Statin therapy and the acute inflammatory response after coronary artery bypass grafting

Am J Cardiol. 2001 Aug 15;88(4):431-3. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(01)01696-4.

Authors

D J Brull¹, J Sanders, A Rumley, G D Lowe, S E Humphries, H E Montgomery

Affiliation

¹ Centre for Cardiovascular Genetics, British Heart Foundation Laboratories, Department of Medicine, Royal Free and University College London Medical School, London, United Kingdom. d.brull@ucl.ac.uk

PMID: 11545771
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(01)01696-4

No abstract available

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Coronary Artery Bypass*
Coronary Disease / blood
Coronary Disease / physiopathology*
Coronary Disease / surgery
Female
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
Inflammation / drug therapy*
Inflammation / physiopathology
Interleukin-6 / blood*
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Period
Prospective Studies

Substances

Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Interleukin-6