Hemorrhagic stroke in the stroke prevention by aggressive reduction in cholesterol levels study [2]

Neurology

Volumn 72, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 1447-1448

  Goldstein, Larry B ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; LETTER; PLEIOTROPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STROKE; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VALIDATION PROCESS; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN TISSUE; LACUNAR STROKE; RISK ASSESSMENT; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BRAIN ARTERY; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN INFARCTION; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TOXICITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; IATROGENIC DISEASE; METABOLISM; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICS;

BLOOD COAGULATION; BLOOD COAGULATION DISORDERS; BRAIN INFARCTION; CAUSALITY; CEREBRAL ARTERIES; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DRUG TOXICITY; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTRACRANIAL ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; STROKE;

EID: 67449132299     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000346744.56398.e5     Document Type: Letter

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