Cardio-oncology & other

Disease-specific therapy for the treatment of the cardiovascular manifestations of Fabry disease: a systematic review

HeartPublished Systematic review

Authors' conclusion

It remains unclear whether disease-specific therapy sufficiently impacts the cardiovascular manifestations of Fabry disease.

Study context

Population
Patients with cardiovascular manifestations of Fabry disease72 studies
Comparison
Disease-specific therapy vs placebo or no intervention
Outcome
Clinical CV events
Methodological details72 studies: 7 randomised, 16 non-randomised with comparator, 49 non-randomised without comparator, Randomised studies not at serious risk of bias; others at serious risk
  • 72 studies: 7 randomised, 16 non-randomised with comparator, 49 non-randomised without comparator
  • Randomised studies not at serious risk of bias; others at serious risk

Pooled result

As reported in the abstract

  • Studies highly heterogeneous in design, outcome measurements and findings; effectiveness difficult to assess

Original publication

Disease-specific therapy for the treatment of the cardiovascular manifestations of Fabry disease: a systematic review. Heart. Published 28 August 2023. doi:10.1136/heartjnl-2023-322712

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