Statin Co-Administration Is Associated with Subclinical Echocardiographic Alterations and Relative Change Amplitude of Estimated Systolic Pulmonary Artery Pressure After Anthracycline Chemotherapy: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Shouzhi Wang, Ying Yu, Lei Cao, Jiawei Xiong, Chuang Yin, Nianan He · 2026
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Shouzhi Wang and co-authors ask, in a 2026 study, if statin drugs change heart scans in a quiet way for patients on a harsh chemo drug. Anthracycline drugs can harm the heart, a top worry in cancer care. Whether statins, widely used to cut blood fats, shift lung-side heart pressure on such care was little known. The team read past records of patients on the chemo drug, with and without statins. The main gauge was the heart's pump share at 12 months against base.
After fixes for other traits, statin use linked to a milder fall in a key stretch-and-fill speed of the heart wall. Pump share change showed no clear split between groups. The team also tracked the span of change in lung artery pressure gauges. Their finds are early signs, not proof of guard, and they set up sharper trials.
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| CREATOR | Shouzhi Wang, Ying Yu, Lei Cao, Jiawei Xiong, Chuang Yin, Nianan He |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 58 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |