10%)
Angioedema reported as a study endpoint; all reports adjudicated by a committee blinded to RX
86/12,634 (0.68%) reported angioedema (20/1237 [1.62%] of Black participants)‡
Permission received to use OCTAVE race data, currently in press.
Note: Different data sets were used in OCTAVE for efficacy (intention-to-treat) analyses and adverse event analyses. There were 1247 Black participants in OCTAVE randomized to enalapril (intention-to-treat). However, for purposes of safety event analyses, only the 1237 Black participants who actually received at least one dose of study medication were included. Permission received to use OCTAVE race data, currently in press.
Note: Different data sets were used in OCTAVE for efficacy (intention-to-treat) analyses and adverse event analyses. There were 1247 Black participants in OCTAVE randomized to enalapril (intention-to-treat). However, for purposes of safety event analyses, only the 1237 Black participants who actually received at least one dose of study medication were included.
5. African American Patients and ACE-Inhibitors: Background Prevalence, severity, and impact of hypertension are increased in African Americans.
African American patients demonstrate decreased response to some monotherapy agents, including ACE-inhibitors, compared to CCBs and diuretics, in lowering blood pressure.
Angioedema secondary to ACE-inhibitors occurs 2-4 times more often in African American patients than in other groups.
6. Rationale and Objective
7. Antihypertensive Trial Design Randomized, double-blind, active-controlled clinical trial
Purpose: To determine whether the occurrence of fatal CHD or nonfatal MI is lower for high-risk hypertensive patients treated with newer agents (CCB, ACEI, alpha-blocker) compared with a diuretic
42,418 high-risk hypertensive patients = 55 years, from 623 clinical centers
Conducted from February, 1994, through March, 2002
Large, simple trial The Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT), a randomized, double-blind, multi-center, clinical trial sponsored by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), was designed to determine whether the occurrence of fatal CHD or nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI) is lower for high-risk hypertensive patients treated with a CCB (represented by amlodipine), an ACEI (represented by lisinopril), or an alpha blocker (represented by doxazosin), each compared with diuretic treatment (represented by chlorthalidone). 42,418 high-risk hypertensive patients age 55 and older were randomized.The Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial (ALLHAT), a randomized, double-blind, multi-center, clinical trial sponsored by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), was designed to determine whether the occurrence of fatal CHD or nonfatal myocardial infarction (MI) is lower for high-risk hypertensive patients treated with a CCB (represented by amlodipine), an ACEI (represented by lisinopril), or an alpha blocker (represented by doxazosin), each compared with diuretic treatment (represented by chlorthalidone). 42,418 high-risk hypertensive patients age 55 and older were randomized.
8. Antihypertensive Trial
9. Symptoms of Angioedema Swelling beneath the skin, subcutaneous tissues, and mucous membranes
Typical involvement of face, lips, or glossopharyngeal areas
Involvement of larynx, glottis, or tongue can produce airway obstruction
Respiratory compromise may be life-threatening
Occasional involvement of hands, feet, or abdominal viscera
10. Baseline Characteristics of Participants with Angioedema
11. Baseline Characteristics of Participants with Angioedema (2)
12. Baseline Characteristics of Participants with Angioedema Assigned to Step 1 Lisinopril vs. Entire Step 1 Lisinopril Cohort
13. Race Distribution by Treatment Group of Participants with Angioedema
14. Time from Randomization to Onset of Angioedema*
15. Time from Most Recent Step 1 Dose Increase to Onset of Angioedema*
16. Clinical Status of Participants Following Angioedema*
18. Angioedema and ACE-Inhibitors: ALLHAT* vs. OCTAVE† 9054 assigned to lisinopril, including 3210 black participants (35%)
Angioedema reported as a safety (serious adverse) event; no committee adjudication
37/9,054 (0.41%) reported angioedema (23/3,210 [0.72%] black participants) 12,634 assigned to enalapril, including 1247 black participants (10%)
Angioedema reported as a study endpoint; all reports adjudicated by a committee blinded to RX
86/12,634 (0.68%) reported angioedema
19. Conclusions ALLHAT confirms the previously reported increased risk of ACE-inhibitor associated angioedema in Black patients.
Angioedema is a measurable risk of ACE-inhibitor treatment, and treating physicians should be especially vigilant for even the mildest signs and symptoms.
Recognition of angioedema is imperative and necessitates immediate and permanent discontinuation of ACE-inhibitors.