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Nature Reviews Cardiology 2, 65–66 (1 February 2005) | doi:10.1038/ncpcardio0110

Does statin therapy prevent myocardial injury following PCI?

Mulukutla SR et al. (2004) Effect of statin therapy prior to elective percutaneous coronary intervention on frequency of periprocedural myocardial injury. Am J Cardiol 94: 1363–1366 Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) carries a risk of periprocedural myocardial injury.