Rationale, design, and baseline features of a randomized controlled trial to assess the effects of statin for the secondary prevention of stroke: the Japan Statin Treatment Against Recurrent Stroke (J‐STARS)

ConclusionThis article reports the rationale, design, and baseline features of a randomized controlled trial to assess the effects of statin for the secondary prevention of stroke. Follow‐ups of patients are in progress and will end in 2014.

Source: International Journal of Stroke - September 9, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Yoji Nagai, Tatsuo Kohriyama, Hideki Origasa, Kazuo Minematsu, Chiaki Yokota, Shinichiro Uchiyama, Setsuro Ibayashi, Yasuo Terayama, Makoto Takagi, Kazuo Kitagawa, Eiichi Nomura, Naohisa Hosomi, Toshiho Ohtsuki, Takemori Yamawaki, Yoshihiro Matsubara, Mas Tags: Research Source Type: research