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American heart journal · Mar 2005
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialAtorvastatin has an important acute anti-inflammatory effect in patients with acute coronary syndrome: results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
- Stella M Macin, Eduardo R Perna, Eduardo F Farías, Valeria Franciosi, Jorge R Cialzeta, Mónica Brizuela, Fernanda Medina, Carlos Tajer, Hernan Doval, and Reynaldo Badaracco.
- Coronary Intensive Care Unit, Instituto de Cardiología Juana F. Cabral, Corrientes, Argentina. macinucic@hotmail.com
- Am. Heart J. 2005 Mar 1;149(3):451-7.
BackgroundC-reactive protein (CRP) levels are associated with cardiovascular risk. We assessed the hypothesis that atorvastatin might have anti-inflammatory effects in acute coronary syndromes (ACS) as shown by CRP reduction.MethodsThis study was a prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of 90 consecutive patients admitted within 48 hours of onset of ACS with CRP levels > or =1.4 mg/dL. Patients were assigned to atorvastatin 40 mg daily or placebo over 30 days. C-reactive protein levels, lipid profiles, serum fibrinogen, white cell count, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate were measured at entry, hospital discharge, and 1 month later.ResultsBaseline clinical characteristics did not differ between atorvastatin and placebo groups (mean age 59.3 +/- 13.4 vs 61.1 +/- 11.5, P = ns); myocardial infarction 52.3% versus 67.4% ( P = ns). In both groups, median baseline CRP levels were comparable (5.97 +/- 6.2 vs 4.64 +/- 4.2 mg/dL, P = ns). C-reactive protein levels were lower in the atorvastatin group versus control group at discharge (1.68 +/- 1.65 vs 4.12 +/- 4.18 mg/dL) and at 30 days (0.50 +/- 0.71 vs 2.91 +/- 2.68 mg/dL, both P < .0001). C-reactive protein levels significantly decreased from baseline to discharge and 1 month later in placebo and atorvastatin groups (both P < .0001); however, the reduction was greater in the atorvastatin group (62% vs 11% at discharge [P < .0001]; 84% vs 30% at 1 month [P < .0001]). In addition, atorvastatin was associated with a reduction in total and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and erythrocyte sedimentation rate at discharge and at 30 days (P < .0001 for all comparisons). No correlation was found between changes in CRP and cholesterol levels.ConclusionsC-reactive protein levels in ACS were rapidly reduced with atorvastatin. These data provide evidence that statins have fast and early anti-inflammatory effects in addition to lipid-lowering effects in ACS.
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