High dose statin prophylaxis in cardiopulmonary bypass related surgery: clinical utility

High dose statin prophylaxis in cardiopulmonary bypass related surgery: clinical utility

Abstract Background Previous studies from our group demonstrated the anti-inflammatory properties of statins on cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB), through inhibition of neutrophil transendothelial migration. We sought to determine the utility of preoperative statin on patients undergoing cardiac surgery,...

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Main Authors: Yie Roei Chee, R William G Watson, James McCarthy, Jehan Zeb Chughtai, Lars Nölke, David G Healy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-03-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
Statin
Cardiopulmonary bypass
End-organ injury
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13019-017-0582-8

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