Beneficial Effects of Statin Therapy on Survival in Hypertensive Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: Data From the RICO Survey* | Zendy

Pierre Sicard | Zendy; Marianne Zeller | Zendy; Gilles Dentan | Zendy; Yves Laurent | Zendy; Claude Touzery | Zendy; Isabelle L’Huillier | Zendy; Luc Janin-Manificat | Zendy; Luc Lorgis | Zendy; JeanClaude Beer | Zendy; Hamib Makki | Zendy; Luc Rochette | Zendy; Yves Cottin | Zendy

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Author(s) -

Pierre Sicard,

Marianne Zeller,

Gilles Dentan,

Yves Laurent,

Claude Touzery,

Isabelle L’Huillier,

Luc Janin-Manificat,

Luc Lorgis,

JeanClaude Beer,

Hamib Makki,

Luc Rochette,

Yves Cottin

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

american journal of hypertension

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009

H-Index - 136

eISSN - 1941-7225

pISSN - 0895-7061

DOI - 10.1016/j.amjhyper.2007.05.006

Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , statin , myocardial infarction , heart failure , confidence interval , cardiology , incidence (geometry) , physics , optics

Randomized studies have shown a reduction in cardiovascular events associated with low doses of statin among hypertensive patients at only moderate cardiovascular risk. The hypothesis of the present study was that statin therapy initiated during hospitalization could improve the long-term outcome after acute myocardial infarction (MI) in hypertensive patients.

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