Effect of atorvastatin and trimetazidine combination treatment in patients with NSTE-ACS undergoing PCI

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关键词: Atorvastatin;    cardiac function;    N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide;    percutaneous coronary intervention;    trimetazidine;   

DOI  :  10.4103/cp.cp_11_18

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Background: Our study sought to assess the effect of atorvastatin (ATV) and trimetazidine (TMZ) combination treatment in patients with non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes (NSTE-ACS) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Materials and Methods: Two hundred and fifty patients with NSTE-ACS who were undergoing PCI were enrolled in this study. Standard secondary prevention of coronary heart disease drug treatment was administered to both the groups (the ATV + TMZ group and the ATV group). In the ATV + TMZ group, patients were given 80mg of the combination medical orally 12h before PCI, 60mg 30min before PCI, and a further 20mg every day for 30t days after PCI, and. In the ATV group, patients were given only 80mg orally 12h before PCI, with a further 20mg every day for 30t days after PCI. Echocardiography was executed and plasma N-terminal pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-pro-BNP) levels were measured just prior to the PCI and at 30 days after PCI. The major cardiovascular events (MACE) were also evaluated in both groups 30 days after PCI. Results: MACE occurred in 14.17% of patients in the ATV group and 6.50% of those in the ATV + TMZ group (P = 0.047). NT-pro-BNP levels were decreased 30 days after PCI for both groups; however, NT-pro-BNP levels in the ATV + TMZ group were significantly lower than those in the ATV group (P < .05). Cardiac function in NSTE-ACS patients, as reflected by the increased left ventricular ejection fraction, fractional shortening as well as decreased left ventricular end-diastolic dimension (P < .05) increased in all groups at 30 days after intervention, but cardiac function parameters were more significantly improved in the group administered with ATV + TMZ (P < .05). Conclusions: Our study suggests that short-term pretreatment with the combination of ATV and TMZ administration before PCI could reduce the incidence of MACE, further decrease NT-pro-BNP levels and improve cardiac function compared to a single administration of the ATV.

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