title: Questioning the life-saving role of statins in patients with critical limb ischemia.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mascitelli
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Pezzetta
authors.forename: Mark R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Goldstein
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D016638:Critical Illness; D005121:Extremities / Q000098:blood supply*; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018836:Inflammation Mediators / Q000097:blood; D007511:Ischemia / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D012107:Research Design; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D018836:Inflammation Mediators