Lipid-lowering therapy and coronary artery bypass graft surgery: what are the benefits?

Despite their apparent benefits, statins remain underutilized after coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. To summarize the literature regarding statin therapy and CABG, we performed a systematic review of the Medline database from 1987-2011 to assess the benefits of statins in CABG patients, including the role of high-dose therapy, and highlight areas for future study.