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ABSTRACT: Background
The prognostic implication of statin in tolerance (SI) in those with stable CAD remains unclear. We hypothesized that SI is of higher prognostic significance in stable CAD patients with elevated high-sensitive cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI).Methods
A total of 952 stable CAD patients from the prospective Hong Kong CAD study who had complete clinical data, biomarker measurements and who were prescribed statin therapy were studied.Results
We identified 13 (1.4%) and 125 (13.1%) patients with complete and partial SI, respectively. At baseline, patients with SI were more likely to have diabetes mellitus and a higher hs-cTnI level, but no difference in LDL-C level compared with those without SI. After 51?months of follow-up, patients with SI had a higher mean LDL-C level than those without SI. A total of 148 (15.5%) patients developed major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs). Both SI (HR 1.52, 95% CI 1.06-2.19, P =?0.02) and elevated hs-cTnI (HR 3.18, 95% CI 2.07-4.89, P ConclusionsSI independently predicted MACE in patients with stable CAD and high hs-cTnI, but not in those with low hs-cTnI. Hs-cTnI may be used to stratify stable CAD patients who have SI for intensive lipid-lowering therapy using non-statin agents.
SUBMITTER: Hai JJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6633694 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hai Jo-Jo JJ Wong Yuen-Kwun YK Wong Chun-Ka CK Un Ka-Chun KC Chan Pak-Hei PH Siu Chung-Wah CW Yiu Kai-Hang KH Lau Chu-Pak CP Tse Hung-Fat HF
BMC cardiovascular disorders 20190715 1
<h4>Background</h4>The prognostic implication of statin in tolerance (SI) in those with stable CAD remains unclear. We hypothesized that SI is of higher prognostic significance in stable CAD patients with elevated high-sensitive cardiac troponin I (hs-cTnI).<h4>Methods</h4>A total of 952 stable CAD patients from the prospective Hong Kong CAD study who had complete clinical data, biomarker measurements and who were prescribed statin therapy were studied.<h4>Results</h4>We identified 13 (1.4%) and ...[more]