Journal article
The effect of preoperative statins on postoperative mortality, renal, and neurological complications in patients undergoing cardiac surgeries: a retrospective cohort study.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Cardiac surgery is performed worldwide to treat severe cases of cardiovascular diseases. Statins have shown controversial effects on complications after cardiac surgeries. We aimed to investigate the effect of preoperative statin therapy on the frequency of postoperative mortality, renal, and neurological complications.
METHODS: In a retrospective cohort study, the database of patients operated on in two hospitals in southern Iran …
Authors
Astaneh B; Nemati MH; Raeisi Shahraki H; Bijari K; Astaneh V; Cook D; Levine M
Journal
The Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol. 64, No. 1, pp. 100–111
Publisher
Edizioni Minerva Medica
Publication Date
2 2023
DOI
10.23736/s0021-9509.22.12437-7
ISSN
0021-9509