%0 Journal Article
%T Combination Treatment of Rosuvastatin or Atorvastatin, with Regular Exercise Improves Arterial Wall Stiffness in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
%A Kensuke Toyama
%A Seigo Sugiyama
%A Hideki Oka
%A Yuri Iwasaki
%A Hitoshi Sumida
%A Tomoko Tanaka
%A Shinji Tayama
%A Hideaki Jinnouchi
%A Hisao Ogawa
%J PLOS ONE
%D 2012
%I Public Library of Science (PLoS)
%R 10.1371/journal.pone.0041369
%X Objective Statin- and exercise-therapy are both clinically beneficial by preventing cardiovascular events in patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). However, there is no information on the vascular effects of the combination of statins and exercise on arterial wall stiffness in CAD patients. Methods The present study is a sub-analysis of PRESET study that determined the effects of 20-week treatment with statins (rosuvastatin, n = 14, atorvastatin, n = 14) combined with regular exercise on arterial wall stiffness assessed by measurement of brachial and ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) in CAD patients. Results The combination of statins and regular exercise significantly improved exercise capacity, lipid profile, including low- and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), baPWV (baseline: 1747¡À355, at 20 weeks of treatment: 1627¡À271 cm/s, p = 0.008), and basophil count (baseline: 42¡À32, 20 weeks: 26¡À15 cells/¦ÌL, p = 0.007), but had no effect on blood pressure (baseline: 125¡À22, 20 weeks: 121¡À16 mmHg). Changes in baPWV correlated significantly with changes in basophil count (r = 0.488, p = 0.008), but not with age, lipids profile, exercise capacity, or hs-CRP. Conclusion In CAD patients, the combination treatment with statins and exercise resulted in significant amelioration of arterial wall stiffness, at least in part, through reduction of circulating basophils.
%U http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0041369