Anti-inflammatory and anti-thrombogenic effects of atorvastatin in acute ischemic stroke

(Neural Regeneration Research) A recent study by Lianqiu Min and colleagues from Liaoning Medical University observed the effects of atorvastatin treatment in 89 patients from northeastern China with acute ischemic stroke caused by intracranial large-artery atherosclerosis by measuring changes in the levels of markers of inflammation, thrombogenesis, and hyperlipidemia.
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