Is coronary microvascular function independently associated with left ventricular filling pressure in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus?
CFR was associated with LV filling pressure in patients with type 2 diabetes. This result suggests a possible link between coronary microvascular disease and LV diastolic function in these subjects.
The present study establishes that an atorvastatin treatment can affect atrial ion currents and their tachycardia-induced remodeling in a rabbit model. These results show that-amongst other positive effects on oxidative stress and inflammation-the impact of statins on ion currents and their tachycardia-induced alterations might also play a role in "upstream" treatment of AF with HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors.