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Trial reportMolecular and cellular biochemistry2007

Immediate effect of fluvastatin on lipid levels in acute coronary syndrome.

Petr Ostadal, David Alan, Jiri Vejvoda, Jana Cepova, Jiri Kukacka, Peter Blasko, Lucia Martinkovicova, Jan Vojacek

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Molecular and cellular biochemistry, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
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

5 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Statins as first-line therapy for acute coronary syndrome?Experimental and clinical cardiology · 2012
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Petr OstadalDepartment of Cardiology, Charles University in Prague, 2nd Faculty of Medicine & University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech Republic. ostadal@yahoo.com
David Alan
Jiri Vejvoda
Jana Cepova
Jiri Kukacka
Peter Blasko
Lucia Martinkovicova
Jan Vojacek
Charles University · CZUniversity Hospital in Motol · CZ

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is widely assumed that acute benefit of statin therapy is mediated especially by non-lipid effects. The immediate influence of statins on lipid levels in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is, however, not clear. A total of 64 consecutive patients with ACS were randomized at admission to fluvastatin 80 mg (Group 1, N = 32) or standard therapy without statin (Group 2, N = 32). The levels of total cholesterol (TC), low-density-lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high-density-lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and triglycerides (TG) were examined at admission and after 24 h. Baseline characteristics were comparable in both groups. In Group 1, fluvastatin significantly decreased the levels of TC by 14.5%, LDL-C by 17.2%, and HDL-C by 10.0% (P < 0.001); TG were not influenced. In Group 2 only marginal reductions in TC (by 4.1%, P = 0.03) and HDL-C (by 7.5%, P < 0.01) were detected; the levels of LDL-C and TG were not changed. As compared with Group 2, in Group 1 the final levels of TC (P = 0.02) and LDL-C (P = 0.01) were significantly lower. Fluvastatin therapy, when started at admission in patients with ACS, significantly reduces TC and LDL-C already after 24 h. We suggest that the lipid-lowering effect of statins in the therapy of ACS is probably as prompt as non-lipid effects.

Indexed as

Acute Coronary SyndromeAntioxidantsCholesterolCholesterol, HDLCholesterol, LDLFatty Acids, MonounsaturatedFemaleFluvastatinHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsIndolesMaleMiddle AgedTreatment OutcomeTriglyceridesAntioxidantsCholesterolCholesterol, HDLCholesterol, LDLFatty Acids, MonounsaturatedFluvastatinHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsIndolesTriglycerides

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PMID17653509
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