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Volume 15, Issue 2 (Vol.15-3 2009)                   Intern Med Today 2009, 15(2): 5-10 | Back to browse issues page

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Hasanzadeh Daloee M, Falsoleiman H. The study of early statin therapy on hospital mortality of patients with acute myocardial infarction. Intern Med Today 2009; 15 (2) :5-10
URL: http://imtj.gmu.ac.ir/article-1-688-en.html
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Background and Aim: Statins provide effective secondary prevention in cardiovascular disease. However, it remains controversial that how soon statin should be started after an Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS). We hypothesize that statins should be initiated without delay. Materials and Methods: In this interventional study we had two groups of patients in cardiovascular research center of Mashhad University of medical sciences in 2007 with acute ST elevation Myocardial Infarction (MI), which in one group (150 cases) statin was started early after Myocardial Infarction (MI) and in the second group (150 cases) not receiving statin or it started after at least 48 hours. The data were analyzed with student t-test and x2 test. Results: The first time Statin receivers had lower (all cases) 7 day mortality and better outcomes. Our study showed that major cardiac events are also lower in the study group. Conclusion: These data suggest that very early Statin therapy is associated with reduced mortality rate in patients with myocardial infarction.
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Type of Study: Original | Subject: Internal Medicine
Received: 2010/02/14 | Published: 2009/07/15

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