Statins and statin intensity in peripheral artery disease.
Sagris M, Katsaros I, Giannopoulos S, Rosenberg RD, Altin SE, Rallidis L, Mena-Hurtado C, Armstrong EJ, Kokkinidis DG. Statins and statin intensity in peripheral artery disease. Vasa 2022, 51: 198-211. PMID: 35673949, DOI: 10.1024/0301-1526/a001012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMajor adverse cardiovascular eventsPeripheral artery diseaseLow-intensity statinsLoss of patencyStatin useStatin doseIntensity statinsArtery diseaseFirst-line lipid-lowering therapyAdverse cardiovascular eventsAmputation-free survivalHigher statin doseLipid-lowering therapyMyocardial infarction rateRisk of amputationImpact of statinsStatin intensityCardiovascular eventsPAD patientsCardiovascular deathCardiovascular mortalityCause mortalityInfarction rateIschemia patientsStatin treatment