Journal article
Abstract 13635: Atorvastatin for the Prevention of Major Vascular Events in Patients Undergoing Non-Cardiac Surgery: The LOAD-Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial
Abstract
Background: There is not a single established effective and safe intervention to prevent major perioperative vascular complications that commonly occur in the first 30 days after noncardiac surgery. Hypothesis: We evaluated the feasibility of a multicenter randomized controlled trial (RCT) testing the perioperative effects of statins. Methods: This is a double blind, placebo-controlled RCT testing a short course of atorvastatin 80mg before …
Authors
Berwanger O; Soares RM; Ikeoka DT; Paisani DM; Silva BG; Bernardez-Pereira S; Barros PG; Devereaux PJ; Lopes RD
Journal
Circulation, Vol. 132, No. suppl_3,
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
November 10, 2015
DOI
10.1161/circ.132.suppl_3.13635
ISSN
0009-7322