Statin therapy in acute cardioembolic stroke with no guidance-based indication.

Hong-Kyun ParkJi Sung LeeKeun-Sik HongYong-Jin ChoJong-Moo ParkKyusik KangSoo Joo LeeJae Guk KimJae-Kwan ChaDae-Hyun KimHyun-Wook NahMoon-Ku HanBeom Joon KimTai Hwan ParkSang-Soon ParkKyung Bok LeeJun LeeByung-Chul LeeKyung-Ho YuMi Sun OhJoon-Tae KimKang-Ho ChoiDong-Eog KimWi-Sun RyuJay Chol ChoiJee-Hyun KwonWook-Joo KimDong-Ick ShinSung Il SohnJeong-Ho HongJuneyoung LeePhilip B GorelickHee Joon Bae

Published in: Neurology (2020)

Starting statin during the acute stage of ischemic stroke may reduce the risk of major vascular events, vascular death, and all-cause death in patients with cardioembolic stroke with no guidance-based indication for statin.

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