Atorvastatin treatment and carotid plaque morphology in first-ever atherosclerotic transient ischemic attack/stroke: a case-control study.

Background: A relationship between echolucency of carotid plaques and the consequent risk of ipsilateral ischemic stroke has been observed. An aggressive lipid-lowering therapy may increase the echogenicity of carotid plaque in patients with elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels. The a...

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Published in:	Journal of Stroke & Cerebrovascular Diseases Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 138 - 144
Main Authors:	Marchione, Pasquale, Vento, Claudio, Morreale, Manuela, Izzo, Chiara, Maugeri, Andrea, Manuppella, Federica, Romeo, Tommaso, Giacomini, Patrizia
Format:	research randomized controlled trial Journal Article
Published:	W B Saunders Jan2015
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost