Underuse of statins in patients with atherosclerotic ischemic stroke in China.

BACKGROUND: Well designed randomized trials and meta-analyses have clearly shown that statins reduce the risk of major vascular events, including ischemic stroke, in a wide range of patients and their routine use is recommended for patients at an increased cardiovascular risk. Survivors of a first i...

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Main Authors: Li, X, Gao, Y, Li, J, Feng, F, Liu, J, Zhang, H, Zhang, D, Hundei, W, Chen, F, Chen, Y, Chen, Z, Landray, M, Armitage, J, Jiang, L, Li, L
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2012