Age, gender, insulin and blood glucose control status alter the risk of ischemic heart disease and stroke among elderly diabetic patients

T Hayashi, S Kawashima, H Nomura, H Itoh… - Cardiovascular …, 2011 - Springer
Background We analyzed the effects of insulin therapy, age and gender on the risk of
ischemic heart disease (IHD) and cerebrovascular accident (CVA) according to glycemic …

Statins in the treatment of acute ischemic stroke

F Montecucco, A Quercioli… - Current …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibitors (also known as
statins) are drugs active in the blockade of cholesterol synthesis and thus lowering …

Comparative effects of more versus less aggressive treatment with statins on the long-term outcome of patients with acute ischemic stroke

K Tziomalos, V Giampatzis, SD Bouziana, M Spanou… - Atherosclerosis, 2015 - Elsevier
Background and aims There are no studies that compared the effects of different intensities
of statin treatment on the long-term outcome of patients with recent ischemic stroke. We …

他汀类药物在预防脑梗死复发中的作用

高娟, 孙雅菲 - 重庆医科大学学报, 2010 - cqvip.com
目的: 探讨阿托伐他汀在预防脑梗死复发中的作用. 方法: 将579 例脑梗死患者分成阿司匹林治疗
组与阿托伐他汀治疗组, 阿托伐他汀治疗组在阿司匹林治疗的基础上加用阿托伐他汀20mg …

卒中: 回眸2012

王拥军 - 中国卒中杂志, 2013 - cqvip.com
2012 年是极为特殊的一年, 按照玛雅历法, 2012 年12 月21 日是大循环的结束.
一种世界末日的声音传遍全球, 一些相信世界末日论的人准备迎接最后的日子 …

Predictors of recurrent hospitalizations and the importance of these hospitalizations for subsequent mortality after incident transient ischemic attack

M Yousufuddin, N Young, J Shultz, T Doyle… - Journal of stroke and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background We examined predictors of recurrent hospitalizations and the importance of
these hospitalizations for subsequent mortality after incident transient ischemic attacks (TIA) …

Statins and the risks of stroke recurrence and death after ischemic stroke: the Fukuoka Stroke Registry

N Makihara, M Kamouchi, J Hata, R Matsuo, T Ago… - Atherosclerosis, 2013 - Elsevier
Background and purpose The findings of recent clinical trials suggest that treatment with
high-dose statins reduces the risk of stroke recurrence. However, the doses approved in …

Early statin use is associated with improved outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation and recent ischaemic stroke.

SE Choi, T Bucci, JY Huang, KH Yiu, CTW Tsang… - medRxiv, 2024 - medrxiv.org
Background: Statins reduce recurrent stroke and cardiovascular events in patients with non-
cardioembolic stroke. We aimed to investigate the benefits of statins in patients with atrial …

Clinical factors associated with statins prescription in acute ischemic stroke patients: findings from the Lombardia Stroke Registry

I Canavero, A Cavallini, P Perrone, M Magoni, L Sacchi… - BMC neurology, 2014 - Springer
Background Statins, due to their well-established pleiotropic effects, have noteworthy
benefits in stroke prevention. Despite this, a significant proportion of high-risk patients still do …

Causal inference in law: an epidemiological perspective

B Siegerink, W den Hollander, M Zeegers… - European Journal of …, 2016 - cambridge.org
Causal inference lies at the heart of many legal questions. Yet in the context of complicated
disease litigation, in particular, the causal inquiry is beset with difficulties due to gaps in …