Open AccessStatin Therapy Reduces Future Risk of Lower-Limb Amputation in Patients With Diabetes and Peripheral Artery Disease
Author(s) -
ChienYi Hsu,
YungTai Chen,
YuWen Su,
Chun Chin Chang,
PoHsun Huang,
ShingJong Lin
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2016-3717
Subject(s) - medicine , amputation , hazard ratio , statin , diabetes mellitus , lower risk , cohort study , propensity score matching , critical limb ischemia , confidence interval , vascular disease , arterial disease , surgery , endocrinology
Although there is evidence to support the beneficial effects of statins on major cardiovascular events, few studies address the protective effect of statins on limb outcome.
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