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Statin Therapy and Outcome After Ischemic Stroke
Author(s) -
Danielle Ní Chróinín,
Kjell Asplund,
Signild Åsberg,
Elizabeth Callaly,
Elisa CuadradoGodia,
Exuperio Díez–Tejedor,
Mario Di Napoli,
Stefan T. Engelter,
Karen L. Furie,
Sotirios Giannopoulos,
Antonio M. Gotto,
Niamh Han,
Fredrik Jönsson,
Moira K. Kapral,
Joan MartíFàbregas,
Patricia MartínezSánchez,
Haralampos Milionis,
Joan Montaner,
Antonio Muscari,
Slaven Pikija,
Jeffrey L. Probstfield,
Natalia S. Rost,
Amanda G. Thrift,
Konstantinos Vemmos,
Peter J. Kelly
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.112.668277
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , stroke (engine) , thrombolysis , statin , confidence interval , randomized controlled trial , modified rankin scale , case fatality rate , meta analysis , physical therapy , ischemic stroke , ischemia , myocardial infarction , epidemiology , mechanical engineering , engineering
Although experimental data suggest that statin therapy may improve neurological outcome after acute cerebral ischemia, the results from clinical studies are conflicting. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis investigating the relationship between statin therapy and outcome after ischemic stroke.

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