Effects of high dose atorvastatin before elective percutaneous coronary intervention on highly sensitive troponin T and one year major cardiovascular events; a randomized clinical trial
Pourhosseini H, Lashkari R, Aminorroaya A, Soltani D, Jalali A, Tajdini M. Effects of high dose atorvastatin before elective percutaneous coronary intervention on highly sensitive troponin T and one year major cardiovascular events; a randomized clinical trial. IJC Heart & Vasculature 2019, 22: 96-101. PMID: 30671535, PMCID: PMC6328087, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2018.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGroup AGroup BElective PCIPatients of group ACompared to group BAssociated with worse outcomesElective percutaneous coronary interventionHigh dose atorvastatinMedian follow-upElevated cardiac enzymesSensitivity troponin THigh-dose treatmentOccurrence of MACEPretreatment of patientsProportional hazards regression modelsMajor cardiovascular eventsHazards regression modelsPercutaneous coronary interventionDose atorvastatinCardiac enzymesDaily dosageStable anginaWorse outcomesCardiovascular eventsFollow-up