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Copyright Aves Yayincilik Ltd. STI. Dec 2011

Abstract

The aim of our study was to evaluate the effects of two different statins and a statin/ezetimibe combination on high sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP) values, which were given at high doses in the early period of acute coronary syndromes.

A total of 150 patients with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction and unstable angina pectoris were enrolled to our prospective, randomized, single-blind study. Patients were divided into three groups by block randomization method. One group received 20 mg/day atorvastatin, one group received 10 mg/day rosuvastatin and the other group received 10 mg/day ezetimibe/simvastatin combination therapy, which was initiated within the first 24 hours of admission. Follow-up duration was 2 months . Biochemical investigations and hsCRP levels (by nephelometric method) were performed with 138 patients evaluated at baseline, 10th and 60th days of therapy. Decreases of hsCRP levels were analyzed with one-way MANOVA and repeated measures of ANOVA methods. Post-hoc Tukey HSD test was performed for finding the different group, when the difference was detected between the groups.

Tenth day hsCRP levels in ezetimibe/simvastatin group was significantly lower than the other groups (p<0.001). Further, after 60 days of follow-up a significant reduction was seen in hsCRP levels in ezetimib/simvastatin group (in ezetimibe/simvastatin group the mean hsCRP was reduced from 38.4±15.0 mg/L to 2.4±1.3 mg/L, in atorvastatin group the mean hsCRP was reduced from 27.3±11.7 mg/L to 4.1±2.4 mg/L and in rosuvastatin group the mean hsCRP was reduced from 22.0±6.9 mg/L to 3.6±1.7 mg/L (F (1.1, 148.2) = 746.9, p<0.01 and the difference between drugs; F (2.2, 148.2) = 32.1, p<0.01). No side effects related to drugs were seen during follow-up in all three treatment groups.

This study showed that ezetimibe/simvastatin 10 mg/day combination treatment was superior to atorvastatin 20 mg/day and rosuvastatin 10 mg/day treatment in reducing the inflammatory markers when high dose statins was started in the early period of unstable angina and non ST elevation myocardial infarction.

Details

Title
Kararsiz anjina pektoris ve ST-elevasyonsuz miyokart enfarktüslü hastalarda degisik statinlerin, ezetimib/simvastatin kombinasyonunun hsCRP düzeyleri üzerine etkileri: Randomize bir çalisma/Effects of different statins, ezetimibe/simvastatin combination on hsCRP levels in unstable angina pectoris and non-ST elevation myocardial infarction patients: a randomized trial
Author
Namal, Esat; Sener, Nur; Ulas, Turgay; Akçali, Zafer; Öztekin, Erkan; Borlu, Fatih
Pages
703-10
Section
Özgün Arastirma/Original Investigation
Publication year
2011
Publication date
Dec 2011
Publisher
Kare Publishing
ISSN
13028723
e-ISSN
13080032
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Turkish
ProQuest document ID
914453175
Copyright
Copyright Aves Yayincilik Ltd. STI. Dec 2011