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Incidence of perioperative myocardial infarction and of 2-year mortality in 577 elderly patients undergoing noncardiac vascular surgery treated with and without statins

Harit Desai, Wilbert S. Aronow, Chul Ahn, Kaushang Gandhi, Harshad Amin, Hoang M. Lai, Fausan S. Tsai, Mala Sharma, Sateesh Babu

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics · 2009 · 64 citations · 10 references

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Effect of Statin Therapy on C-Reactive Protein Levels

Michelle A. Albert, Ellie Danielson, Nader Rifai et al. · JAMA · 2001 · 1.7K citations

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Simvastatin, an HMG–Coenzyme A Reductase Inhibitor, Improves Endothelial Function Within 1 Month

G. O’Driscoll, Roger R. Taylor · Circulation · 1997 · 957 citations

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Reduction in cardiovascular events after vascular surgery with atorvastatin: a randomized trial

A Durazzo, Fábio Santana Machado, Dimas Ikeoka et al. · Journal of Vascular Surgery · 2004 · 598 citations · Full text

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Statins Are Associated With a Reduced Incidence of Perioperative Mortality in Patients Undergoing Major Noncardiac Vascular Surgery

Don Poldermans, Jeroen J. Bax, Miklós D. Kertai et al. · Circulation · 2003 · 482 citations

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Statins decrease perioperative cardiac complications in patients undergoing noncardiac vascular surgery

George Katsimaglis, Peter G. Danias, Peter G. Danias et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2005 · 277 citations

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