Use of statins and recurrence of atrial fibrillation after catheter ablation or electrical cardioversion: an old question revisited.

摘要

There is much clinical evidence demonstrating the preventive effects of statins against the future onset of cardiovascular diseases in various conditions (1-4). The reduction of the risk of cardiovascular diseases is substantial in coronary artery disease (CAD) but also occurs in cerebrov-ascular diseases, including strokes (5-7), although the strokes are heterogeneous in their pathophysiology. Indeed, symptomatic stroke can be classified into is-chaemic and/or haemorrhagic stroke. Also, ischaemic stroke may be classified as lacu-nar, atherothrombotic, cardioembolic or of unknown cause.