Open AccessAssociation Between Statin Use and Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Among Patients Receiving Corticosteroids
Author(s) -
Yung Kai Huang,
Senyeong Kao,
Li Ting Kao,
ChihFeng Chian,
ChiHsiang Chung,
Wu-Chien Chien,
Kwua-Yun Wang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease/international journal of copd
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1178-2005
pISSN - 1176-9106
DOI - 10.2147/copd.s292026
Subject(s) - medicine , copd , exacerbation , hazard ratio , retrospective cohort study , proportional hazards model , statin , pulmonary disease , cohort , cohort study , corticosteroid , confidence interval
The role of statins as anti-inflammatory drugs in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is controversial. This study aimed to determine the efficacy of statins used with or without corticosteroids in COPD patients.