TY - JOUR T1 - Statins in acute coronary syndromes: Start them in the hospital JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 25 LP - 37 VL - 69 IS - 1 AU - Monica Acevedo AU - Dennis L. Sprecher Y1 - 2002/01/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/69/1/25.abstract N2 - Most patients with an acute coronary syndrome should start taking a statin drug while still in the hospital if they are not already taking a statin, according to recent studies. In this situation, a statin drug should be started if the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) value is 130 mg/dL or higher, or perhaps even 100 mg/dL or higher. ER -