Coronary artery stenosis regression by long-term standard dose statin therapy in middle-aged and elderly patients: Report and analysis of 31 cases

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Objective: To study the possibility and characteristics of long-term standard dose statin-induced stenosis regression in middle-aged and elderly patients with coronary heart disease (CHD). Methods: The study patients were those with CHD admitted to our hospital from 2010 to 2019. All patients underwent computed tomography angiography (CTA) scanning and were diagnosed with a regression of stenosis. Results: Thirty-one patients (24 males and 7 females) with an average age of 64.7±1.8 years were reexamined by CTA at a mean of 18.6±1.9 months after the initial examination. The left anterior descending (LAD) coronal artery stenoses were significant regressed. Conclusion: In middle-aged to elderly patients with CHD, a long-term and standard dose statin treatment may lead to the regression of coronary artery stenosis. Key Words: Coronary atherosclerosis, statin, coronary CT angiography, middle-aged and elderly.

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Zhilei Ren

Chongzhe Yang

Kaihua Huang

Feng Liu

Journal

Title: Aging Pathobiology and Therapeutics

Publisher: ANT Publishing Corporation

Publication date (Electronic): 29 September 2020

Volume: 2

Issue: 3

Pages: 162-165

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[1 ] South China University of Technology

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DOI: 10.31491/APT.2020.09.032

SO-VID: 7db5e77f-d22e-4bcb-9733-8aef72709d25

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ScienceOpen disciplines: Pathology,Medicine,Geriatric medicine,Human biology,Genetics

Keywords: coronary CT angiography,middle-aged and elderly,statin,Coronary atherosclerosis

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ScienceOpen disciplines: Pathology, Medicine, Geriatric medicine, Human biology, Genetics

Keywords: coronary CT angiography, middle-aged and elderly, statin, Coronary atherosclerosis

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