title: Statin therapy reduces the risk of ventricular arrhythmias, sudden cardiac death, and mortality in heart failure patients: a nationwide population-based cohort study.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Center, Chiayi Branch, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ying-Chieh
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Yu-Cheng
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: Chen-Ying
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: Jing-Long
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Ching-Heng
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Kuo-Yang
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Tsu-Juey
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016757:Death, Sudden, Cardiac / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends; D017180:Tachycardia, Ventricular / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Heart failure; Statin; Sudden death; Ventricular arrhythmia