Statins are not associated with short-term improved aneurysm healing in a rabbit model of unruptured aneurysms

Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 200-203

  Brinjikji, Waleed ^a   Hong, Ding Yong ^a   Dai, Daying ^a   Schroeder, Dana J ^a   Kallmes, David F ^a   Kadirvel, Ramanathan ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SIMVASTATIN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR;

ANEURYSM HEALING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COIL EMBOLIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEALING; HISTOLOGY; NEW ZEALAND WHITE (RABBIT); NONHUMAN; UNRUPTURED INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; ANIMAL; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLIZATION; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE MODEL; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PROCEDURES; RABBIT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; ANIMALS; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EMBOLIZATION, THERAPEUTIC; ENDOVASCULAR PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COA REDUCTASE INHIBITORS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MALE; RABBITS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85011422294     PISSN: 17598478     EISSN: 17598486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2016-012265     Document Type: Article

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