[Optimization of lipid-lowering therapy in patients after ischemic stroke. Resolution of the Council of Experts].
I A VoznjoukN A ShamalovMarat V EzhovO V TikhomirovaV S GurevichS S KucherenkoG A KonovalovV O KonstantinovAlexandra Igorevna ErshovaPublished in: Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova (2020)
Hyperlipidemia is the main risk factor for diseases caused by atherosclerosis including ischemic stroke. This publication provides practical recommendations and an algorithm for prescribing lipid-lowering therapy to post-ischemic stroke patients. The algorithm presents the steps for sequential administration of statins, ezetimibe, and PCSK9 inhibitors to achieve target levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.