Effect of concomitant or very early statin administration on in-hospital mortality and reinfarction in patients with acute myocardial infarction.
In a retrospective analysis, 66 patients identified as having received a statin drug within 24 hours of admission for acute myocardial infarction were matched 3:1 with a control group of 198 patients not treated with a statin agent. End points of in-hospital mortality and in-hospital reinfarction were significantly lower in the statin-treated group, pointing to a benefit from very early statin treatment in acute myocardial infarction.
Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Physician Alliance for Clinical Trials, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
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D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents