Apolipoproteins as predictors of ischaemic stroke in patients with a previous transient ischaemic attack.

BACKGROUND: Weak associations between total and LDL cholesterol and ischaemic stroke compared with coronary heart disease (CHD) are at odds with the similar effectiveness of statin drugs in preventing ischaemic stroke and CHD, suggesting that other lipid sub-fractions that are affected by statins mi...

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Main Authors: Bhatia, M, Howard, S, Clark, T, Neale, R, Qizilbash, N, Murphy, M, Rothwell, P
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2006