A meta-analysis of controlled studies of preoperative statin therapy for prevention of postoperative mortality in cardiac surgery

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 138, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 790-791

  Takagi, Hisato ^a   Umemoto, Takuya ^a  

^a SHIZUOKA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; LETTER; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLISHING; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREMEDICATION;

EID: 68749095226     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.05.027     Document Type: Letter

References (2)

1. Tabata M., Khalpey Z., Cohn L.H., Chen F.Y., Bolman III R.M., and Rawn J.D. Effect of preoperative statins in patients without coronary artery disease who undergo cardiac surgery. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 136 (2008) 1510-1513
2. Takagi H., Kawai N., and Umemoto T. Preoperative statin therapy reduces postoperative all-cause mortality in cardiac surgery: a meta-analysis of controlled studies. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 137 (2009) e52-e53