Effects of rosuvastatin therapy on short-term prognosis of myocardial infarction in patients with acute ST segment elevation / 天津医药

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the therapeutic effects and adverse drug reactions of different doses of rosuvastatin in patients with acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Methods A total of 115 patients with STEMI were collected from Department of Cardiology, the Second Hospital of Tianjin Medical University. According to different oral doses of rosuvastatin, patients were divided into two groups including 5 mg/d rosuvastatin treatment group (low-dose group, n=44) and 10 mg/d Rosuvastatin treatment group (moderate-dose group, n=71). Patients of two groups were treated with Rosuvastatin at least 1 month after discharge. Data of total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) were analyzed and compared before and after treatment between two groups. The major cardiovascular adverse events (MACE) and adverse reactions were recorded in two groups of patients. Results There were no significant differences in blood lipid and liver function levels before and after one month treatment between the two groups. After one month treatment, levels of TC, LDL-C, ALT and AST were significantly decreased in both groups of patients compared with those before treatment (P<0.05). There were no significant differences in levels of TG, and HDL-C before and after treatment between two groups. The incidence of MACE (heart failure and angina pectoris) was significantly lower in moderate-dose group than that in low-dose group (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the proportion of malignant arrhythmia between the moderate-dose group and the low-dose group (P<0.05). No target vessel repair and death were found in the two groups. No obvious adverse drug reactions were found during the follow-up period. Conclusion The hypolipidemic effects are epuivalent between 5 mg/d rosuvastatin and 10 mg/d on the basis of conventional treatment for STEMI patients, but the moderate dose can reduce the incidence of MACE and improve prognosis.