Table 1 Aortic valve stenosis progression.
From: Is there a role of statins in the prevention of aortic biological prostheses degeneration
Author (year of publication) [reference] | N. patient (receiving statins) | Follow-up (months) | Mean age (years) | Prospective/retrospective | Randomized/non randomized | CAD (%) | A. Vel. max (m/sec) | Positive effect of statin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aronow et al. (2001) [5] | 180 (62) | 33 | 82 ± 5 | retrospective | non-randomized | NA | NA | Yes |
Novaro et al. (2001) [6] | 174 (57) | 21 | 68 ± 12 | retrospective | non-randomized | 59 | 2,65 | Yes |
Bellamy et al. (2002) [7] | 156 (38) | 44 | 77 ± 12 | retrospective | non-randomized | 35 | 2,95 | Yes |
Rosenhek et al. (2004) [26] | 211 (50) | 24 | 70 ± 10 | retrospective | non-randomized | 27 | 3,96 | Yes |
Antonini-Canterin et al. (2005) [25] | 242 (121) | 48 | 67 ± 9 | retrospective | non-randomized | 46 | 2,45 | No |
Cowell et al. (2005) [15] | 134 (65) | 25 | 68 ± 11 | prospective | randomized | 20 | 3,42 | No |