Effect of High Dose Statin Pretreatment on Endothelial Progenitor Cells After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (HIPOCRATES Study)
2015
Background
Pretreatment with high-dose statins given before percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has been shown to have beneficial effects, in particular by reducing peri-procedural myocardial infarction. The mechanism of these lipid-independent beneficial statin effects is unclear. Circulating endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) have an important role in the process of vascular repair, by promoting re-endothelization following injury. We hypothesized that statins can limit the extent of endothelial injury induced by PCI and promote re-endothelization by a positive effect on EPCs. We, therefore, aimed to examine the effect of high-dose statins given prior to PCI on EPCs profile.
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