Statin therapy after elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair improves long-term survival.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with abdominal aortic aneurysms are at high risk of cardiovascular events. Although statin therapy is indicated for most of these patients, no specific recommendation regarding the intensity of therapy exists. The aim of this study was to assess the possible effect of statin therapy on survival of patients undergoing abdominal aortic aneurysm repair and to investigate if high-intensity statin therapy was superior to low-moderate-intensity therapy.

Methods

Data from nationwide Swedish registers on hospital admissions, operations, and medications for patients undergoing elective abdominal aortic aneurysm repair from 2006 to 2018 were collected. The effect of statin use was evaluated in three separate propensity score matched cohorts: perioperative mortality

SUBMITTER: Lilja F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10782213 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature