Statin therapy after acute ischemic stroke in the heart protection study: is the role in recurrent stroke prevention now defined?

Stroke. 2004 Sep;35(9):2233-4. doi: 10.1161/01.STR.0000137769.69579.45. Epub 2004 Jul 22.

Author

Bruce M Coull¹

Affiliation

¹ Neurology Department, University of Arizona, 1501 N. Campbell Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85724-5023, USA. BCoull@neurology.ahsc.arizona.edu

PMID: 15272131
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.0000137769.69579.45

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Antioxidants / therapeutic use
Brain Ischemia / complications*
Brain Ischemia / epidemiology
Brain Ischemia / prevention & control
Cerebral Hemorrhage / epidemiology
Cerebral Hemorrhage / prevention & control
Comorbidity
Coronary Disease / epidemiology
Coronary Disease / etiology
Coronary Disease / prevention & control*
Drug Therapy, Combination
Female
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
Hypercholesterolemia / complications
Hypercholesterolemia / drug therapy*
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / statistics & numerical data
Recurrence
Risk
Risk Factors
Simvastatin / therapeutic use*
Vitamins / therapeutic use

Substances

Antioxidants
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
Vitamins
Simvastatin