Figure 2.
Effects of statins on LV remodeling. Dahl salt sensitive rats (17 weeks) were treated with (A) low salt diet (B) high salt diet (C) high salt + cerivastatin. Panels D – F show the resultant cardiac fibrosis (arrow heads) at 17 weeks in (D) low salt diet (E) high salt diet and (F) high salt diet + cerivastatin treated rats (Modified with permission from Elsevier. Hasegawa H, Yamamoto R, Takano H, et al: 3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors prevent the development of cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure in rats. J Mol Cell Cardiol 35:953, 2003)