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Trial reportIndian heart journal

High versus low dose statin therapy in Indian patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing thrombolysis.

K Priti, Anand Agrawal, Bhanwar L Ranwa

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Trial report in Indian heart journal. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Efficacy Evaluation of High-Dose Atorvastatin Pretreatment in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2018
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

K PritiDept of cardiology, JLN hospital, Ajmer, Rajasthan, 305001, India. Electronic address: priti30jan@gmail.com.
Anand AgrawalDept of cardiology, JLN hospital, Ajmer, Rajasthan, 305001, India. Electronic address: dranand74@rediffmail.com.
Bhanwar L RanwaDept of cardiology, JLN hospital, Ajmer, Rajasthan, 305001, India. Electronic address: bhanwar.ranwa@gmail.com.
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study sought to compare high dose versus low dose statin therapy in Indian patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) undergoing thrombolysis.

backgroundRandomized trials have demonstrated that statin treatment reduced major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) in patients with stable angina pectoris and acute coronary syndrome. However, randomized studies of statin therapy in Indian patients with STEMI are scarce.

methodsOf 1859 patients with acute STEMI, 1027 eligible patients were randomized to 80-mg (n=512) or 10-mg (n=515) atorvastatin. Primary end point was 30-day incidence of MACE (death from any cause, myocardial infarction, NSTE-ACS requiring readmission, ischemia driven revascularization, and stroke). Secondary end points included individual components of primary end point and ST-segment resolution at 90min after thrombolysis.

resultsTwo groups did not differ in primary endpoints of MACEs (8.79% in high dose vs 9.32% in low dose atorvastatin group, OR=0.938, 95% CI=0.612-1.436, P=0.764). With 80mg atorvastatin, there was insignificant reduction in rate of reinfarction, revascularization and death. Stroke and readmission for NSTE-ACS increased in 80mg atrovastatin group, but was not statistically significant. ST-segment resolution was significantly higher in 80-mg atorvastatin arm (45.90% vs. 37.67%; p=0.008). Myalgia was more in 80mg statin group (18.06% vs 7.57%, p=0.0001).

conclusionsHigh-dose atorvastatin did not show significant difference of MACEs in STEMI patients undergoing thrombolysis but showed significant improvement in immediate coronary flow depicted by ST-segment resolution. This benefit of high dose statin is to be weighed against greater myalgia, drug discontinuation and cost in Indian patients.

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Coronary Care UnitsAdolescentAdultAgedAtorvastatinCoronary AngiographyDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodEchocardiographyElectrocardiographyFemaleFibrinolytic AgentsFollow-Up StudiesHumansHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsIndiaAtorvastatinFibrinolytic AgentsHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsMyalgiaStatinST elevation myocardial infarctionThrombolysis

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PMID28822510
PMCPMC5560891
OpenAlexW2618851673

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