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ReviewEuropean cardiology2025

The Use of Apabetalone in Reducing Cardiovascular Outcomes, Based on the Current Evidence and Trials.

Yimeng Zhang, Nimai Desai, Derek Connolly

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Review in European cardiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Yimeng ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, Sandwell and West Birmingham Trust West Midlands, UK.
Nimai DesaiDepartment of Cardiology, Sandwell and West Birmingham Trust West Midlands, UK.
Derek ConnollyDepartment of Cardiology, Sandwell and West Birmingham Trust West Midlands, UK.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The use of apabetalone, a novel therapeutic agent targeting epigenetic regulation, has been the source of much interest in its ability to subvert major adverse cardiovascular events. Derived from BETonMACE, clinical trials have explored its potential benefits in improving cardiovascular health. Apabetalone operates through selective inhibition of bromodomain and extra-terminal domain proteins, influencing gene expression and cellular pathways implicated in cardiovascular disease progression to influence lipid metabolism, downplay oxidative burden and reduce inflammation. The BETonMACE trial recruited patients with type 2 diabetes and recent acute coronary syndrome events. The primary endpoint was the composite of cardiovascular death, MI and stroke. This article explores the various clinical research and outcomes related to apabetalone and its use in the context of its proposed mechanism.

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ApabetaloneBETonMACEepigenetic regulationMItype 2 diabetes

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PMID40134629
PMCPMC11934121

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