Statins reduce neurologic injury in asymptomatic carotid endarterectomy patients

Stroke

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1150-1152

  Heyer, Eric J ^a   Mergeche, Joanna L ^a   Bruce, Samuel S ^a   Ward, Justin T ^a   Stern, Yaakov ^a   Anastasian, Zirka H ^a   Quest, Donald O ^a   Solomon, Robert A ^a   Todd, George J ^b   Benvenisty, Alan I ^b   McKinsey, James F ^b   Nowygrod, Roman ^b   Morrissey, Nicholas J ^a   Connolly, E Sander ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b Division of Vascular Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotid stenosis; Cognitive dysfunction; Statins; Stroke

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CAROTID ENDARTERECTOMY; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPROTECTION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; BRAIN; CAROTID STENOSIS; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; ENDARTERECTOMY, CAROTID; HUMANS; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84876283582     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: 15244628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.111.000362     Document Type: Article

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