Statin Use and Ventricular Arrhythmias During Clinical Treadmill Testing
DEWEY FE, PEREZ M, HADLEY D, FREEMAN JV, WANG P, ASHLEY EA, MYERS J, FROELICHER VF. Statin Use and Ventricular Arrhythmias During Clinical Treadmill Testing. Journal Of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology 2009, 20: 193-199. PMID: 18775041, DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8167.2008.01284.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrequent premature ventricular complexesPremature ventricular complexesStatin useVentricular arrhythmiasCoronary diseaseTreadmill testingLower oddsExercise-induced ventricular arrhythmiasPropensity-adjusted logistic regressionsVA Palo Alto Health Care SystemClinical treadmill testingPrior coronary diseaseExercise treadmill testingExercise-induced anginaCoronary artery diseasePropensity score adjustmentHealth care systemPVC rateExercise capacityArtery diseaseAdverse prognosisFree patientsReduced oddsVentricular complexesStudy population