Reduction in Early Stroke Risk in Carotid Stenosis With Transient Ischemic Attack Associated With Statin Treatment


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MERWICK A., Albers G. W., Arsava E. M., Ay H., CALVET D., Coutts S. B., ...Daha Fazla

STROKE, cilt.44, sa.10, ss.2814-2820, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 44 Sayı: 10
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1161/strokeaha.113.001576
  • Dergi Adı: STROKE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.2814-2820
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background and Purpose Statins reduce stroke risk when initiated months after transient ischemic attack (TIA)/stroke and reduce early vascular events in acute coronary syndromes, possibly via pleiotropic plaque stabilization. Few data exist on acute statin use in TIA. We aimed to determine whether statin pretreatment at TIA onset modified early stroke risk in carotid stenosis.