Statins and stroke: evidence for cholesterol-independent effects

Eur Heart J. 2002 Dec;23(24):1908-21. doi: 10.1053/euhj.2002.3236.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antioxidants / metabolism
  • Arteriosclerosis / blood
  • Arteriosclerosis / prevention & control
  • Cholesterol / blood
  • Coronary Disease / blood
  • Coronary Disease / prevention & control
  • Humans
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Hypercholesterolemia / blood
  • Hypercholesterolemia / prevention & control
  • Inflammation
  • Nitric Oxide / physiology
  • Stroke / blood
  • Stroke / prevention & control*
  • Thrombosis / blood
  • Thrombosis / prevention & control

Substances

  • Antioxidants
  • Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
  • Nitric Oxide
  • Cholesterol