Effect of Ezetimibe on patients with progressive stroke
YANG Lan1 ZHAO Pingping2 ZHAO Jing1 WANG Juan1 WANG Xiaopeng1
1.Department of Neurology, the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050000, China;
2.Department of Neurology, the Third Hospital of Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang 050000, China
Abstract:Objective To explore the effect of Ezetimibe on patients with progressive stroke. Methods A total of 423 patients with progressive stroke admitted to the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University from January 2016 to December 2018 were selected as the research objects. They were divided into control (214 cases) and Ezetimibe group (209 cases) by random number table method. Control group was received basic treatment, and Ezetimibe group was received Ezetimibe treatment on the basis of control group and the course of treatment was 14 days. National institutes of health stroke scale (NIHSS) score, carotid plaque volume, interleukin-6 (IL-6), metallomatrix proteinase 9 (MMP-9), total cholesterol (TC), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), triacylglycerol (TG), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and total bilirubin (TBil) were compared between two groups before and after treatment. The self-care ability, home condition and death of two groups were compared after three months follow-up. Results Before treatment, there were no significant differences in NIHSS scores between two groups (P > 0.05). NIHSS scores in Ezetimibe group were lower than those in control group after treatment, and the differences were highly statistically significant (P < 0.01). There were no significant differences in self-care ability, home condition, and death rate between two groups after three months follow-up (P > 0.05). Before treatment, there were no significant differences in carotid plaque volume, IL-6, and MMP-9 levels between two groups (P > 0.05). After treatment, carotid plaque volume in two groups were smaller than those before treatment, and Ezetimibe group was smaller than control group, and the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). IL-6 and MMP-9 levels in two groups were lower than those before treatment, and Ezetimibe group was lower than control group, and the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). There were no significant differences in TG and HDL-C levels between two groups before and after treatment (P > 0.05). After treatment, the levels of TC and LDL-C in Ezetimibe group were lower than those before treatment, and Ezetimibe group was lower than control group, and the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). There were no significant differencea in ALT and TBil between two groups before and after treatment (P > 0.05). Conclusion Ezetimibe may be an effective drug for the treatment of progressive stroke.