Simvastatin therapy in elderly patients with chronic heart failure: potential cardiodepressive effects

Simvastatin therapy in elderly patients with chronic heart failure: potential cardiodepressive effects

Aim. To study the effects of simvastatin (20 mg/d) on cardiac hemodynamics and chronic heart failure (CHF) clinical course in elderly patients.Material and methods. The study included 180 elderly patients (mean age 80,8±5,8 years) with Functional Class (FC) II-III CHF, left ventricular (LV) systolic...

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Main Authors: A. L. Pirogov, T. I. Vlasova
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: «SILICEA-POLIGRAF» LLC 2008-10-01
Series:Кардиоваскулярная терапия и профилактика
Subjects:
elderly age
simvastatin
chronic heart failure
heart pump function
outcomes
Online Access:https://cardiovascular.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/1086

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