American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 96, Issue 5 , Pages 611-616 , 1 September 2005

Effect of Statin Use Within the First 24 Hours of Admission for Acute Myocardial Infarction on Early Morbidity and Mortality†

  • Gregg C. Fonarow, MD

      Affiliations

    • Ahmanson-UCLA Cardiomyopathy Center, UCLA Division of Cardiology
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel.: 310-206-9112; fax: 310-206-9111.
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  • R. Scott Wright, MD

      Affiliations

    • Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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  • Frederick A. Spencer, MD

      Affiliations

    • University of Massachusetts, Worcester, Massachusetts
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  • Paul D. Fredrick, MPH, MBA

      Affiliations

    • Ovation Research Group, Seattle, Washington
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  • Wei Dong, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Medical Affairs, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California.
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  • Nathan Every, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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  • William J. French, MD

      Affiliations

    • Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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  • National Registry of Myocardial Infarction 4 Investigators

Received 23 March 2005 ,Revised 21 April 2005 ,Accepted 21 April 2005.

  • Image Result

    Clinical events by statin use before hospitalization and within the first 24 hours after hospitalization (unadjusted). VT/VF = ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation.

    Clinical events by statin use before hospitalization and within the first 24 hours after hospitalization (unadjusted). VT/VF = ventricular tachycardia/ventricular fibrillation.

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    ORs for in-hospital mortality by statin use before hospitalization and within the first 24 hours after hospitalization after matching on propensity score.

    ORs for in-hospital mortality by statin use before hospitalization and within the first 24 hours after hospitalization after matching on propensity score.

 The National Registry of Myocardial Infarction 4 is supported by Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California.

PII: S0002-9149(05)00925-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.04.029

American Journal of Cardiology
Volume 96, Issue 5 , Pages 611-616 , 1 September 2005

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