Preoperative statin therapy in cardiac surgery: A meta-analysis of 90 000 patients

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 17-26

  Kuhn, Elmar W ^a   Liakopoulos, Oliver J ^a   Stange, Sebastian ^a   Deppe, Antje Christin ^a   Slottosch, Ingo ^a   Choi, Yeong Hoon ^a   Wahlers, Thorsten ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adverse outcomes; Cardiac surgery; Meta analysis; Statin therapy; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DATA EXTRACTION; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART INFARCTION; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIDNEY FAILURE; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SURGICAL PATIENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADVERSE OUTCOMES; CARDIAC SURGERY; META-ANALYSIS; STATIN THERAPY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; LENGTH OF STAY; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84890465994     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezt181     Document Type: Review

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