Preoperative statin therapy and troponin T predict early complications of coronary artery surgery: Commentary

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 84-

  Carrier, Michel ^a  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS SURGERY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE REPERFUSION; HEART PROTECTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; NOTE; PLEIOTROPY; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SURGEON; SURGICAL RISK;

EID: 29144480540     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.07.092     Document Type: Note

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