TY - JOUR AU - Yoon, Sung Sug AU - Dambrosia, James AU - Chalela, Julio AU - Ezzeddine, Mustapha AU - Warach, Steven AU - Haymore, Joseph AU - Davis, Lisa AU - Baird, Alison E. PY - 2004 DA - 2004/03/23 TI - Rising statin use and effect on ischemic stroke outcome JO - BMC Medicine SP - 4 VL - 2 IS - 1 AB - Statins (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme A reductase inhibitors) have neuroprotective effects in experimental stroke models and are commonly prescribed in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to determine if patients taking statins before hospital admission for stroke had an improved clinical outcome. SN - 1741-7015 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-2-4 DO - 10.1186/1741-7015-2-4 ID - Yoon2004 ER -