Statins: a panacea to reduce mortality in patients undergoing liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma?
Debbie Lindsay ShawcrossAbid SuddlePublished in: Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society (2021)
In Greek mythology Panacea was the goddess of universal remedy or health. In literary terms a panacea represents a solution to solve all ills and there are few drugs that can claim such an accolade. One drug class that has claimed to be a panacea in adults at increased risk of cardiovascular disease are statins. Since their FDA approval in the late 1980s, statins have revolutionised the management of hypercholesterolemia.