Open AccessTHE APPLICATION OF STATINS IN THE PREVENTION OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY CEREBRAL INFARCTION AND TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACKS (literature review)
Author(s) -
N. V. Galinovskaya,
Н. Н. Усова,
V. Ya. Latysheva
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
problemy zdorovʹâ i èkologii
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2708-6011
pISSN - 2220-0967
DOI - 10.51523/2708-6011.2013-10-4-4
Subject(s) - secondary prevention , medicine , transient (computer programming) , cerebral infarction , primary prevention , brain infarction , cardiology , ischemia , computer science , disease , operating system
The application of statins in cardiology aimed at reduction of the risk of cardiovascular problems has noticeably increased over the last years. In this regard, it has been assumed that statins can be effective in the primary and secondary prevention of cerebral infarction and transient ischemic attack. The recent studies have provided contradictory data on the issue, which reduces the assignability of this group of drugs by neurologists. This review covers the characteristic features of statins in angioneurology.