Lower mortality following coronary arterial revascularization in patients taking statins.

• Published in: Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal
• Main Authors: Oddsson, Saemundur J, Sigurdsson, Martin Ingi, Helgadottir, Solveig, Sigurjonsson, Hannes, Viktorsson, Sindri, Arnorsson, Thorarinn, Thorgeirsson, Gudmundur, Gudbjartsson, Tomas
• Other Authors: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavik, Iceland.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: Aged; Chi-Square Distribution; Confounding Factors (Epidemiology); Coronary Artery Bypass; Off-Pump; Female; Humans; Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; Hypertension; Iceland; Incidence; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Odds Ratio; Postoperative Complications; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Meier
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2336/301149; https://doi.org/10.3109/14017431.2012.719633

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