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Circulation. 2004;110:674-678
Published online before print July 26, 2004, doi: 10.1161/01.CIR.0000137828.06205.87
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(Circulation. 2004;110:674-678.)
© 2004 American Heart Association, Inc.


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Randomized Trial of Atorvastatin for Reduction of Myocardial Damage During Coronary Intervention

Results From the ARMYDA (Atorvastatin for Reduction of MYocardial Damage during Angioplasty) Study

Vincenzo Pasceri, MD, PhD; Giuseppe Patti, MD; Annunziata Nusca, MD; Christian Pristipino, MD; Giuseppe Richichi, MD; Germano Di Sciascio, MD, on behalf of the ARMYDA Investigators

From the Interventional Cardiology Unit (V.P., C.P., G.R.), San Filippo Neri Hospital, and Department of Cardiovascular Sciences (G.P., A.N., G.D.S.), Campus Bio-Medico University, Rome, Italy.

Correspondence to Prof Germano Di Sciascio, MD, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, Campus Bio-Medico University, Via E. Longoni, 83, 00155 Rome, Italy. E-mail g.disciascio{at}unicampus.it

Received January 11, 2004; de novo received March 25, 2004; accepted May 5, 2004.

Background— Small myocardial infarctions after percutaneous coronary intervention have been associated with higher risk of cardiac events during follow-up. Observational studies have suggested that statins may lower the risk of procedural myocardial injury. The aim of our study was to confirm this hypothesis in a randomized study.

Methods and Results— One hundred fifty-three patients with chronic stable angina without previous statin treatment were enrolled in the study. Patients scheduled for elective coronary intervention were randomized to atorvastatin (40 mg/d, n=76) or placebo (n=77) 7 days before the procedure. Creatine kinase-MB, troponin I, and myoglobin levels were measured at baseline and at 8 and 24 hours after the procedure. Detection of markers of myocardial injury above the upper normal limit was significantly lower in the statin group versus the placebo group: 12% versus 35% for creatine kinase-MB (P=0.001), 20% versus 48% for troponin I (P=0.0004), and 22% versus 51% for myoglobin (P=0.0005). Myocardial infarction by creatine kinase-MB determination was detected after coronary intervention in 5% of patients in the statin group and in 18% of those in the placebo group (P=0.025). Postprocedural peak levels of creatine kinase-MB (2.9±3 versus 7.5±18 ng/mL, P=0.007), troponin I (0.09±0.2 versus 0.47±1.3 ng/mL, P=0.0008), and myoglobin (58±36 versus 81±49 ng/mL, P=0.0002) were also significantly lower in the statin than in the placebo group.

Conclusions— Pretreatment with atorvastatin 40 mg/d for 7 days significantly reduces procedural myocardial injury in elective coronary intervention. These results may influence practice patterns with regard to adjuvant pharmacological therapy before percutaneous revascularization.


Key Words: angioplasty • trials • myocardial infarction • stents • angina




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