High-dose statins should be used in all acute ischemic strokes

Stroke

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1992-1993

  Moonis, Majaz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

high dose statins; ischemic stroke; statins; stroke outcome

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; SIMVASTATIN;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAIN ISCHEMIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MIDDLE AGED; STROKE;

EID: 84863301298     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.633354     Document Type: Note

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