Why the study?
Does atorvastatin improve cardiac function and biomarkers in patients with chronic heart failure (LVEF <45%) and in rat models?
Population
40 patients with chronic heart failure and LV-EF <45%, and 40 rats (doxorubicin-induced CHF model).
Comparison
Atorvastatin added to standard anti-failure… vs Standard anti-failure treatment alone; saline…
Design
RCT, Randomized
Follow-up
6 weeks (patients), 4 weeks (rats)
Key result
Atorvastatin 40 mg/day added to standard therapy for 6 weeks significantly improved cardiac function and reduced inflammatory and oxidative markers compared to standard therapy alone.
Authors
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May improve function in HFrEF; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation before practice change.
RCT (n=40)
randomized
Does atorvastatin improve cardiac function and biomarkers in patients with chronic heart failure (LVEF <45%) and in rat models?
Elmadbouh et al. (2014) conducted an RCT in chronic non-ischemic heart failure (n=40). Atorvastatin vs. standard anti-failure treatment alone was evaluated on cardiac function and remodeling. Atorvastatin 40 mg/day added to standard therapy for 6 weeks significantly improved cardiac function and reduced inflammatory and oxidative markers compared to standard therapy alone.
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