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Effect of hydroxymethylglutaryl coenzyme-a reductase inhibitors on the long-term progression of rheumatic mitral valve disease

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Antonini-Canterin, Francesco, Moura, Luis M., Enache, Roxana, Leiballi, Elisa, Pavan, Daniela, Piazza, Rita, Popescu, Bogdan A., Ginghină, Carmen +2 more·2010·Circulation

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Background— At present, no medical therapy is known to affect the progression of rheumatic mitral stenosis (MS). We sought to assess the effect of statin treatment on long-term progression of MS in a large population. Methods and Results— From our 20-year database, we identified all patients with rheumatic MS with ≥2 echocardiographies ≥1 year apart. Exclusion criteria were previous intervention on the mitral valve, more than moderate aortic regurgitation, or symptoms at first examination. The study sample included 315 patients (mean age, 61±12 years; 224 women); 35 patients (11.1%) were treated with statins, and 280 (88.9%) were not. Mean follow-up period was 6.1±4.0 years (range, 1 to 20). The rate of decrease in mitral valve area was significantly lower in the statin group compared with the untreated group (0.027±0.056 versus 0.067±0.082 cm 2 /y; P =0.005). The annualized change in mean transmitral gradient was lower in statin-treated patients (0.20±0.59 versus 0.58±0.96 mm Hg/y; P =0.023). The prevalence of fast MS progression (annual change in mitral valve area >0.08 cm 2 ) was significantly lower in the statin group ( P =0.008). An increase in systolic pulmonary artery pressure of >10 mm Hg was found in 17% of patients in the statin group versus 40% of untreated patients ( P =0.045). Conclusions— Our study shows a significantly slower progression of rheumatic MS in patients treated with statins. These findings could have an important impact in the early medical therapy of patients with rheumatic heart disease.

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  • Small observational studies suggest a benefit of statin treatment for rheumatic mitral stenosis and bioprosthetic valves.

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Antonini-Canterin, F., Moura, L. M., Enache, R., Leiballi, E., Pavan, D., Piazza, R., Popescu, B. A., Ginghină, C., Nicolosi, G. L., & Rajamannan, N. M.
Affiliations
  • From the Cardiology ARC, S. Maria degli Angeli Hospital, Pordenone, Italy (F.A.-C., R.E., E.L., D.P., R.P., G.L.N.); Hospital Pedro Hispano, Matosinhos, Portugal (L.M.M.); Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Professor Dr C.C. Iliescu Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Bucharest, Romania (B.A.P., C.G.); and Division of Cardiology and Department of Pathology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill (N.M.R.).
  • Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy (RO)
Venue
Circulation
Published
2010-05-18
Volume
121
Issue
19
Pages
2130-2136
ISSN
  • 0009-7322 (ISSN-L)
  • 1524-4539
OpenAlex
W2011272315
Cited by
32
References
53
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2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 3 · 2021: 1 · 2016: 7 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 5
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3.29
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journal article
Language
en
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  • Circulation (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01HL085591)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Streptococcal Infections and Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
Keywords
rheumatic mitral stenosis, statins, disease progression, mitral valve area, transmitral gradient, pulmonary artery systolic pressure, rheumatic heart disease, long-term follow-up
MeSH terms
Aged, Aortic Valve Insufficiency, Echocardiography, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Mitral Valve Stenosis, Pulmonary Wedge Pressure, Rheumatic Heart Disease, Multivariate Analysis, Databases, Factual, Treatment Outcome, Disease Progression, Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors

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