J Cardiovasc Imaging.  2021 Jul;29(3):255-262. 10.4250/jcvi.2020.0244.

Effect of Rosuvastatin on Coronary Flow Reserve in Hypertensive Patients at Cardiovascular Risk

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  • 1Division of Cardiology, Asan Medical Center, College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

BACKGROUND
It has been unclear whether statin therapy directly improves coronary flow reserve (CFR) in hypertensive patients at cardiovascular risk, independent of lifestyle modification and antihypertensive medications.
METHODS
In this double-blind, randomized controlled trial, we randomly assigned 95 hypertensive patients at cardiovascular risk to receive either rosuvastatin 10 mg or placebo for 12 months, in addition to antihypertensive therapy and lifestyle modification for hypercholesterolemia. Using Doppler echocardiography, coronary flow velocity in the distal left anterior descending artery was measured and CFR was calculated as the ratio of hyperemic to basal averaged peak diastolic flow velocity. The primary end point was change in CFR from baseline to 12 months follow-up.
RESULTS
Low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol was changed from 157 ± 23 to 84 ± 16 mg/ dL in the rosuvastatin group (p < 0.001) and from 152 ± 19 to 144 ± 22 mg/dL in the control group (p = 0.041, but there were no significant differences between the treatment groups in the changes in C-reactive protein, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and blood pressures. CFR was changed from 3.03 ± 0.44 to 3.25 ± 0.49 in the rosuvastatin group (p < 0.001) and from 3.15 ± 0.54 to 3.17 ± 0.56 in the control group (p = 0.65). The primary end point of change in CFR was significantly different between the rosuvastatin group and the control group (0.216 ± 0.279 vs. 0.015 ± 0.217; p < 0.001).
CONCLUSIONS
Compared with lifestyle modification alone, addition of rosuvastatin significantly improved CFR in hypertensive patients at cardiovascular risk.

Keyword

Coronary circulation; Coronary atherosclerosis; Rosuvastatin; Hypertension
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