Association of statin pretreatment with collateral circulation and final infarct volume in acute ischemic stroke patients: A meta-analysis

Statin pretreatment (SP) is associated with improved outcomes in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients. Collateral circulation status and final infarct volume (FIV) are independent predictors of functional outcome in AIS.

Source: Atherosclerosis - January 22, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Konark Malhotra, Apostolos Safouris, Nitin Goyal, Adam Arthur, David S. Liebeskind, Aristeidis H. Katsanos, Jo ão Sargento-Freitas, Marc Ribo, Carlos Molina, Jong-Won Chung, Oh Young Bang, Georgios Magoufis, Ahmad Cheema, Steven J. Shook, Ken Uchino, And Source Type: research