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Erschienen in: Acta Neurochirurgica 2/2019

16.01.2019 | Letter to the editor - Vascular Neurosurgery - Ischemia

Statin use in patients undergoing carotid artery endarterectomy: still much to be uncovered

verfasst von: Feng Zheng, Ming Liu, Liping Ye, Xiangping Liao, Mengran Xiao, Ziliang Zhang, Liansheng Zou, Shaochun Yang

Erschienen in: Acta Neurochirurgica | Ausgabe 2/2019

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With great interest, we read the article by Ironside N et al. entitled “Systematic review and meta-analysis of perioperative and long-term outcomes in patients receiving statin therapy before carotid endarterectomy” published in the September 2018 issue of Acta Neurochirurgica [1]. The authors performed a meta-analysis to investigate the effect of pre-operative statins on perioperative outcomes in patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy (CEA) for internal carotid artery stenosis. The study is of profound academic importance, and there are some points we would like to address. …
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Titel
Statin use in patients undergoing carotid artery endarterectomy: still much to be uncovered
verfasst von
Feng Zheng
Ming Liu
Liping Ye
Xiangping Liao
Mengran Xiao
Ziliang Zhang
Liansheng Zou
Shaochun Yang
Publikationsdatum
16.01.2019
Verlag
Springer Vienna
Erschienen in
Acta Neurochirurgica / Ausgabe 2/2019
Print ISSN: 0001-6268
Elektronische ISSN: 0942-0940
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00701-019-03802-x

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