CASE REPORT
Rosuvastatin was Effective in Acute Heart Failure and Slow Coronary Flow: A Hypothesis-generating Case Report
Alessio Arrivi 1, Gaetano Tanzilli 2, Paolo Emilio Puddu 2 , *, Luca Iannucci 2, Enrico Mangieri 2
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2013Volume: 7
First Page: 12
Last Page: 15
Publisher ID: TOCMJ-7-12
DOI: 10.2174/1874192401307010012
Article History:
Received Date: 6/8/2012Acceptance Date: 1/9/2012
Electronic publication date: 31/1/2013
Collection year: 2013
open-access license: This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.
Abstract
Slow coronary flow phenomenon (SCFP) is characterized by angiographically normal coronary arteries with delayed run-off of contrast medium across the vasculature. Its etiology and clinical significance are still not completely known; however, acute congestive heart failure (CHF) is rare in this context. A 71 year-old woman with SCFP presented with acute CHF complicated by ventricular tachycardia. Treated with rosuvastatin (20 mg/day for 6 days) and inotropic drug infusion she had a complete recovery of left ventricular function and normalization of serum levels of the high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), which were increased (3.6 mg/L) during the acute phase. This case illustrates that the anti-inflammatory properties of rosuvastatin may deserve specific clinical tests not only during the chronic phase but also in the acute phase of CHF patients.
