Statins do not cause intracerebral hemorrhage

Neurology

Volumn 79, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1076-1077

  Spence, J David ^a  

^a ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATORVASTATIN; CARNITINE; CHOLESTEROL; CREATININE; FARNESYL DIPHOSPHATE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MEVALONIC ACID; SQUALENE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UBIQUINONE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTERY DISEASE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CARDIOEMBOLIC STROKE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISORDERS OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTIONS; DRUG MEGADOSE; EDITORIAL; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIPID ANALYSIS; MYOPATHY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION;

EID: 84867527495     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: 1526632X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3182608caf     Document Type: Editorial

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