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New cardiology research from Capital University described

Published in Pharma Law Weekly, December 23rd, 2008

According to a study from Beijing, People's Republic of China, "To investigate the influence of preoperative statin therapy on rate of major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE) during hospital stay after successful percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Review of patients who underwent PCI between June 2003 and September 2005 (n = 3893) at Beijing Anzhen Hospital of Capital University of Medical Science. (Group I, on statins, n = 3361; group II, not on statins, n = 532)."

"To investigate if preoperative statin therapy was independently associated with the reduction in the risk of adverse postoperative outcomes after PCI. Prognostic factors were...

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