PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Vinall, Phil ED - Young, Robert P. TI - Statin Use Improves Respiratory-Related Mortality in Patients with COPD DP - 2013 Aug 01 TA - MD Conference Express PG - 15--15 VI - 13 IP - 4 4099 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/4/15.1.short 4100 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/4/15.1.full AB - There is mounting evidence for an association between statin use and reduced all-cause mortality among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [Lahousse L et al. Pulm Pharmacol Ther 2013; Young RP et al. Eur Respir Rev 2009; Janda S et al. Chest 2009; Young RP et al. Postgrad Med J 2009]. This article presents results from an observational study indicating that this benefit is of particular significance in terms of respiratory-related mortality.