Randomized trial of atorvastatin for reduction of myocardial damage during coronary intervention: results from the ARMYDA (Atorvastatin for Reduction of MYocardial Damage during Angioplasty) study.

Pasceri, Vincenzo; Patti, Giuseppe; Nusca, Annunziata; Pristipino, Christian; Richichi, Giuseppe; Di Sciascio, Germano; Investigators, ARMYDA

doi:10.1161/01.cir.0000137828.06205.87

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Randomized trial of atorvastatin for reduction of myocardial damage during coronary intervention: results from the ARMYDA (Atorvastatin for Reduction of MYocardial Damage during Angioplasty) study.

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Authors:

Vincenzo Pasceri

Giuseppe Patti

Annunziata Nusca

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Small myocardial infarctions after percutaneous coronary intervention have been associated with higher risk of cardiac events during follow-up. Observational studies have suggested that statins may lower the risk of procedural myocardial injury. The aim of our study was to confirm this h...

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