Abstract
Preoperative statin administration in this analysis showed improved cardiovascular outcomes after coronary artery bypass graft surgery, including death, myocardial infarction, unstable angina, and arrhythmias.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Anticholesteremic Agents / therapeutic use*
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Arrhythmias, Cardiac / etiology
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Atorvastatin
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Cause of Death
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Coronary Artery Bypass / adverse effects*
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Coronary Artery Bypass / mortality
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Coronary Disease / etiology*
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Coronary Disease / mortality
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Coronary Disease / surgery*
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Female
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Heart Failure / etiology
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Heptanoic Acids / therapeutic use*
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Humans
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Hypercholesterolemia / complications
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Hypercholesterolemia / drug therapy*
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Incidence
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Lovastatin / therapeutic use*
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Multivariate Analysis
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Myocardial Infarction / etiology
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Preoperative Care / methods*
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Pyrroles / therapeutic use*
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Recurrence
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Retrospective Studies
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Risk Factors
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Simvastatin / therapeutic use*
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Stroke / etiology
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Treatment Outcome
Substances
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Anticholesteremic Agents
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Heptanoic Acids
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Pyrroles
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Lovastatin
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Atorvastatin
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Simvastatin