Association of statin pretreatment with collateral circulation and final infarct volume in acute ischemic stroke patients: A meta-analysis

• Author(s): Malhotra, K ; Safouris, A ; Goyal, N ; Arthur, A ; Liebeskind, DS ; Katsanos, AH ; Sargento-Freitas, J ; Ribo, M ; Molina, C ; Chung, JW ; Bang, OY ; Magoufis, G ; Cheema, A ; Shook, SJ ; Uchino, K ; Alexandrov, AV ; Tsivgoulis, G
• Date: 2019
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.4/2260
• Origin: Repositório do Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra
• Subject(s): Acidente Vascular Cerebral; Isquemia Cerebral; Circulação Colateral; Inibidores de Hidroximetilglutaril-CoA Redutases
• Document Type: Journal article
• Language: English
• Contributor(s): RIHUC

Description

Statin pretreatment (SP) is associated with improved outcomes in acute ischemic stroke (AIS) patients. Collateral circulation status and final infarct volume (FIV) are independent predictors of functional outcome in AIS.