Statins are independently associated with reduced mortality in patients undergoing infrainguinal bypass graft surgery for critical limb ischemia Andres Schanzer, MD, Nathanael Hevelone, MPH, Christopher D. Owens, MD, Joshua A. Beckman, MD, MS, Michael Belkin, MD, Michael S. Conte, MD Journal of Vascular Surgery Volume 47, Issue 4, Pages 774-781.e1 (April 2008) DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2007.11.056 Copyright © 2008 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions
Fig One-year survival by the Kaplan-Meier method according to patients who were taking statins (dashed line) vs not taking statins (solid line) recorded at the time of hospital discharge. A, Weighted propensity score for survival (P = .03). B, Unweighted propensity score for survival (P = .02). Journal of Vascular Surgery 2008 47, 774-781.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.jvs.2007.11.056) Copyright © 2008 The Society for Vascular Surgery Terms and Conditions