Statin therapy and stroke prevention

Hypercholesterolemia has not traditionally been considered an important risk factor in the pathogenesis of stroke. However, recent studies show that statin therapy significantly reduces ischemic stroke for patients with established coronary artery disease. Statin therapy may reduce stroke through am...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Current opinion in cardiology 2001-07, Vol.16 (4), p.219-224
Hauptverfasser:	Vaughan, Carl J, Delanty, Norman, Basson, Craig T
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anti-Inflammatory Agents - therapeutic use Anticholesteremic Agents - pharmacology Anticholesteremic Agents - therapeutic use Atorvastatin Calcium Brain Ischemia - complications Encephalitis - prevention & control Endothelium, Vascular - drug effects Endothelium, Vascular - enzymology Fibrinolytic Agents - pharmacology Fibrinolytic Agents - therapeutic use Heptanoic Acids - pharmacology Heptanoic Acids - therapeutic use Humans Lovastatin - pharmacology Lovastatin - therapeutic use Nitric Oxide Synthase - metabolism Pyrroles - pharmacology Pyrroles - therapeutic use Stroke - etiology Stroke - physiopathology Stroke - prevention & control
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