Effects of statin use on primary patency, mortality, and limb loss in patients undergoing lower-limb arterial angioplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Stela Karine Braun Daiane Wagner Jorge Geovani Bortolanza João Batista Teixeira Rocha

Published in: International journal of clinical pharmacy (2022)

Statin therapy before the procedure was associated with significantly improved patency and overall survival and decreased limb loss after lower-limb arterial angioplasty.

Keyphrases

lower limb
patients undergoing
cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease
cardiovascular events
low density lipoprotein
minimally invasive
type diabetes
mesenchymal stem cells