Statin therapy reduces future risk of lower-limb amputation in patients with diabetes and peripheral artery disease

Medicine & Life Sciences

• Peripheral Arterial Disease 76%
• Amputation 67%
• Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors 67%
• Lower Extremity 56%
• Confidence Intervals 22%
• Diabetes Mellitus 18%
• Risk Reduction Behavior 15%
• Therapeutics 11%
• Lipids 10%
• Propensity Score 8%
• Risk-Taking 7%
• Mortality 7%
• Taiwan 7%
• Cause of Death 6%
• Observational Studies 5%
• Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus 5%
• Extremities 5%
• Cohort Studies 5%
• Health Care Outcome Assessment 5%
• Databases 4%
• Pharmaceutical Preparations 3%

Chemical Compounds

• Hydroxymethylglutaryl Coenzyme A Reductase Inhibitor 100%
• Antilipemic Agent 23%
• Reduction 6%
• Protective 6%