Statin Therapy Improves Long-term Survival in Non-ischaemic Cardiomyopathy: A Pooled Analysis of 4500 Patients
Statin Therapy Improves Long-term Survival in Non-ischaemic Cardiomyopathy: A Pooled Analysis of 4500 Patients
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DOI:
10.1016/j.hlc.2014.04.007
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发表时间:
2014-10-01
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2.6
通讯作者:
Park, Soon J.
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作者:
Deo, Salil V.;Rababa'h, Abeer;Park, Soon J.
Statin therapy has demonstrated a beneficial effect in patients with chronic heart failure. While the majority of patients with ischaemic cardiomyopathy are prescribed these drugs, studies have demonstrated that less than one fifth of patients with dilated cardiomyopathy are on regular statin therapy.We have performed a meta-analysis of 4500 patients from six studies (four randomised controlled trials). Our results demonstrate that statin therapy significantly improves long-term survival in patients with non-ischaemic heart failure {Hazard ratio for mortality 0.45 (0.33-0.62); p