Why the study?
Does fluvastatin improve heart rate recovery in hyperlipidemic patients with ischemic heart failure?
Population
48 subjects total: 29 hyperlipidemic patients with stable coronary artery disease and heart failure and 19…
Comparison
Fluvastatin 80 mg daily for 3 months vs Baseline values and healthy subjects without…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
3 months
Authors
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Fluvastatin-associated HRR gains in ischemic HF should not change practice; leaves open confirmation of causality and outcomes in RCTs.
Does fluvastatin improve heart rate recovery in hyperlipidemic patients with ischemic heart failure?
Fluvastatin therapy for 3 months significantly improved heart rate recovery in hyperlipidemic patients with ischemic heart failure, independent of its lipid-lowering effects.
Katırçıbaşı et al. (2005) studied this question.
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