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Effect of Statin Treatment and Low-Density Lipoprotein-Cholesterol on Short-Term Mortality in Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients Undergoing Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention　– Multicenter Registry From Tokyo CCU Network Database –

Mizuki Miura, Masao Yamasaki, Yukari Uemura, Masatomo Yoshikawa, Katsumi Miyauchi, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Hideki Miyachi, Jun Yamashita, Makoto Suzuki, Takeshi Yamamoto,

Circulation Journal · 2015 · 23 citations · 26 references

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Statin treatment was associated with better short-term outcome in patients with AMI, even in patients with low LDL-C.

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