Statins Reduce Neurologic Injury in Asymptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Patients | Zendy

Éric Heyer | Zendy; Joanna L. Mergeche | Zendy; Samuel S. Bruce | Zendy; Justin T. Ward | Zendy; Yaakov Stern | Zendy; Zirka H. Anastasian | Zendy; Donald O. Quest | Zendy; Robert A. Solomon | Zendy; George Todd | Zendy; Alan I. Benvenisty | Zendy; James F. McKinsey | Zendy; Roman Nowygrod | Zendy; Nicholas J. Morrissey | Zendy; E. Sander Connolly | Zendy

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Statins Reduce Neurologic Injury in Asymptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Patients

Author(s) -

Éric Heyer,

Joanna L. Mergeche,

Samuel S. Bruce,

Justin T. Ward,

Yaakov Stern,

Zirka H. Anastasian,

Donald O. Quest,

Robert A. Solomon,

George Todd,

Alan I. Benvenisty,

James F. McKinsey,

Roman Nowygrod,

Nicholas J. Morrissey,

E. Sander Connolly

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.111.000362

Subject(s) - medicine , carotid endarterectomy , asymptomatic , perioperative , stroke (engine) , odds ratio , endarterectomy , stenosis , incidence (geometry) , surgery , anesthesia , mechanical engineering , physics , optics , engineering

Statins are neuroprotective in a variety of experimental models of cerebral injury. We sought to determine whether patients taking statins before asymptomatic carotid endarterectomy exhibit a lower incidence of neurological injury (clinical stroke and cognitive dysfunction).

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