New statin use and left ventricular structure: Estimating long-term associations in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA).
Lauren N StrandRebekah L YoungAlain G BertoniDavid A BluemkeGregory L BurkeJoao A LimaNona SotoodehniaBruce M PsatyRobyn L McClellandSusan R HeckbertJoseph A Chris DelaneyPublished in: Pharmacoepidemiology and drug safety (2018)
In contrast to previous small studies, we found very modest associations between statin use and indices of left ventricular remodeling over 10 years in this prospective study of a diverse cohort.
Keyphrases
- left ventricular
- cardiovascular disease
- coronary artery disease
- acute myocardial infarction
- hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- aortic stenosis
- magnetic resonance
- left atrial
- mitral valve
- type diabetes
- low density lipoprotein
- acute coronary syndrome
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement