Association of Statin Use and Reduced Risk of Lower-Extremity Amputation Among Patients With Diabetes: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Observation
Diabetes Care. 2016 Apr;39(4):e54-5.
doi: 10.2337/dc15-2376.
Epub 2016 Feb 9.
1 Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Cardiovascular Research Center, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
2 Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Department and Institute of Pharmacology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
3 Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Medical Research and Education, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
4 Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Cardiovascular Research Center, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
5 Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Cardiovascular Research Center, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Medical Research and Education, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
6 Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Department and Institute of Pharmacology, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Medical Research and Education, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
7 Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Healthcare and Management Center, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
8 Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Cardiovascular Research Center, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Medical Research and Education, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Healthcare and Management Center, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan hbleu@vghtpe.gov.tw.