Statins Improve Survival in Patients With Cardioembolic Stroke

Therapies Monday, June 9th, 2014

STROKEAHA: May 6, 2014

Background and Purpose—The objective of this study was to investigate the potential benefits of statin therapy on mortality and stroke recurrence after cardioembolic stroke.

Methods—In this retrospective observational study, we analyzed data from 535 patients with first-ever cardioembolic stroke. Patients were classified into nonstatin, low-potency statin, and high-potency statin groups. The primary outcomes were time to mortality and time to recurrent stroke. Read More

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