The Canadian journal of cardiology
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Effect of different loading doses of atorvastatin on percutaneous coronary intervention for acute coronary syndromes.
Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)-induced myocardial damage is associated with late cardiovascular events. Treatment with atorvastatin before PCI can reduce myocardial damage during the peri-PCI period. ⋯ The results of the present study show that short-term atorvastatin loading before PCI was well tolerated and had beneficial myocardial effects in patients with NSTE-ACS.