Association between pre-operative statin use and major cardiovascular complications among patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery: the VISION study

Conclusion
Among patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery, pre-operative statin therapy was independently associated with a lower risk of cardiovascular outcomes at 30 days. These results require confirmation in a large randomized trial.

Clinical trial registration
Clinical Trials.gov NCT00512109

Source: European Heart Journal - January 7, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Berwanger, O., Le Manach, Y., Suzumura, E. A., Biccard, B., Srinathan, S. K., Szczeklik, W., Santo, J. A. E., Santucci, E., Cavalcanti, A. B., Archbold, R. A., Devereaux, P. J., for the VISION Investigators Tags: ESC Clinical Registry Source Type: research