Title
Statin therapy in the perioperative period
Publication Date
2011
Journal Title
Rev Cardiovasc Med
Abstract
Statins are frequently used as chronic therapy for reducing cardiovascular mortality and morbidity, but there has been less emphasis on the role of statins in the perioperative period. This review evaluates data regarding statin use in vascular and noncardiac surgery, the use of statins in combination with β-blockers in the perioperative period, perioperative statin use in patients already treated with statins, and the safety of statin therapy in the perioperative period. Current recommendations state that patients who are prescribed statins as chronic therapy should continue treatment in the perioperative period, but data suggest that there may be benefit from the use of perioperative statins in a wider population. © 2011 MedReviews®, LLC.
Volume Number
12
Issue Number
1
Pages
30 - 37
Document Type
Article
Status
Faculty
Facility
School of Medicine
Primary Department
Cardiology
PMID
DOI
10.3909/ricm0552
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