Atorvastatin reduced stroke and CV events after recent stroke or TIA in patients with no known coronary heart disease

TherapeuticsJanuary 1, 2007Atorvastatin reduced stroke and CV events after recent stroke or TIA in patients with no known coronary heart diseaseEric Cheng, MD, MSEric Cheng, MD, MSVeterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System and University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA (E.C.)Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/ACPJC-2007-146-1-007 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail Source CitationThe SPARCL Investigators. High-dose atorvastatin after stroke or transient ischemic attack. N Engl J Med. 2006;355:549-59. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16899775Clinical Impact RatingsGIM/FP/GP: Geriatrics: Neurology: References1 Antithrombotic Trialists' Collaboration. Collaborative meta-analysis of randomised trials of antiplatelet therapy for prevention of death, myocardial infarction, and stroke in high risk patients. BMJ. 2002;324:71-86. PMID: 11786451 Google Scholar2 Collins R, Armitage J, Parish S, Sleight P, Peto R. Effects of cholesterol-lowering with simvastatin on stroke and other major vascular events in 20536 people with cerebrovascular disease or other high-risk conditions. Lancet. 2004;363:757-67. PMID: 15016485 Google Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System and University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA (E.C.) PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Cited byHow Quickly Do Systematic Reviews Go Out of Date? A Survival AnalysisKaveh G. Shojania, MD, Margaret Sampson, MLIS, Mohammed T. Ansari, MBBS, MMedSc, MPhil, Jun Ji, MD, MHA, Steve Doucette, MSc, and David Moher, PhD January 1, 2007Volume 146, Issue 1Page: 7KeywordsAnginaCerebrovascular diseasesCholesterolCoronary heart diseaseCoronary revascularizationGeriatricsHeartHemorrhagic strokeHospitalizationsIschemiaMyocardial infarctionNeurologyPeripheral vascular diseaseResuscitationRevascularizationSafetyStatinsStrokeTransient ischemic attacksUnstable angina ePublished: 9 March 2020 Issue Published: January 1, 2007 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2007 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...