Statins improve stroke outcomes in normal-LDL patients
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Statins improve stroke outcomes in normal-LDL patients
In a prospective cohort study of patients with ischemic stroke and LDL-C <100 mg/dL, those who had been on statins were significantly more likely to be discharged with no or only slight disability. (Stead LG et al. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis 2009; 18:124-127.)
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