Objective: To evaluate the effects of statin therapy on augmentation index (AIx) as a measure of arterial stiffness using a meta-analysis of clinical trials.
Methods: The search included PubMed-Medline, Embase, SCOPUS, Web of Science and Google Scholar databases to identify randomized controlled trials investigating the effects of statin therapy on arterial stiffness measured as AIx. A random-effects model and generic inverse variance method were used for quantitative data synthesis. Sensitivity analysis was conducted using the leave-one-out method. Random-effects meta-regression was performed using unrestricted maximum likelihood method to evaluate the impact of potential confounders.
Results: 18 trials examining the effects of statin therapy on arterial stiffness were included. A significant reduction in aortic AIx following statin therapy was proven (WMD: -2.40%, 95% CI: -4.59, -0.21, p=0.032; I(2): 51.20%). HR-adjusted AIx 75% values also revealed a significant improvement by statin therapy (WMD: -5.04%, 95% CI: -7.81, -2.27, p<0.001; I(2): 0%), but not when analysis was restricted to unadjusted AIx values (WMD: -2.30%, 95% CI: -4.83, 0.23, p=0.075; I(2): 53.83%). There was no significant change in carotid (WMD: -2.75%, 95% CI: -8.06, 2.56, p=0.309; I(2): 26.86%) and peripheral (WMD: 0.25%, 95% CI: -3.31, 3.82, p=0.889; I(2): 72.19%) AIx due to statin treatment. There was also no difference in the effect size calculated for different statins subgroups. The impact of statins on AIx was independent of LDL-cholesterol level (slope: 0.05; 95% CI: -0.02, 0.13; p=0.181).
Conclusion: Statin therapy causes a significant reduction in aortic AIx which is independent of LDL-cholesterol changes.
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