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Curr Opin Anaesthesiol · Aug 2006
ReviewBeneficial effects of statins on perioperative cardiovascular outcome.
- Martin Dunkelgrun, Olaf Schouten, Harm Hh Feringa, Radosav Vidakovic, and Don Poldermans.
- Vascular Surgery, The Netherlands.
- Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2006 Aug 1;19(4):418-22.
Purpose Of ReviewThis review evaluates clinical and experimental articles that have recently been published on the cardioprotective effect of perioperative statin therapy.Recent FindingsPerioperative statin therapy improves short and long-term cardiac outcome following noncardiac surgery. This cardiovascular protection has been attributed to the so-called pleiotropic effects, which have a positive effect on plaque stability. With no clinical studies reporting an increased incidence of adverse effects of perioperative statin use, it appears to be a safe and helpful therapeutic option.SummaryPerioperative statin therapy may stabilize coronary plaques due to pleiotropic effects and results in a reduction of perioperative cardiovascular complications.
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