Outcomes from intracerebral hemorrhage among patients pre-treated with statins

Outcomes from intracerebral hemorrhage among patients pre-treated with statins

OBJECTIVE: 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors, or statins, have been associated with improved clinical outcomes after ischemic stroke and subarachnoid hemorrhage, but with an increased risk of incidental spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). We investigated wh...

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Main Authors: Flávio Ramalho Romero, Eduardo de Freitas Bertolini, Vanessa Nogueira Veloso, Leandro Venturini, Eberval G. Figueiredo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2011-06-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
hemorragia cerebral
inibidores de hidroximetilglutaril-CoA redutases
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2011000400008&lng=en&tlng=en
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