'Yes' or 'No' to routine statins after subarachnoid hemorrhage to prevent delayed cerebral ischaemia, vasospasm, and death?: A cautionary tale of 2 meta-analyses

Stroke

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Sandercock, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALTEPLASE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; SIMVASTATIN;

ACCURACY; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BRAIN DEATH; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN VASOSPASM; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; EDITORIAL; EVALUATION; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; HUMANS; META-ANALYSIS AS TOPIC; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; VASOSPASM, INTRACRANIAL;

EID: 74049158237     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.109.565986     Document Type: Editorial

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