Effect of atorvastatin on myocardial contractile reserve assessed by tissue doppler imaging in moderately hypercholesterolemic patients without heart disease

An improvement in myocardial longitudinal systolic velocities, assessed by pulsed-wave tissue Doppler imaging during low-dose dobutamine infusion, was observed at 6-month follow-up after 6 months of treatment with atorvastatin. Our findings indicate a favorable effect of atorvastatin on contractile reserve, possibly through an enhancement of flow-dependent coronary dilatation during stress.

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