Journal article
Statin Therapy in Stroke Prevention: A Meta-analysis Involving 121,000 Patients
Abstract
PURPOSE: More than 120,000 patients now have taken part in randomized trials evaluating statin therapy for stroke prevention. We aimed to conduct a comprehensive review of all randomized trials and determine the therapeutic potential of statins for all strokes.
METHODS: We searched 10 electronic databases (from inception to December 2006). We additionally contacted study authors and authors of previous reviews. We extracted data on study …
Authors
O’Regan C; Wu P; Arora P; Perri D; Mills EJ
Journal
The American Journal of Medicine, Vol. 121, No. 1, pp. 24–33
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
1 2008
DOI
10.1016/j.amjmed.2007.06.033
ISSN
0002-9343