In patients on maximally tolerated statin
Aug 10, 2006 · In patients with recent stroke or TIA and without known coronary heart disease, 80 mg of atorvastatin per day reduced the overall incidence of strokes and of cardiovascular events, despite a
May 8, 2012 · Few randomized trials of statins in acute stroke have been performed with inconclusive results.
Jan 3, 2019 · In the SPARCL trial (Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels), patients with a recent stroke or transient ischemic attack but no coronary disease were randomly assigned to receive high-dose atorvastatin (80 mg/d) or placebo
Statins have emerged as guideline therapy for primary and secondary stroke prevention
After nonembolic stroke, treat with atorvastatin (Lipitor), 80 mg daily, if low-density lipoprotein cholesterol level is greater than 100 mg per dL (2
For most people, the answer is a resounding yes, according to a 2014 Johns Hopkins meta-analysis of 20 years worth of published research
A compilation of data from 9 major long-term statin trials 1–3,6–8,15–18 including 70 070 patients with known CHD or considered at increased risk shows that, on
In the United States, one person has a stroke every 40 seconds, while every 3 minutes and 14 seconds, another person dies of one, according to the Centers for