Resultados: 2

Atorvastatin therapy for prevention of anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity in cancer patients: a meta-analysis

Circulation; 150 (Suppl. 1), 2024
INTRODUCTION: Cancer therapy-induced cardiac dysfunction is a significant adverse effect of chemotherapeutic agents, particularly anthracyclines (ANT). High-potency statin therapy, such as atorvastatin, appears to exert a protective effect against this condition. OBJECTIVE: We aimed to perform a meta-ana...

Effect of Loading Dose of Atorvastatin Prior to Planned Percutaneous Coronary Intervention on Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Acute Coronary Syndrome The SECURE-PCI Randomized Clinical Trial

JAMA; 319 (13), 2018
IMPORTANCE The effects of loading doses of statins on clinical outcomes in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and planned invasive management remain uncertain. OBJECTIVE To determine if periprocedural loading doses of atorvastatin decrease 30-day major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in pat...