title: Effect of preoperative statin therapy and cardiac outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting.
abstract: Preoperative statin administration in this analysis showed improved cardiovascular outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft surgery, including death, myocardial infarction, unstable angina, and arrhythmias.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, West Virginia University Hospitals, Morgantown, USA. mdotani@hsc.wvu.edu.
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Dotani
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Elnicki
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Gibson
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000209:etiology; D000069059:Atorvastatin; D002423:Cause of Death; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000401:mortality; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology; D006538:Heptanoic Acids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D015994:Incidence; D008148:Lovastatin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000209:etiology; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011758:Pyrroles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D019821:Simvastatin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020521:Stroke / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D006538:Heptanoic Acids; D011758:Pyrroles; D008148:Lovastatin; D000069059:Atorvastatin; D019821:Simvastatin