Statins and coronary artery bypass graft surgery: preoperative and postoperative efficacy and safety
A Kulik, M Ruel - Expert opinion on drug safety, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Background: In patients with native coronary artery disease, strong evidence supports the
use of statins to reduce the risk of recurrent cardiovascular events and improve survival …
use of statins to reduce the risk of recurrent cardiovascular events and improve survival …
Lipid-lowering therapy and coronary artery bypass graft surgery: what are the benefits?
A Kulik, M Ruel - Current opinion in cardiology, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Statins clearly improve the outcomes of CABG patients. In the absence of contraindications,
all patients undergoing CABG are candidates for life-long statin therapy, with initiation …
all patients undergoing CABG are candidates for life-long statin therapy, with initiation …
Statins are associated with a reduced incidence of perioperative mortality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery
W Pan, T Pintar, J Anton, VV Lee, WK Vaughn… - Circulation, 2004 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Statin therapy in nonsurgical patient populations is associated with a
significant reduction in adverse cardiovascular events, including death, myocardial infarction …
significant reduction in adverse cardiovascular events, including death, myocardial infarction …
Perioperative statin therapy is associated with a significant and dose-dependent reduction of adverse cardiovascular outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft …
A Ouattara, H Benhaoua, Y Le Manach… - Journal of cardiothoracic …, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to determine whether perioperative statin therapy
was associated with a dose-dependent decrease in adverse cardiovascular events after …
was associated with a dose-dependent decrease in adverse cardiovascular events after …
[HTML][HTML] Preoperative statin therapy is associated with reduced cardiac mortality after coronary artery bypass graft surgery
CD Collard, SC Body, SK Shernan, S Wang… - The Journal of thoracic …, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Statin therapy in ambulatory populations is associated with a significant
reduction in adverse cardiovascular events, including death and myocardial infarction. Much …
reduction in adverse cardiovascular events, including death and myocardial infarction. Much …
Statins in coronary bypass surgery: rationale and clinical use
JP Werba, E Tremoli, P Massironi, M Camera… - The Annals of thoracic …, 2003 - Elsevier
Statin therapy prevents the first occurrence and recurrence of coronary events and reduces
cardiovascular and general mortality in patients with coronary artery disease. These …
cardiovascular and general mortality in patients with coronary artery disease. These …
[HTML][HTML] Statins for secondary prevention and major adverse events after coronary artery bypass grafting
Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the association of statin use after
coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and long-term adverse events in a large population …
coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) and long-term adverse events in a large population …
[HTML][HTML] Perioperative statin therapy reduces mortality in normolipidemic patients undergoing cardiac surgery
M Vaduganathan, NJ Stone, R Lee… - The Journal of Thoracic …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: Statins might have pleiotropic effects, independent of their ability to reduce lipid
levels. Recent data have suggested that statins improve early survival and cardiovascular …
levels. Recent data have suggested that statins improve early survival and cardiovascular …
[HTML][HTML] Patterns and predictors of statin use after coronary artery bypass graft surgery
OBJECTIVES: The benefits of statin therapy for patients with coronary artery disease have
been well documented, including those occurring after coronary artery bypass graft surgery …
been well documented, including those occurring after coronary artery bypass graft surgery …
Preoperative statin is associated with decreased operative mortality in high risk coronary artery bypass patients
JA Magovern, RJ Moraca, SH Bailey, DA Dean… - Journal of cardiothoracic …, 2010 - Springer
Background Statins are widely prescribed to patients with atherosclerosis. A retrospective
database analysis was used to examine the role of preoperative statin use in hospital …
database analysis was used to examine the role of preoperative statin use in hospital …