Statins improve myocardial perfusion in metabolic syndrome patients who have perfusion defects on myocardial perfusion imaging and angiographically normal coronary arteries

Ulus T., Parspour A., Cavusoglu Y., Entok E., Uslu I., Demirustu C.

EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES, cilt.16, sa.3, ss.328-334, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN REVIEW FOR MEDICAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.328-334
  • Kocaeli Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Objective: Previous studies in hypercholesterolemic patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) have demonstrated that lipid lowering therapy restores coronary endothelium dependent vasodilatation and increases myocardial perfusion. However, there is not enough data showing the effects of statins on myocardial perfusion in metabolic syndrome (MetS) patients who have perfusion abnormalities but not evident CAD, which are attributed to microvascular dysfunction. We aimed to evaluate whether or not statin therapy improves myocardial perfusion, as assessed by Technetium (Tc)-99m single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), in patients with MetS and angiographically normal epicardial coronary anatomy.