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Hu X, Fu S, Wang S. Hyperuricemia is associated with an increased prevalence of ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction after primary percutaneous coronary intervention. BMC Cardiovasc Disord 2022; 22:199. [PMID: 35473480 PMCID: PMC9044610 DOI: 10.1186/s12872-022-02635-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background Little is known about the association between hyperuricemia and ventricular tachycardia and fibrillation (VT/VF) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PPCI). Methods The data from a cohort of STEMI patients undergoing PPCI at our center from January 2013 to December 2018 were retrospectively analyzed. The endpoint of the study was the occurrence of VT/VF, including (1) non-sustained ventricular tachycardia (nsVT) on Holter monitoring; (2) sustained ventricular tachycardia (SVT)/VF on cardiac monitoring. Results Of the 634 patients included in the study, 147 (23.2%) of them had hyperuricemia. The occurrence of VT/VF after PPCI was significantly higher in patients with hyperuricemia (19.0 vs. 9.4%, p = 0.001) compared with those without hyperuricemia. Hyperuricemia was associated with a significantly higher risk of VF/VT (odds ratio (OR) 2.11; 95% CI 1.11–4.03; p = 0.024). The strength of this association remained statistically after adjustments for age, sex, history of hypertension, estimated glomerular filtration rate, hypersensitive C reactive protein, plasma natrium, peak troponin I, fasting glucose, B-type natriuretic peptides and VT/VF in PPCI (adjusted odds ratio 2.73; 95% CI 1.19–6.27; p = 0.018). Conclusions There is a significant association between hyperuricemia and increased prevalence of VT/VF in STEMI patients after PPCI, independently of multiple risk factors and potential confounders. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12872-022-02635-4.
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- Xianqing Hu
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Jinhua Municipal Central Hospital, Jinhua Hospital of Zhejiang University, No. 365, East Renmin Road, Jinhua, 321000, Zhejiang Province, China.
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Jinhua Municipal Central Hospital, Jinhua Hospital of Zhejiang University, No. 365, East Renmin Road, Jinhua, 321000, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, Jinhua Municipal Central Hospital, Jinhua Hospital of Zhejiang University, Jinhua, Zhejiang Province, China
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Munhoz DB, Carvalho LSF, Venancio FNC, Rangel de Almeida OL, Quinaglia E Silva JC, Coelho-Filho OR, Nadruz W, Sposito AC. Statin Use in the Early Phase of ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction Is Associated With Decreased QTc Dispersion. J Cardiovasc Pharmacol Ther 2020; 25:226-231. [PMID: 32008366 DOI: 10.1177/1074248420902302] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although there is strong evidence supporting the use of statin therapy after myocardial infarction (MI), some mechanistic gaps exist regarding the benefits of this therapy at the very onset of MI. Among the potential beneficial mechanisms, statins may improve myocardial electrical stability and reduce life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia, as reported in stable clinical conditions. This study was designed to evaluate whether this mechanism could also occur during the acute phase of MI. METHODS Consecutive patients with ST-segment elevation MI were treated without statin (n = 57) or with a simvastatin dose of 20 to 80 mg (n = 87) within the first 24 hours after MI symptom onset. Patients underwent digital electrocardiography within the first 24 hours and at the third and fifth days after MI. The QTC dispersion (QTcD) was measured both with and without the U waves. RESULTS Although QTcD values were equivalent between the groups at the first day (80.6 ± 36.0 vs 80.0 ± 32.1; P = 0.36), they were shorter among individuals using simvastatin than in those receiving no statins on the third (90.4 ± 38.6 vs 86.5 ± 36.9; P = .036) and fifth days (73.1 ± 31 vs 69.2 ± 32.6; P = .049). We obtained similar results when analyzing the QTcD duration including the U wave. All values were adjusted by an ANCOVA model after propensity-score matching. CONCLUSIONS Statins administered within 24 hours of ST-segment elevation MI reduced QTc dispersion, which may potentially attenuate the substrate for life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias.
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- Daniel B Munhoz
- Cardiology Division, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Cardiology Division, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal, Brasilia, Brazil.,University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil
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- Cardiology Division, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Cardiology Division, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Cardiology Division, Faculty of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Hu X, Cheng J, Li C. Effects of rosuvastatin and atorvastatin on nonsustained ventricular tachycardia in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a retrospective analysis. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 2017; 74:29-35. [PMID: 28965256 DOI: 10.1007/s00228-017-2338-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 09/19/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Early and intensive atorvastatin treatment can decrease nonsustained ventricular tachycardia (nsVT) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). The objective of this study was to compare the effects of hydrophilic rosuvastatin and lipophilic atorvastatin on nsVT in STEMI patients treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). METHODS The data from a cohort of patients undergoing primary PCI at Jinhua Municipal Central Hospital from January 1, 2013 through June 30, 2016 were analyzed. The patients were divided into the rosuvastatin group and the atorvastatin group based on which kind of statins that they had received. The endpoint of the study was the occurrence of nsVT on either electrocardiogram monitoring or Holter monitoring. RESULTS A total of 301 patients were enrolled in the study (rosuvastatin group: n = 103; atorvastatin group: n = 198). The baseline and procedural characteristics were similar between the two groups, except that total ischemic time in the rosuvastatin group was markedly longer than that in the atorvastatin group (8 (5-16) h vs. 6 (4-12) h; P = 0.001). The administration of rosuvastatin was significantly associated with lower occurrence of nsVT than that of atorvastatin (9.71 vs. 19.70%; P = 0.026). Multivariable logistic regression analysis suggested that the independent predictors of nsVT included rosuvastatin (odds ratio (OR) 0.397, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.176-0.894), current smoking (OR 2.307, 95% CI 1.011-5.262), and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) (OR 1.060, 95% CI 1.023-1.098). CONCLUSIONS The effects of rosuvastatin on nsVT might be better than that of atorvastatin in STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI.
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- Xianqing Hu
- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China.,Department of Cardiology, Jinhua Municipal Central Hospital, Jinhua, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Jinhua Municipal Central Hospital, Jinhua, China
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- Department of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, 300 Guangzhou Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210029, China.
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Kabir S, Hjortshøj S, Schmidt EB, Arya A, Christensen JH, Lundbye-Christensen S, Riahi S. High dose atorvastatin therapy and QTc interval in patients treated with coronary bypass surgery. Int J Cardiol 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Reduction in Life-Threatening Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias in Statin-Treated Patients With Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy Enrolled in the MADIT-CRT (Multicenter Automatic Defibrillator Implantation Trial with Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy). J Am Coll Cardiol 2012; 60:749-55. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.03.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2012] [Revised: 03/07/2012] [Accepted: 03/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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ČARNICKÁ S, ADAMEOVÁ A, NEMČEKOVÁ M, MATEJÍKOVÁ J, PANCZA D, RAVINGEROVÁ T. Distinct Effects of Acute Pretreatment With Lipophilic and Hydrophilic Statins on Myocardial Stunning, Arrhythmias and Lethal Injury in the Rat Heart Subjected to Ischemia/Reperfusion. Physiol Res 2011; 60:825-30. [DOI: 10.33549/physiolres.932232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Although both lipophilic and more hydrophilic statins share the same pathway of the inhibition of HMG-CoA reductase, their pleiotropic cardioprotective effects associated with the ability to cross cellular membranes, including membranes of heart cells, may differ. To test this hypothesis, isolated rat hearts were Langendorff-perfused either with simvastatin (S, 10 μmol/l) or pravastatin (P, 30 μmol/l), 15 min prior to ischemia. Control untreated hearts (C) were perfused with perfusion medium only. Postischemic contractile dysfunction, reperfusion-induced ventricular arrhythmias and infarct size were investigated after exposure of the hearts to 30-min global ischemia and 2-h reperfusion. Both lipophilic S and hydrophilic P reduced the severity of ventricular arrhythmias (arrhythmia score) from 4.3±0.2 in C to 3.0±0 and 2.7±0.2 in S and P, respectively, (both P<0.05), decreased the duration of ventricular tachycardia and suppressed ventricular fibrillation. Likewise, the extent of lethal injury (infarct size) determined by tetrazolium staining and expressed in percentage of risk area, was significantly lower in both treated groups, moreover, the effect of P was more pronounced (27±2 % and 10±2 % in S and P groups, respectively, vs. 42±1 % in C; P<0.05). In contrast, only S, but not P, was able to improve postischemic recovery of left ventricular developed pressure (LVDP; 48±12 % of preischemic values vs. 25±4 % in C and 21±7 % in P groups; P<0.05). Our results suggest that differences in water solubility of statins indicating a different ability to cross cardiac membranes may underlie their distinct cardioprotective effects on myocardial stunning and lethal injury induced by ischemia/reperfusion.
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- Institute for Heart Research, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Centre of Excellence NOREG SAS, Bratislava, Slovak Republic
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DEWEY FREDERICKE, PEREZ MARCO, HADLEY DAVID, FREEMAN JAMESV, WANG PAUL, ASHLEY EUANA, MYERS JONATHAN, FROELICHER VICTORF. Statin Use and Ventricular Arrhythmias During Clinical Treadmill Testing. J Cardiovasc Electrophysiol 2009; 20:193-9. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01284.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Short- and long-term effect of simvastatin therapy on the heterogeneity of cardiac repolarization in diabetic patients. Pharmacol Res 2008; 57:393-7. [PMID: 18487058 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2008.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2008] [Revised: 04/02/2008] [Accepted: 04/06/2008] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The interlead variability of QT interval in the 12-lead electrocardiogram, QT dispersion (QTd), has been shown to reflect dispersion of ventricular refractoriness and may provide a measure of arrhythmogenic potential in diabetic patients. QTd and heart rate corrected QTd (QTcd) were also proposed to be accurate predictors of cardiac death in patients with diabetes. In recent years, experimental and clinical evidence demonstrates that statins exert antiarrhythmic properties. Therefore, in the present study, we have examined whether simvastatin treatment has any effect on the QTd and QTcd in patients with diabetes mellitus. Sixty type 2 diabetic patients without known coronary artery disease and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol >100mg/dl and 30 age and sex-matched non-diabetic controls were included in a prospective study. Out of 60 diabetic patients, 30 were treated with simvastatin 40 mg/day for 1 year and the remaining 30 subjects were served as diabetic controls. No lipid lowering therapy was administered to the diabetic and the non-diabetic controls. QTd and QTcd of treated diabetics and the non-diabetic controls were measured at baseline, 6, 12 weeks and at 1 year. QTd and QTcd of the diabetic controls were obtained at baseline, 6 and 12 weeks. Both QTd and QTcd were significantly greater in patients with the diabetes than in the non-diabetic controls at baseline (52+/-13 ms vs. 41+/-12 ms, p<0.001 and 62+/-17 ms vs. 42+/-11 ms, p<0.001, respectively). Simvastatin therapy significantly decreased both QTd and QTcd at the end of first year compared to baseline (51+/-15 ms vs. 33+/-11 ms, p<0.001 and 60+/-18 ms vs. 38+/-12 ms, p<0.001, respectively). No significant change were found in QTd and QTcd in the non-diabetic (p=0.29 and p=0.87 by ANOVA, respectively) and in the diabetic controls (p=0.72 and p=0.57, by ANOVA, respectively). This study suggests for the first time that simvastatin treatment in diabetic patients with hyperlipidemia is associated with an improvement in the heterogeneity of cardiac repolarization. This may be one of the mechanisms for the reduction in clinical events reported in the survival studies with statins. Further prospective randomized studies are warranted to confirm our findings.
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Effect of statin therapy on reperfusion arrhythmia in patients who underwent successful primary angioplasty. Clin Res Cardiol 2007; 97:147-51. [DOI: 10.1007/s00392-007-0606-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2007] [Accepted: 10/01/2007] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Chu CS, Lee KT, Lee ST, Lu YH, Lin TH, Voon WC, Sheu SH, Lai WT. Effects of atorvastatin on ventricular late potentials and repolarization dispersion in patients with hypercholesterolemia. Kaohsiung J Med Sci 2007; 23:217-24. [PMID: 17525003 DOI: 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70401-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Emerging evidence suggests that statins have a favorable impact on the reduction of arrhythmia events and sudden cardiac death in patients with structural heart disease. We aimed to investigate the possibly and directly favorable effects of statins on ventricular late potentials, QT dispersion, and transmural dispersion of repolarization attained by analyzing clinical electrocardiography (ECG) risk stratification parameters in patients with hypercholesterolemia without structural heart disease. In total, 82 patients (45 females; mean age, 62 +/- 10 years) with hypercholesterolemia were enrolled in this prospective study to examine the effects of statin therapy (atorvastatin 10 mg/day for 3 months) on ECG risk stratification parameters. Surface 12-lead ECG and signal-average ECG (SAECG) were recorded before and after statin treatment. The SAECG parameters, QT dispersion, Bazett-corrected QT (QTc) dispersion, T wave peak-to-end interval (Tpe), and percentage of Tpe/QT interval were calculated and compared before and after statin therapy. Twelve-lead ambulatory 24-hour ECGs were recorded in 12 patients. The results demonstrated that after statin therapy for 3 months, serum levels of total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol were significantly reduced (both p values < 0.001). However, neither significant changes of each SAECG parameter nor the frequency of late potentials were demonstrated after atorvastatin therapy. In addition, no significant changes in QT dispersion, QTc dispersion, Tpe, or Tpe/QT were found. However, 24-hour ambulatory ECG revealed a flattening effect of circadian variation of QTc dispersion after atorvastatin therapy. In conclusion, the favorable antiarrhythmia effect of atorvastatin (10 mg/day) therapy cannot be directly reflected by analyzing these noninvasive ECG risk stratification parameters in low-risk patients with hypercholesterolemia.
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- Chih-Sheng Chu
- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Tamargo J, Caballero R, Gómez R, Núñez L, Vaquero M, Delpón E. Lipid-lowering therapy with statins, a new approach to antiarrhythmic therapy. Pharmacol Ther 2006; 114:107-26. [PMID: 17287023 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2006.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2006] [Accepted: 12/08/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Inhibitors of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase (statins) are the most effective and best-tolerated drugs to treat elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). In addition, they exhibit other effects unrelated to their lipid lowering effects (pleiotropic actions). In recent years, experimental and clinical evidence demonstrates that statins exert antiarrhythmic properties, reducing the recurrences of supraventricular and life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias both in patients with and without coronary artery disease (CAD). Thus, statins may constitute a novel therapeutic approach to cardiac arrhythmias. This article reviews the antiarrhythmic properties of statins as well as the possible mechanisms involved, including the lowering of LDL-C levels, the improvement of endothelial dysfunction and autonomic function, the stabilization of the atherosclerotic plaques, the antioxidant, antiinflammatory, antithrombotic and cardioprotective properties and the modulation of transmembrane ion fluxes.
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- Juan Tamargo
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, Spain.
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Abinader EG. Usefulness of statins in protecting against ventricular arrhythmias. Am J Cardiol 2006; 97:153-4. [PMID: 16377305 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.05.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2005] [Revised: 05/26/2005] [Accepted: 05/26/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Chiu JH, Abdelhadi RH, Chung MK, Gurm HS, Marrouche NF, Saliba WI, Natale A, Martin DO. Effect of statin therapy on risk of ventricular arrhythmia among patients with coronary artery disease and an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. Am J Cardiol 2005; 95:490-1. [PMID: 15695135 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2004] [Revised: 10/11/2004] [Accepted: 10/11/2004] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme-A reductase inhibitors, or statins, have been shown to decrease mortality rates in patients who have coronary artery disease. It has been postulated that part of the mortality benefit conferred by statins is due to a decrease in ventricular arrhythmias. We assessed the effect of statin therapy on recurrent ventricular arrhythmias in 281 patients who developed coronary artery disease after implantable cardioverter-defibrillator placement. Statin therapy was associated with a significant decrease in the risk of ventricular arrhythmia that would require implantable cardioverter-defibrillator therapy.
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- John H Chiu
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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Kayikcioglu M, Can L, Evrengul H, Payzin S, Kultursay H. The effect of statin therapy on ventricular late potentials in acute myocardial infarction. Int J Cardiol 2003; 90:63-72. [PMID: 12821221 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-5273(02)00516-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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AIMS To determine whether early statin therapy in acute myocardial infarction has any effect on ventricular late potentials which are considered as a noninvasive tool for evaluation of arrhythmogenic substrate. METHODS AND RESULTS Study population consisted of prospectively enrolled 72 patients presenting with acute myocardial infarction (<6 h). Thirty-four of the patients were randomized to pravastatin (40 mg/day) on admission irrespective of lipid levels. All patients received thrombolytic therapy. Signal-averaged ECG recordings were obtained serially prior to thrombolytic therapy, 48 h after and 10 days later. Late potentials were defined as positive if signal-averaged ECG met at least two of Gomes criteria: filtered total QRS duration >114 ms, root mean square voltage of the last 40 ms of the QRS <20 mV, or the duration of the terminal low (<40 mV) amplitude signals >38 ms. Changes observed in signal-averaged ECG recordings after thrombolysis were evaluated statistically with regard to statin usage. There were no significant differences between the clinical characteristics of the two randomized groups. There was a significant decrease in the rates of late potentials between the first and third signal-averaged ECG recordings after thrombolytic therapy in pravastatin group. Pravastatin group also had lower incidence of ventricular arrhythmias compared with control group (26 vs. 63%, P=0.021). The in-hospital cardiovascular event rates were also lower in statin group. CONCLUSION Early use of pravastatin reduces the incidence of late potentials following thrombolytic therapy in acute myocardial infarction. Statin therapy also seems to be reducing the incidence of in-hospital ventricular arrhythmias. These beneficial effects of statins might be explained through prevention of new myocardial ischemic episodes due to early plaque stabilization or regulation of endothelial and platelet functions.
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- Meral Kayikcioglu
- Ege University School of Medicine, Department of Cardiology, Izmir, Turkey.
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