Impact of Statin Treatment Intensity after Endovascular Revascularization on Lower Extremity Peripheral Artery Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Only a few Asian studies have discussed the impact of statin intensity on clinical outcomes in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD). We aimed to investigate the clinical impact of statin intensity in patients with PAD after endovascular revascularization.

Materials and methods

From April 2009 to June 2019, 376 patients with lower extremity PAD treated with endovascular revascularization were enrolled. They were classified into three groups according to statin intensity: no-statin, low-to-moderate intensity (LMI), and high-intensity (HI). The primary outcomes were major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and major adverse limb events (MALE).

Results

During the 40-month follow-up, MACE occurred less frequently in the HI and LMI groups than the no-stat

SUBMITTER: Kim GS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8965427 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature