{"id":1234202,"date":"2023-06-02T14:17:11","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T13:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businesstelegraph.co.uk\/innovative-heart-condition-drug-recommended-for-nhs-patients\/"},"modified":"2023-06-02T14:17:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T13:17:11","slug":"innovative-heart-condition-drug-recommended-for-nhs-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businesstelegraph.co.uk\/innovative-heart-condition-drug-recommended-for-nhs-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovative heart condition drug recommended for NHS patients"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- newscabal uk text -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:inline-block;width:728px;height:90px\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8162386273903324\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3688094655\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.businesstelegraph.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Innovative-heart-condition-drug-recommended-for-NHS-patients.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"sc-ldgPui iFAktg\"><span class=\"sc-iSfpOV buoAuz\">A<\/span><\/p>\n<p> first-of-its-kind treatment targeting a chronic heart disease could offer a \u201cgreater hope\u201d to thousands of people living with the condition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) has approved the use of mavacamten in draft guidance to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/nhs\">NHS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<aside\/>\n<p>It would be used to treat those with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM), with about 7,000 people expected to benefit.<\/p>\n<p>The drug \u2013 also known as Camzyos \u2013 is the first to specifically target the chronic disease, which in 50% of cases is caused by an inherited genetic mutation.<\/p>\n<p>It would be prescribed alongside other medicines such as beta-blockers, non-dihydropyridine calcium channel blockers or disopyramide.<\/p>\n<aside data-auto-link=\"true\" data-is-watch-more=\"false\" class=\"sc-bfGmnW gwEtkA item-count-4 related\">\n<h3 class=\"sc-jAjkD jhwPFd\">Read More<\/h3>\n<\/aside>\n<div class=\"sc-hnmMDg jDXMwT\">\n<p>Mavacamten provides a real breakthrough, and it is good to see that its approval has been fast-tracked by Nice so patients can benefit from an improved quality of life sooner<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Those with obstructive HCM have excessive heart muscle contractions, which cause the organ to become thickened and stiff and stop it from pumping sufficient blood to meet the body\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n<aside\/>\n<p>Symptoms include tiredness, dizziness, shortness of breath, chest pains and heart palpitations, and it can lead to complications such as an irregular heartbeat, heart failure, stroke and sudden cardiac death.<\/p>\n<p>In its draft guidance, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/nice\">Nice<\/a> said clinical trials suggested that mavacamten plus standard care is more effective than standard care alone and could delay the need for surgery.<\/p>\n<p><interaction class=\"apester-media\" data-token=\"610152711b664d000c5ab952\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Helen Knight, director of medicines evaluation at Nice, said the move is \u201canother example\u201d of the organisation\u2019s \u201ccommitment to drive early access to innovative new treatments\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Mavacamten is yet to be licensed for use in the UK and Nice will not publish its final guidance on the drug until it has been approved.<\/p>\n<p>Knight added: \u201cObstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy is a disease for which, until now, there has been no specific treatment that targets its underlying cause. It has a very high and wide-ranging impact on quality of life and because it can develop at any age, it can occur in younger people who may formerly have had very active lifestyles.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe treatments currently used to try to manage symptoms are associated with side effects and are often ineffective. We\u2019re therefore pleased to be able to recommend a treatment that has the potential to alter the course of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and offer greater hope to people with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Professor Sir Nilesh Samani, medical director at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/topic\/british-heart-foundation\">British Heart Foundation<\/a>, said: \u201cThis is very welcome news for patients with obstructive HCM, who often have debilitating symptoms that are not improved by current treatments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMavacamten provides a real breakthrough, and it is good to see that its approval has been fast-tracked by Nice so patients can benefit from an improved quality of life sooner.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8162386273903324\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7859258044\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/news\/health\/nice-nhs-british-heart-foundation-b1085268.html\">READ SOURCE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A first-of-its-kind treatment targeting a chronic heart disease could offer a \u201cgreater hope\u201d to thousands of people living with the condition. 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