[HTML][HTML] There is urgent need to treat atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk earlier, more intensively, and with greater precision: A review of current practice and …

ME Makover, MD Shapiro, PP Toth - American Journal of Preventive …, 2022 - Elsevier
Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) is epidemic throughout the world and is
etiologic for such acute cardiovascular events as myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke …

Non-stenotic carotid plaques in embolic stroke of unknown source

J Kamtchum-Tatuene, AZ Nomani, S Falcione… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Embolic stroke of unknown source (ESUS) represents one in five ischemic strokes.
Ipsilateral non-stenotic carotid plaques are identified in 40% of all ESUS. In this narrative …

Lack of statin therapy and outcomes after ischemic stroke: a population-based study

J Åivo, JO Ruuskanen, A Tornio, P Rautava, V Kytö - Stroke, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Statin treatment is effective at preventing adverse vascular events after
ischemic stroke (IS). However, many patients fail to use statins after IS. We studied the …

The role of lipid-lowering therapy in post-stroke patients: Update and recommendations

E Avenatti, JA Carrasco-Avila, B Heidari… - Current Atherosclerosis …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Stroke is the second leading cause of death and disability-
adjusted life years worldwide, and the global lifetime risk of stroke is rising. Moreover …

Statin Treatment in Stroke Patient with Low‐Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Levels Below 70 mg/dL

KP Lee, HC Huang, JY Tsai, LC Hsu - Journal of Stroke and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Background and Purpose The effectiveness of hyperlipidemia treatment in strokes
secondary prevention has been established. However, whether pretreatment with statins …

Biomarkers of High-Risk Carotid Atherosclerosis

J Kamtchum Tatuene - 2022 - era.library.ualberta.ca
Carotid atherosclerosis is responsible for 15-25% of the nearly 8 million first-ever ischemic
strokes that occur each year worldwide. This proportion has remained constant over the past …

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