Cardiac surgery-associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI) is the most common clinically
important complication in adult patients undergoing open heart surgery, and is associated …

Cardiac surgery–associated acute kidney injury (CSA-AKI) is one of the major complications
after cardiac surgery and independently associated with worse short-term and long-term …

Statins are used for the primary and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease by
inhibiting cholesterol synthesis in the liver. Statins have also noncholesterol-related effects …

Background The impact of preoperative statin use on postoperative acute kidney injury (AKI)
is uncertain. We aimed to examine the association of statin therapy before cardiac surgery …

Background and aim High-dose statin therapy before percutaneous coronary intervention
(PCI) is thought to reduce the occurrence of Peri-procedural Myocardial Infarction (PPMI) …

Objective To evaluate the systemic microcirculation of patients with infective endocarditis
(IE). Methods This is a comparative study of patients with definite IE by the modified Duke …

Hypercholesterolemia is a well-known pro-atherogenic risk factor and statin is the most
effective anti-atherogenic drug that lowers blood cholesterol levels. However, despite …

Background Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), caused by a genetic or
autoimmune‐driven lack of ADAMTS‐13 activity, leads to high levels of the ultra‐large von …

Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is among the expected complications of cardiac
surgery. Statins with pleiotropic anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects may be effective in …

Cardiovascular (CV) disease is a common comorbidity in acute leukemia (AL) patients and
can be worsened by the use of anthracyclines. Interruptions and underutilization of CV …