Impact of statins and ACE inhibitors on mortality after COPD exacerbations

BACKGROUND: The purpose of our study was to examine the association of prior outpatient use of statins and angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors on mortality for subjects ≥ 65 years of age hospitalized with acute COPD exacerbations. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective national cohort stud...

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Autores principales: Mortensen, Eric M, Copeland, Laurel A, Pugh, Mary Jo V, Restrepo, Marcos I, de Molina, Rosa Malo, Nakashima, Brandy, Anzueto, Antonio
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2697974/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19493329
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-10-45

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2697974/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19493329
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1465-9921-10-45

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