Statin pre-treatment is associated with lower platelet activity and favorable outcome in patients with acute non-cardio-embolic ischemic stroke

INTRODUCTION: Statins reportedly have anti-inflammatory and anti-thrombotic effects aside from cholesterol-lowering. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of pre-existing statin use on platelet activation markers and clinical outcome in acute ischemic stroke patients. METHODS: This prospective stu...

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Autores principales: Tsai, Nai-Wen, Lin, Tsu-Kung, Chang, Wen-Neng, Jan, Chung-Ren, Huang, Chi-Ren, Chen, Shang-Der, Cheng, Kuei-Yueh, Chiang, Yi-Fang, Wang, Hung-Chen, Yang, Tzu-Ming, Lin, Yu-Jun, Lin, Wei-Che, Chang, Hsueh-Wen, Lee, Lian-Hui, Lu, Cheng-Hsien
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3387600/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21740551
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc10303

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3387600/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21740551
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/cc10303

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