Preadmission Statin Prescription and Inpatient Myocardial Infarction in Geriatric Hip Fracture

Preadmission Statin Prescription and Inpatient Myocardial Infarction in Geriatric Hip Fracture

Statins have been shown to reduce myocardial infarction (MI) in cardiac and vascular surgery. MI is common in hip fracture. This study aims to investigate whether statins decrease MI in hip fracture surgery and reduce mortality resulting from MI. Patients aged 65 years and above with a low-energy hi...

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Main Authors: Seth M. Tarrant, Raymond G. Kim, Jack M. McDonogh, Matthew Clapham, Kerrin Palazzi, John Attia, Zsolt J. Balogh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
hip fracture
statins
pharmacoprotection
mortality
geriatrics
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/11/2441

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