The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 134, Issue 5 , Pages 1143-1149 , November 2007

Lipid-lowering effect of preoperative statin therapy on postoperative major adverse cardiac events after coronary artery bypass surgery

Read at the 79th Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association, Chicago, Ill, November 12-15, 2006.

  • Matthias Thielmann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West German Heart Center Essen, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Matthias Thielmann, MD, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West German Heart Center Essen, University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45122 Essen, Germany.
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  • Markus Neuhäuser, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry, and Epidemiology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.
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  • Anja Marr

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Medical Informatics, Biometry, and Epidemiology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.
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  • Beate R. Jaeger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, West German Heart Center Essen, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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  • Daniel Wendt, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West German Heart Center Essen, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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  • Bernd Schuetze, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West German Heart Center Essen, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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  • Markus Kamler, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West German Heart Center Essen, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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  • Parwis Massoudy, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West German Heart Center Essen, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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  • Raimund Erbel, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, West German Heart Center Essen, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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  • Heinz Jakob, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, West German Heart Center Essen, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany

Received 17 April 2007 ,Revised 14 July 2007 ,Accepted 26 July 2007.

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    Incidence of death and major adverse cardiac events (MACE) during the hospital stay. P values indicate overall significance between groups 1 and 2 calculated by using the Pearson χ2 exact test. OR, Od

    Incidence of death and major adverse cardiac events (MACE) during the hospital stay. P values indicate overall significance between groups 1 and 2 calculated by using the Pearson χ2 exact test. OR, Odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.

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    Incidence of secondary end points during the hospital stay. P values indicate overall significance between groups 1 and 2 calculated by using the Pearson χ2 exact test. OR, Odds ratio; CI, confidence

    Incidence of secondary end points during the hospital stay. P values indicate overall significance between groups 1 and 2 calculated by using the Pearson χ2 exact test. OR, Odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; LCOS, low cardiac output syndrome; PMI, perioperative myocardial infarction.

 Supported by a research grant of the “Kulturstiftung Essen e.V.,” Essen, Germany.

PII: S0022-5223(07)01290-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.07.029

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 134, Issue 5 , Pages 1143-1149 , November 2007

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