High-dose statins should only be used in atherosclerotic strokes

Stroke

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1994-1995

  Furie, Karen L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

cerebrovascular accident; medical Rx; statins; stroke care; stroke management; therapy

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; CREATINE KINASE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LIVER ENZYME; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN;

ATHEROMA; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; DRUG MEGADOSE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SIDE EFFECT; STROKE; STROKE PATIENT; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK;

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

EID: 84863335795     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.633339     Document Type: Note

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