Objectives: This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of rosuvastatin in reducing the acute cardiomyopathy in the patients undergoing chemotherapy with anthracycline.
Design: Randomized, clinical, single-blind, placebo-controlled, single-center, third-phase trial
Main inclusion criteria: Cancerous patients undergoing treatment with anthracycline (doxorubicin) in Baghban Special Clinic in April 2016 to April 2017 include.
Main exclusion criteria: Patients with history of myocardial infarction; coronary artery disease; patients in the early stages of chemotherapy or radiotherapy; acute restraint or dilated cardiomyopathy; mitral and aortic valvular diseases in initial echocardiography
Sample size was calculate 100 people.
Method: Patients will randomly located in control group (not receiving rosuvastatin) and rosuvastatin group (receiving rosuvastatin).
Studied interventions: In rosuvastatin, 20 mg rosuvastatin use per day before camotherapy up to 6 months. The control group also uses the placebo. The placebo has a similar dose to rosuvastatin (20 mg per day).
Main outcome variables: Diastolic and systolic diameter and volume, and ejection fraction of left ventricular and mitral inflow with Doppler pulse (E, A, wave, E/A wave, E-wave deceleration time), and pulmonary venous flow, and Doppler tissue, mitral annulus, E/é ratio are calculated.