Key result
Truncated abstract omits primary results of pitavastatin on carotid intima-media thickness.
Why the study?
Does pitavastatin reduce the intima-media thickness of the carotid artery in patients with ischemic stroke?
Case-Control (n=42)
Open-label
Does pitavastatin reduce the intima-media thickness of the carotid artery in patients with ischemic stroke?
May support pitavastatin for secondary prevention in ischemic stroke with hyperlipidemia; leaves open need for randomized confirmation.
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Yasushi Shibata (2014) conducted a case-control in Ischemic stroke (n=42). Pitavastatin vs. Patients with cerebral infarction without hyperlipidemia was evaluated on Intima-media thickness of the carotid artery.
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