Preoperative Statin Therapy for Atrial Fibrillation and Renal Failure after Cardiac Surgery.
Elmar W KuhnOliver J LiakopoulosYeong-Hoon ChoiParwis RahmanianKaveh EghbalzadehIngo SlottoschAntje Christin DeppeThorsten C W WahlersPublished in: The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon (2020)
Current but sparse evidence reveals that statin pretreatment is associated with a higher rate of postoperative renal failure compared with control therapy but is ineffective to substantially reduce postoperative AF. Given the relevant heterogeneity among included studies, statin pretreatment cannot be generally recommended.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- patients undergoing
- cardiovascular disease
- coronary artery disease
- low density lipoprotein
- left atrial
- heart failure
- left atrial appendage
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- oral anticoagulants
- single cell
- direct oral anticoagulants
- type diabetes
- stem cells
- left ventricular
- case control
- mitral valve