Does Early Graft Patency Benefit from Perioperative Statin Therapy? A Propensity Score-Matched Study of Patients Undergoing Off-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

• Main Authors: Shanglin Chen (Author), Hengchao Wu (Author), Tao Yang (Author), Baotong Li (Author), Yuanyu Hu (Author), Hansong Sun (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Hindawi-Wiley, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background. Decreased graft patency after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB) leads to substantial increases in cardiac events. However, there is paucity of data on efficacy and safety of perioperative statin therapy for OPCAB populations. Methods. 582 patients undergoing OPCAB in a sin...