Treatment with statins improves long-term survival in individuals with carotid artery stenosis

Int J Cardiol. 2013 Sep 20;168(1):624-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.01.198. Epub 2013 Feb 27.

Authors

Sara Maria Wörlund¹, Martin W Kurz, Oivind Hegland, Kolbjørn Brønnick, Peter Scott Munk, Jan Petter Larsen

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway; The Norwegian Centre for Movement Disorders, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway.

PMID: 23452892
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2013.01.198

No abstract available

Keywords: Carotid stenosis; Mortality; Statin therapy; Stroke.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Carotid Stenosis / drug therapy*
Carotid Stenosis / mortality*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
Male
Middle Aged
Survival Rate / trends
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors