Statins Reduce Neurologic Injury in Asymptomatic Carotid Endarterectomy Patients
Clinical Trials Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013STROKEAHA: February 12, 2013
Background and Purpose—Statins are neuroprotective in a variety of experimental models of cerebral injury. We sought to determine whether patients taking statins before asymptomatic carotid endarterectomy exhibit a lower incidence of neurological injury (clinical stroke and cognitive dysfunction).
Methods—A total of 328 patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis scheduled for elective carotid endarterectomy consented to participate in this observational study of perioperative neurological injury. Read more
