Surgeons Find That Statin Drugs Lower Costs in Aortic Aneurysm Repair
American College of Surgeons (ACS)Researchers from the East Carolina Heart Institute of the Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, have found that the outcome of surgical repair of aortic aneurysm may be positively impacted by the use of statin drugs. Postoperative complication and mortality rates were among the risks evaluated.