Cited 11 times since 2003 (0.5 per year) source: EuropePMC The American journal of cardiology, Volume 92, Issue 5, 1 1 2003, Pages 613-616 Effect of atorvastatin on myocardial contractile reserve assessed by tissue Doppler imaging in moderately hypercholesterolemic patients without heart disease. Bountioukos M, Rizzello V, Krenning BJ, Bax JJ, Kertai MD, Vourvouri EC, Schinkel AF, Biagini E, Boersma E, Roelandt JR, Poldermans D
An improvement in myocardial longitudinal systolic velocities, assessed by pulsed-wave tissue Doppler imaging during low-dose dobutamine infusion, was observed at 6-month follow-up after 6 months of treatment with atorvastatin. Our findings indicate a favorable effect of atorvastatin on contractile reserve, possibly through an enhancement of flow-dependent coronary dilatation during stress.
