Effects of High Dose of Atorvastatin for Preventing Periprocedural Ischemic Brain Damage in Patients Undergoing Carotid Artery Stenting (PICAS) in China: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Effects of High Dose of Atorvastatin for Preventing Periprocedural Ischemic Brain Damage in Patients Undergoing Carotid Artery Stenting (PICAS) in China: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Background: Research conducted in Western countries has suggested that high-dose statin therapy can lead to the regression of carotid atherosclerotic plaques and can reduce periprocedural ischemic complication rates in individuals undergoing carotid artery stenting (CAS). However, whether this same...

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Main Authors: Haipeng Wang, Junjie Wang, Jun Lu, Daming Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
clinical trials
high-dose statin therapy
carotid artery stenting
periprocedural ischemic complication
Chinese ethnicity
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2020.00937/full

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