Statin Treatment in the Acute Phase and the Risk of Post-stroke Pneumonia: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Statin Treatment in the Acute Phase and the Risk of Post-stroke Pneumonia: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Background: We aimed to investigate the impact of statin treatment in the acute phase on the risk and severity of post-stroke pneumonia because of the uncertain effects of statins on post-stroke pneumonia.Methods: Consecutive cases of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) between January 2014 and February 201...

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Main Authors: Changling Li, Mengmeng Ma, Shuju Dong, Ye Hong, Jiajia Bao, Yang Zhang, Lijie Gao, Chaohua Cui, Jian Guo, Li He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
statin
post-stroke infection
post-stroke pneumonia
risk
severity
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2021.635079/full

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