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Statins in Stroke Prevention and Carotid Atherosclerosis
Abstract
Background and Purpose— Previously published meta-analyses exploring the effect of statins on stroke incidence included 20 000 patients and found a 2% to 30% risk reduction. It is not clear whether this is attributable to low-density lipoprotein–cholesterol (LDL-C) reduction. Statin trials have now included >90 000 patients. We have determined the effect of statins and LDL-C reduction on stroke prevention Summary of Review— We performed a...
Paper Details
Title
Statins in Stroke Prevention and Carotid Atherosclerosis
Published Date
Dec 1, 2004
Journal
Volume
35
Issue
12
Pages
2902 - 2909
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