Preprocedural statin use is associated with a reduced hazard of postprocedural myonecrosis in patients undergoing rotational atherectomy-a propensity-adjusted analysis

Hitinder S. Gurm, Yuri Breitbart, Deepak Vivekanathan, Michael H. Yen, Robert Fathi, Khaled M. Ziada, Patrick L. Whitlow, Stephen G. Ellis

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Abstract

Incidence of myonecrosis in patients undergoing rotational atherectomy was evaluated by preprocedural statin use. The incidence of any myonecrosis (24.1% vs 52.3%, P < .001) or significant myonecrosis (7.5% vs 21.8%, P < .001) was significantly lower among patients pretreated with statins. This difference remained significant after multivariable and propensity adjustment.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1031.e1-1031.e6
JournalAmerican Heart Journal
Volume151
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2006

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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