Abstract
Hypercholesterolemia has not been considered an important risk factor for stroke; however, statin therapy reduces stroke in coronary heart disease patients. Statins may provide cerebrovascular protection through various mechanisms that include a reduction in the incidence of embolic stroke from cardiac, aortic and carotid sites, stabilization of vulnerable carotid atherosclerotic plaque, and improvement in cerebral blood flow. (C) 2000 Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 57-62 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Current Opinion in Neurology |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2000 |
| Externally published | Yes |