Lowering C-reactive protein with statins after an ischemic stroke avoids mortality and readmissions. A prospective cohort study.

CONCLUSIONS: Therapy with statins, either previous or early initiation, after an ischemic stroke, could improve the survival and readmission rates by lowering both cholesterol and hsCRP levels. PMID: 25895539 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Source: Annals of Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Ann Med Source Type: research