Statins in heart surgery: Study sparks changes to international guidelines

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Nurse PrescribingVol. 14, No. 6 NewsStatins in heart surgery: Study sparks changes to international guidelinesAysha Mendes, Sarah Jane PalmerAysha MendesSearch for more papers by this author, Sarah Jane PalmerSearch for more papers by this authorAysha Mendes; Sarah Jane PalmerPublished Online:10 Jun 2016https://doi.org/10.12968/npre.2016.14.6.266AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References British Heart Foundation (2015) Heart statistics. www.bhf.org.uk/statistics (accessed 23 May 2016) Google ScholarBritish Heart Foundation (2016) Atrial fibrillation. www.bhf.org.uk/heart-health/conditions/atrial-fibrillation (accessed 23 May 2016) Google ScholarDonnelly L, Malnick E (2014) Doctors refusing to prescribe statins. http://tinyurl.com/nctl2q8 (accessed 23 May 2016) Google ScholarKnapton S (2014) Forty percent of adults advised to take statins under new NHS guidance. http://tinyurl.com/nozlu23 (accessed 23 May 2016) Google ScholarNational Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2014) Cardiovascular disease: Risk assessment and reduction, including lipid modification. CG18. www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg181 (accessed 23 May 2016) Google ScholarWhirl-Carrillo M, McDonagh EM, Hebert JM et al. (2012) Pharmacogenomics knowledge for personalised medicine. Clin Pharmacol Ther 92(4): 414–7 Crossref, Google ScholarZheng Z, Jayaram R, Jiang L et al. (2016) Perioperative rosuvastatin in cardiac Surgery. NEJM 374: 1744–53. doi: https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1507750 Crossref, Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails 2 June 2016Volume 14Issue 6ISSN (print): 1479-9189ISSN (online): 2052-2924 Metrics History Published online 10 June 2016 Published in print 2 June 2016 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedPDF download