RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Perioperative statins: More than lipid-lowering?
JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
JO Cleve Clin J Med
FD Cleveland Clinic
SP 654
OP 662
VO 75
IS 9
A1 Leonard S. Feldman
A1 Daniel J. Brotman
YR 2008
UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/75/9/654.abstract
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.