title: Statin therapy: a potentially useful peri-operative intervention in patients with cardiovascular disease.
abstract: Statin cardiovascular protection is mediated by lipid lowering and pleiotropic effects. The efficacy of statins has been established in non-surgical patients with cardiovascular disease and also more recently in non-surgical patients who sustain an acute coronary event. Peri-operative statin administration has been shown to improve both short-term and long-term cardiac outcome following non-cardiac and coronary bypass graft surgery. This cardioprotection may be independent of peri-operative haemodynamics due to a positive effect on plaque stability. Recommendations for the peri-operative statin administration are suggested. These include indications for peri-operative statin therapy, timing of administration, therapeutic targets, duration of administration, the adverse implications of peri-operative statin withdrawal, safety and cost-effectiveness.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Research Fellow, Nuffield Department of Anaesthetics, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headley Way, Headington, Oxford, OX3 9DU, UK. bruce.biccard@nda.ox.ac.uk
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Biccard
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Sear
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Foëx
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents