Effect of preoperative statin therapy and cardiac outcomes after coronary artery bypass grafting

Am J Cardiol. 2000 Nov 15;86(10):1128-30, A6. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(00)01172-3.

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

  • Aged
  • Anticholesteremic Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac / etiology
  • Atorvastatin
  • Cause of Death
  • Coronary Artery Bypass / adverse effects*
  • Coronary Artery Bypass / mortality
  • Coronary Disease / etiology*
  • Coronary Disease / mortality
  • Coronary Disease / surgery*
  • Female
  • Heart Failure / etiology
  • Heptanoic Acids / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Hypercholesterolemia / complications
  • Hypercholesterolemia / drug therapy*
  • Incidence
  • Lovastatin / therapeutic use*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Myocardial Infarction / etiology
  • Preoperative Care / methods*
  • Pyrroles / therapeutic use*
  • Recurrence
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Risk Factors
  • Simvastatin / therapeutic use*
  • Stroke / etiology
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anticholesteremic Agents
  • Heptanoic Acids
  • Pyrroles
  • Lovastatin
  • Atorvastatin
  • Simvastatin