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Statin Use Among Women and Men Following Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Background Limited data exist on sex differences in guideline‐recommended statin therapy for secondary prevention after coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG).
Sigrid Sandner, Alexandra Kaider, Julia Riebandt, Alissa Florian, Selma Rizvanovic, C. Noel Bairey Merz, Jennifer S. Lawton, Mary Charlson, Monika M. Safford, Thomas Bergmair, Andreas Zuckermann, Mario Gaudino   +11 more
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Randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial of 40 mg/day of atorvastatin in reducing the severity of sepsis in ward patients (ASEPSIS Trial) [PDF]

, 2012
Introduction: Several observational studies suggest that statins modulate the pathophysiology of sepsis and may prevent its progression. The aim of this study was to determine if the acute administration of atorvastatin reduces sepsis progression in ...
Barnett, A. H., Cooke, Matthew, Hawkey, P. M., Hong, Tan, Jones, Alan, Linhartova, Lucie, Melody, Teresa, Patel, Jaimin M., Perkins, Gavin D., Smith, F. Gao, Snaith, Catherine, Thickett, David R.   +11 more
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Temporal Trends and Short‐ and Long‐Term Mortality of People With Acute Myocardial Infarction and Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Nationwide Cohort Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective We investigated whether a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects the quality of inpatient acute myocardial infarction (AMI) care and long‐term mortality post‐AMI. Methods We analyzed data from 784,091 adults, 6,047 with a diagnosis of RA, from England and Wales hospitalized with AMI between 2005 and 2019 from the Myocardial Ischaemia ...
Megan Butler, Nicholas Weight, Muhammad Rashid, Rodrigo Bagur, Purvi Parwani, Samantha Hider, Edward Roddy, Robert Butler, Mamas A. Mamas   +8 more
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High-intensity statin on 3-year clinical outcomes in elderly acute myocardial infarction patients underwent percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stents

Scientific Reports
There is limited data on high-intensity statin for secondary prevention in elderly acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients above 75 years. This study aimed to assess the impact of high-intensity statin on 3-year outcomes in elderly AMI patients (> 75 ...
Ae-Young Her, Byoung Geol Choi, Soohyung Park, Su Jin Hyun, Cheol Ung Choi, Seung-Woon Rha, Yong Hoon Kim, Myung Ho Jeong   +7 more
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Factors associated with statin treatment for the primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in people within 2 years following diagnosis of diabetes in Scotland, 2006-2008 [PDF]

, 2014
© 2014 The Authors. Diabetic Medicine published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Diabetes UK. Funded by Scottish Health Informatics Programme.
Abookire, Ashworth, Beard, Bertoni, Boden, Colhoun, Collins, Connolly, Deedwania, DeWilde, Dixon, Gaw, Gnavi, Hart, Jackson, Joint British Societies, Ko, MacBride-Stewart, McKnight, Network, Ohlsson, Selmer, Serruys, Shepherd, Simpson, Thomsen, Tunstall-Pedoe, Wild   +27 more
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Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor–Related Myositis and Associated Triad Overlap Syndrome

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) myositis is a rare but a highly morbid condition, particularly with the ICI myositis triad syndrome of myositis, myocarditis, and myasthenia gravis. We report the clinical characteristics of ICI myositis and all‐cause mortality in these patients.
Selene Rubino, Grant W. Cannon, Brian C. Sauer, Jorge Rojas, Gregory J. Stoddard, Gary A. Kunkel, Jessica A. Walsh, Bryant R. England, Joshua F. Baker, Tawnie J. Braaten   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Statin use in resected, high-risk cutaneous melanoma: A multi-centre retrospective cohort study

EJC Skin Cancer
Background: Pre-clinical and clinical studies propose that statins may have chemopreventive effects against cancer, suggesting their possible roles as adjunctive therapies for melanoma. Objective: To investigate the association between regular statin use
Charlie Yue Wang, Mark Shackleton, Sonia Mailer, Grant A. McArthur, Sophia Zoungas, Rory Wolfe, Victoria J. Mar   +6 more
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From Clinic to Computation: Multiscale Bioengineering Strategies for Durable Biological Aortic Valve Replacements

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bioprosthetic aortic valves have revolutionized the treatment of aortic stenosis, but their durability is limited by structural valve deterioration (SVD). This review focuses on the pericardial tissue at the heart of these valves, examining how its mechanical properties and calcification drive fatigue and failure.
Gabriele Greco, Pierfrancesco Gaziano, Serena Anglese, Simone Morganti, Carlo de Vincentiis, Ferdinando Auricchio, Michele Marino, Michele Conti   +7 more
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Statin use and its association with decreased risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in betel nut chewers

Thoracic Cancer, 2023
Background Betel nut chewing involves the chewing of areca nuts or betel quid (areca nuts wrapped in betel leaves), which is associated with an increased risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Statins have anticancer properties.
Chih‐Lang Lin, Wan‐Ming Chen, Ben‐Chang Shia, Szu‐Yuan Wu   +3 more
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The role of Coenzyme Q10 in statin-associated myopathy [PDF]

, 2009
Statins, or 3-hydroxyl-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors,\ud are cholesterol-lowering drugs which are frequently used in the primary and secondary\ud prevention of coronary artery disease. Current research and recommendations support\
Kalra, Dr Sanjay
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