Statin therapy improves outcomes in infective endocarditis: evidence from a meta-analysis

Autor: Mojtaba Hedayat Yaghoobi, Ehsan Heidari, Arman Shafiee, Niloofar Seighali, Mohammad Reza Maghsoodi, Mahmood Bakhtiyari
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: The Egyptian Heart Journal, Vol 76, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2090-911X
DOI: 10.1186/s43044-024-00495-1
Popis: Abstract Background Beyond its ability to decrease cholesterol, statin medication has been proved to have a variety of pleiotropic effects, such as anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects. Statins are an appealing therapeutic option for individuals with infective endocarditis because of these effects, as the condition is linked to a strong inflammatory response. Methods A comprehensive search was done in Medline/PubMed, Cochrane database (CENTRAL), and Google Scholar to identify relevant studies reporting outcomes of interest (rate of mortality, intensive care unit admission, and embolic events) comparing those who are on statin therapy to nonusers were included. We performed a random effect meta-analysis to pool each study's individual results. Results Three articles were included in the study. The pooled results regarding our primary endpoint showed there was a significant reduction in mortality among statin users in all time points (1-year mortality: OR 0.69, 95% CI 0.61–0.79, I2: 0%; Chi2 = 0.01; p
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