Effect of preoperative statin therapy and cardiac outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting.
Preoperative statin administration in this analysis showed improved cardiovascular outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft surgery, including death, myocardial infarction, unstable angina, and arrhythmias.
Dotani
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Department of Medicine, West Virginia University Hospitals, Morgantown, USA. mdotani@hsc.wvu.edu.
Elnicki
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Jain
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Gibson
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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
D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D006538:Heptanoic Acids; D011758:Pyrroles; D008148:Lovastatin; D000069059:Atorvastatin; D019821:Simvastatin