Open AccessStatin Adherence Is Associated With Reduced Recurrent Stroke Risk in Patients With or Without Atrial Fibrillation
Author(s) -
Alexander C. Flint,
Carol Conell,
Xiushui Ren,
Hooman Kamel,
Sheila L. Chan,
V. Rao,
S. Claiborne Johnston
Publication year - 2017
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.117.017343
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , stroke (engine) , cardiology , statin , stroke risk , ischemic stroke , ischemia , mechanical engineering , engineering
Outpatient statin use reduces the risk of recurrent ischemic stroke among patients with stroke of atherothrombotic cause. It is not known whether statins have similar effects in ischemic stroke caused by atrial fibrillation (AFib).
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