Effects of Statin Therapy on Arrhythmic Events and Survival in Patients With Nonischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy

Prophylactic Defibrillator Implantation in Patients with Nonischemic Dilated Cardiomyopathy

2004 • 1,992 citations

Short-Term Statin Therapy Improves Cardiac Function and Symptoms in Patients With Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy

2003 • 424 citations

The relationship between cholesterol and survival in patients with chronic heart failure

2003 • 421 citations

The effects of simvastatin on the incidence of heart failure in patients with coronary heart disease

1997 • 391 citations

Statin therapy is associated with improved survival in ischemic and non-ischemic heart failure

2004 • 343 citations

Acute Coronary Findings at Autopsy in Heart Failure Patients With Sudden Death

2000 • 335 citations

Atorvastatin Improves Left Ventricular Systolic Function and Serum Markers of Inflammation in Nonischemic Heart Failure

2005 • 330 citations

Usefulness of statin drugs in protecting against atrial fibrillation in patients with coronary artery disease

2003 • 307 citations

Are Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator Shocks a Surrogate for Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients With Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy?

2006 • 299 citations

Effect of Simvastatin and Antioxidant Vitamins on Atrial Fibrillation Promotion by Atrial-Tachycardia Remodeling in Dogs

2004 • 274 citations

Low serum total cholesterol is associated with marked increase in mortality in advanced heart failure

2002 • 273 citations

The HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor atorvastatin prevents atrial fibrillation by inhibiting inflammation in a canine sterile pericarditis model

2004 • 266 citations

Are lipid-lowering drugs also antiarrhythmic drugs?

2003 • 201 citations

Statin therapy is associated with lower mortality among patients with severe heart failure

2004 • 183 citations

Lipid lowering drugs and recurrences of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias in high-risk patients

2000 • 122 citations

Classification of death in antiarrhythmia trials

1996 • 121 citations

Beneficial effects of statins in patients with non-ischemic heart failure

2004 • 88 citations

Frequency of congestive heart failure in older persons with prior myocardial infarction and serum low-density lipoprotein cholesterol ≥125 mg/dl treated with statins versus no lipid-lowering drug

2002 • 86 citations

Neutral Effect on Markers of Heart Failure, Inflammation, Endothelial Activation and Function, and Vagal Tone After High-Dose HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibition in Non-Diabetic Patients With Non-Ischemic Cardiomyopathy and Average Low-Density Lipoprotein Level

2005 • 85 citations

Effect of statin therapy on risk of ventricular arrhythmia among patients with coronary artery disease and an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator

2005 • 74 citations

Statin therapy in heart failure

2005 • 6 citations