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Different Influences of Statin Treatment in Preventing At-Risk Stroke Subtypes: A Post Hoc Analysis of J-STARS.
CONCLUSIONS: Statins showed different influences on the risks of atherothromobotic and lacunar stroke according to postrandomized LDL cholesterol levels. PMID: 31534062 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis - September 20, 2019 Category: Cardiology Tags: J Atheroscler Thromb Source Type: research

Desirable Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels for Preventing Stroke Recurrence Clinical Sciences
Conclusions—The composite risk of stroke and transient ischemic attack reduced in the postrandomized LDL cholesterol level of 80 to 100 mg/dL after adjusting for statin usage.Clinical Trial Registration—URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00221104.
Source: Stroke - March 26, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Naohisa Hosomi, Kazuo Kitagawa, Yoji Nagai, Yoko Nakagawa, Shiro Aoki, Tomohisa Nezu, Tatsuo Kagimura, Hirofumi Maruyama, Hideki Origasa, Kazuo Minematsu, Shinichiro Uchiyama, Masayasu Matsumoto Tags: Lipids and Cholesterol, Secondary Prevention, Treatment Original Contributions Source Type: research

Long-Term Effect of Pravastatin on Carotid Intima-Media Complex Thickness Clinical Sciences
Conclusions—The usual Japanese dose of pravastatin significantly reduced the progression of carotid IMT at 5 years in patients with noncardioembolic stroke.Clinical Trial Registration—URL: http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00361530.
Source: Stroke - December 22, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Masatoshi Koga, Kazunori Toyoda, Kazuo Minematsu, Masahiro Yasaka, Yoji Nagai, Shiro Aoki, Tomohisa Nezu, Naohisa Hosomi, Tatsuo Kagimura, Hideki Origasa, Kenji Kamiyama, Rieko Suzuki, Toshiho Ohtsuki, Hirofumi Maruyama, Kazuo Kitagawa, Shinichiro Uchiyam Tags: Risk Factors, Secondary Prevention, Ultrasound, Atherosclerosis Original Contributions Source Type: research