Cited 53 times since 2005 (2.6 per year) source: EuropePMC The American journal of cardiology, Volume 95, Issue 5, 1 1 2005, Pages 658-660 Safety of perioperative statin use in high-risk patients undergoing major vascular surgery. Schouten O, Kertai MD, Bax JJ, Durazzo AE, Biagini E, Boersma E, van Waning VH, Lameris TW, van Sambeek MR, Poldermans D
No clinical data are available on the influence of perioperative statin use on postoperative myopathy in patients undergoing major noncardiac surgery except for some case reports. Therefore, the aim of this study was to clarify the potential risk of myopathy in statin users who underwent major noncardiac surgery.
