April 18th, 2012
Preoperative Statins Found to Reduce AF and Length of Stay but Not Mortality
Larry Husten, PHD
In a systematic review published in the Cochrane Library, investigators at the University of Cologne in Germany analyzed data from 11 trials that tested the effects of preoperative statins in 984 patients undergoing heart surgery. Preoperative administration of statins reduced the risk for developing atrial fibrillation (AF) and shortened the length of stay in the ICU and in […]