Pre-procedural use of statins for all patients undergoing percutanous coronary intervention

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 103-104

  Cay, Serkan ^a  

^a Yuksek Ihtisas Heart Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Loading; Outcomes; Statins

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; ROSUVASTATIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; DRUG MEGADOSE; HEART MUSCLE REVASCULARIZATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MORTALITY; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78650844933     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2010.09.040     Document Type: Article

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