Statin drugs mitigate cellular inflammatory response after ST elevation myocardial infarction, but do not affect in-hospital mortality

Statin drugs mitigate cellular inflammatory response after ST elevation myocardial infarction, but do not affect in-hospital mortality

Introduction: The objective was to examine the role of statins in modulating post-STEMI inflammation and related mortality. Methods: A total of 404 patients with STEMI were reviewed. Demographics, comorbidities, laboratory values, and outcomes were collected. The patients were grouped as STATIN and...

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Main Authors: Leili Pourafkari, Ognjen Visnjevac, Samad Ghaffari, Nader Nader
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tabriz University of Medical Sciences 2016-03-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Research
Subjects:
Myocardial Infarction
Statins
Heart Failure
Hyperlipidemia
Online Access:http://journals.tbzmed.ac.ir/JCVTR/Manuscript/JCVTR-8-34.pdf

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