Role of Blood Lipid Levels and Lipid-Lowering Therapy in Stroke Patients with Different Levels of Cerebral Artery Diseases: Reconsidering Recent Stroke Guidelines

Hyperlipidemia is an important risk factor for ischemic stroke; the Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Level and Treat Stroke to Target studies have shown that statins are beneficial for patients with stroke and that a low target for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C)...

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Main Author: Jong S. Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Stroke Society 2021-05-01
Series:Journal of Stroke
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Online Access:http://www.j-stroke.org/upload/pdf/jos-2021-01249.pdf