Moderate-intensity versus high-intensity statin therapy in Korean patients with angina undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention with drug-eluting stents: A propensity-score matching analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

It is unclear whether high-intensity statin therapy provides incremental clinical benefits over moderate-intensity statin therapy in Asian patients with angina. This study sought to compare the clinical outcomes of moderate- and high-intensity statin therapies in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for angina in Korean patients.

Methods

Based on the national health insurance claims data in South Korea, patients aged 18 years or older without a known history of coronary artery disease, who underwent PCI with drug-eluting stents due to angina between 2011 and 2015, were enrolled. According to the intensity of statin therapy, patients were categorized into moderate-intensity statin therapy (n = 23,863) and high-intensity statin therapy (n = 9

SUBMITTER: Park MW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6286068 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature