PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Feldman, Leonard S.
AU  - Brotman, Daniel J.
TI  - Perioperative statins: More than lipid-lowering?
DP  - 2008 Sep 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 654--662
VI  - 75
IP  - 9
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/75/9/654.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/75/9/654.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2008 Sep 01; 75
AB  - Preliminary evidence indicates that statin drugs may be beneficial when given in the perioperative period. Although more studies are needed to draw firm conclusions, the acute nonlipid pleiotropic effects of statins may improve patient outcomes, especially for patients at the highest risk.