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Statin preloading

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In one trial, an atorvastatin reload given to statin-treated patients 12 hours prior to PCI reduced the risk of major adverse coronary events, while another showed that atorvastatin 80 mg loaded 24 hours prior to PCI in statin-naive patients reduced the incidence of periprocedural MI.

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heartwire #acc09 Studies support statin preloading, even a statin reload, prior to PCI http://tinyurl.com/c963lb

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