Pre and post-stroke use of statins improves stroke outcome

• Main Authors: Majaz Moonis (Author), Rajat Kumar (Author), Nils Henninger (Author), Kevin Kane (Author), Marc Fisher (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Although there is sufficient evidence that HMG CoA Reductase Inhibitors reduce stroke recurrence in patients with or ischemic heart disease, it remains unclear whether they also improve outcomes given before or after stroke onset and whether such an effect is more robust with pre-strok...