Statins in ischemic stroke: just low-density lipoprotein lowering or more?

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Published in J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis on March 02, 2009

Authors

Latha G Stead1, Lekshmi Vaidyanathan, Gautam Kumar, M Fernanda Bellolio, Robert D Brown, Smitha Suravaram, Sailaja Enduri, Rachel M Gilmore, Wyatt W Decker

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Emergency Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA. Stead.Latha@mayo.edu

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