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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ›› 2012, Vol. 17 ›› Issue (9): 1033-1037.

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Effect of different doses of atorvastatin on cardiovascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes

LI Yin, LI Jing-feng, LI Shi-guang, WANG Hou-yang, WANG Cao, CHEN Liang-yu, LU Ming-kui, CAI Da-wei   

  1. Department of Cardiology,the Second People's Hospital of Chuzhou City,Chuzhou 239000,Anhui,China
  • Received:2011-11-23 Revised:2012-05-08 Published:2012-09-25

Abstract: AIM: To investigate the effect of different doses of atorvastatin on cardiovascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes. METHODS: 150 cases of type 2 diabetes patients were randomly divided into three groups, control group,conventional lipid-lowering group (atorvastatin 20 mg/d), intensive lipid-lowering group 50 cases (atorvastatin 40 mg/d)(n=50).The conventional therapies in three groups including antiplatelet therapy and hypoglycemic therapy (drugs and/or insulin).All groups were followed up for 3 years, investigate the effect between three groups in cardiovascular complications. RESULTS: Compared with control group,after treatment,the levels of TC and LDL-C were decreased and the levels of HDL-C were increased in conventional lipid-lowering group and intensive lipid-lowering group(P<0.01). After treatment,the TC,LDL-C decreased level and the HDL-C elevated level between conventional lipid-lowering group and intensive lipid-lowering group showed significantly difference(P<0.01). Compared with the control group,the proportion of major cardiovascular complications in 3 years was decreased significantly in the intensive lipid-lowering group and conventional lipid-lowering group(P<0.05). Compared with the conventional lipid-lowering group,the proportion of cardiovascular complications in the intensive lipid-lowering group was decreased significantly (P<0.05).CONCLUSION: Atorvastatin can decrease the cardiovascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes,the effect of intensive lipid-lowering is better,and has no adverse reaction.

Key words: Atorvastatin, Type 2 diabetes mellitus, Cardiovascular complication

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