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Current Pharmaceutical Design

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ISSN (Print): 1381-6128
ISSN (Online): 1873-4286

Review Article

Statins in Aortic Disease

Author(s): Vasiliki Tsigkou, Gerasimos Siasos*, Evanthia Bletsa, Maria-Paraskevi Panoilia, Angeliki Papastavrou, Georgios Kokosias, Evangelos Oikonomou, Marina Zaromitidou, Manolis Vavuranakis, Christodoulos Stefanadis and Dimitris Tousoulis

Volume 23, Issue 46, 2017

Page: [7109 - 7120] Pages: 12

DOI: 10.2174/1381612823666171115100829

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Abstract

Background: Numerous studies indicate that statins have multiple beneficial actions (known as ‘pleiotropic actions') on cardiovascular system through the improvement of endothelial dysfunction, inflammation, oxidative stress, excessive arterial thrombosis, and stabilization of the atherosclerotic plaque. Aortic disease primarily consists of aortic valve stenosis, aortic valve regurgitation, aneurysm disease, and genetic disorders such as Marfan syndrome, bicuspid aortic valve and aortic coarctation. Many studies have revealed the cardioprotective actions of statins in aortic disease.

Objective: Our aim was to present current data concerning the value of treatment with statins in aortic diseases.

Methods: A thorough search of PubMed and the Cochrane Database was conducted to identify the studies and novel articles related to the use of statins in aortic disease.

Results: Numerous studies in animals and humans indicate a beneficial effect of treatment with statins in the previous conditions apart from a few conflicting data.

Conclusion: There is a need of further investigation in this field, especially for the estimation of the optimal type and dose of statins required in each clinical condition of aortic disease.

Keywords: Aortic disease, cardiovascular diseases, HMG-CoA- inhibitors, inflammation, statins, endothelial dysfunction.


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