Statins are associated with better outcomes after carotid endarterectomy in symptomatic patients.

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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Statins have been associated with a reduction in mortality from noncardiac surgery. This study aimed to determine whether statin use on admission to hospital for carotid endarterectomy was associated with a reduction of in-hospital adverse outcomes. METHODS: Data describing patient characteristics, surgical indication, statin treatment, and in-hospital outcomes of death, ischemic stroke or death and cardiac outcomes were collected from a chart review of all patients (...

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Authors: Kennedy, J; Quan, H; Buchan, A; Ghali, W; Feasby, T

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Stroke; a journal of cerebral circulation
• Volume: 36
• Issue: 10
• Pages: 2072-2076
• Publication date: 2005-10-01
• DOI: 10.1161/01.str.0000183623.28144.32
• EISSN: 1524-4628
• ISSN: 0039-2499
• Language: English
• Keywords: Endarterectomy, Carotid; Retrospective Studies; Regression Analysis; Humans; Stroke; Treatment Outcome; Middle Aged; Aged; Female; Male; Odds Ratio; Anti-Inflammatory Agents; Intraoperative Complications; Carotid Artery Diseases; Myocardial Infarction; Brain Ischemia; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Canada