Open AccessEffects of high versus low-dose atorvastatin on high sensitive C-reactive protein in acute coronary syndrome
Author(s) -
Bijan Zamani,
Behzad Babapor Saatlo,
Mohammad Naghavi-Behzad,
Mahnaz Taqizadeh-Jahed,
Hossein Alikhah,
Mohsen Abbasnezhad
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.144704
Subject(s) - atorvastatin , medicine , acute coronary syndrome , c reactive protein , statin , prospective cohort study , coronary artery disease , gastroenterology , inflammation , myocardial infarction
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of mortality. The previous findings which suggest the reduction in C-reactive protein (CRP) levels by statin encouraged us to conduct the present study in which we tested the effects of atorvastatin, on levels of hs-CRP in a prospective randomised clinical trial study on patients with acute coronary syndrome.