Effect of previous statin use on the incidence of sustained ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome

Ozaydin, Mehmet; Turker, Yasin; ERDOĞAN, Dogan; KARABACAK, Mustafa; VAROL, Ercan; DOĞAN, Abdullah; KUCUKTEPE, Zehra; İÇLİ, Atilla

doi:10.5152/akd.2011.005

Effect of previous statin use on the incidence of sustained ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome

Ozaydin M., Turker Y., ERDOĞAN D., KARABACAK M., VAROL E., DOĞAN A., ...Daha Fazla

ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, cilt.11, sa.1, ss.22-28, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 11 Sayı: 1
Basım Tarihi: 2011
Doi Numarası: 10.5152/akd.2011.005
Dergi Adı: ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Directory of Open Access Journals, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.22-28
Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Recent studies suggest that statins have anti-arrhythmic effects. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of statins on sustained ventricular tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation (S-VT or VF) in patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).