Systematic review : Clinical phenotypes, histopathological features and prognosis of enteropathy due to angiotensin II receptor blockers

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BACKGROUND: Although enteropathy due to angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) has been known for over 10 years, clinicians' awareness of this condition is still low.

AIMS: To systematically review the literature about clinical phenotypes, distribution of mucosal changes throughout the gastrointestinal tract and prognosis of enteropathy due to ARBs.

METHODS: According to PRISMA guidelines, we searched PubMed and Embase for relevant articles up to November 6, 2023. We included full-text papers, letters, case reports and case series describing enteropathy due to ARBs. Patients were classified into subgroups based on endoscopic and histological findings of different regions of the gastrointestinal tract. The protocol was registered with Open Science Framework (https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/TK67C).

RESULTS: We included 94 articles reporting 183 cases (101 female, mean age at diagnosis 69 ± 10 years). The clinical picture at diagnosis was characterised by severe diarrhoea (97%) and weight loss (84%, median -13 kg), leading to hospital admission in 167 (95%) patients. Olmesartan (90%) was most frequently implicated. Villous atrophy (VA) was reported in 164/183 (89%) patients. One hundred and nine had only VA, 12 had pan-gastrointestinal involvement, 23 had VA and gastric involvement and 19 had VA and colon involvement (predominantly microscopic colitis). Outcomes were reported for 178/183 (97%) patients, who all recovered clinically on ARBs withdrawal. Histological recovery occurred in all 96 patients with VA at baseline who underwent follow-up duodenal biopsy.

CONCLUSIONS: Enteropathy due to ARBs is characterised by severe malabsorption often requiring hospital admission and can involve the entire gastrointestinal tract. Clinician awareness can lead to prompt diagnosis and excellent prognosis.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:59

Enthalten in:

Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics - 59(2024), 4 vom: 08. Jan., Seite 432-444

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Schiepatti, Annalisa [VerfasserIn]
Minerba, Paolo [VerfasserIn]
Puricelli, Michele [VerfasserIn]
Maimaris, Stiliano [VerfasserIn]
Arpa, Giovanni [VerfasserIn]
Biagi, Federico [VerfasserIn]
Sanders, David S [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers
Angiotensin Receptor Antagonists
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
Journal Article
Review
Systematic Review
Tetrazoles

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Date Completed 25.01.2024

Date Revised 25.01.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/apt.17855

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NLM366766007