In this study, we analyzed cerebral vasomotor reactivity changes after short-term statin administration in healthy adults. Cerebral vasomotor reactivity was tested using bilateral TCD-monitoring of the middle cerebral artery flow velocities in 22 healthy adults before and after admission of 40mg Pravastatin for thress days using the Breathholding Index technique. The mean cerebral blood flow velocities at rest before and after statin administration was comparable, whereas during breathholding it was significantly higher after statin administration. This effect was not found in the control group. Our findings indicate an improvement of cerebral vasoreactivity even after short-term statin administration in healthy adults and might be explained by the up-regulation of eNOS due to statins.
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In this study, we analyzed cerebral vasomotor reactivity changes after short-term statin administration in healthy adults. Cerebral vasomotor reactivity was tested using bilateral TCD-monitoring of the middle cerebral artery flow velocities in 22 healthy adults before and after admission of 40mg Pravastatin for thress days using the Breathholding Index technique. The mean cerebral blood flow velocities at rest before and after statin administration was comparable, whereas during breathholding it...
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