Open AccessA prospective, randomized study: Evaluation of the effect of rosuvastatin in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pulmonary hypertension
Author(s) -
Bharti Chogtu,
Sanitha Kuriachan,
Bharti Chogtu,
Kiran Kumar Shetty,
Asha Kamath,
Manu Mathew George,
Amruta Tripathy,
Dhiraj Kumar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.190721
Subject(s) - rosuvastatin , medicine , pulmonary disease , pulmonary hypertension , cardiology , randomized controlled trial , prospective cohort study
Statins by their anti-inflammatory and endothelial stabilizing effect can be beneficial in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pulmonary hypertension (PH). The present study was done to evaluate the effect of rosuvastatin on pulmonary functions and quality of life (QOL) in patients with concomitant COPD and PH.