Preoperative statin therapy reduces postoperative all-cause mortality in cardiac surgery: A meta-analysis of controlled studies

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 137, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Takagi, Hisato ^a   Kawai, Norikazu ^a   Umemoto, Takuya ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 58249090401     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.02.045     Document Type: Article

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