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Prior use of statins and outcome in patients with intracerebral haemorrhage

Roni Eichel, Salim T. Khoury, Tamir Ben‐Hur, Michal Keidar, Ruth Paniri, Ronen R. Leker

European Journal of Neurology · 2009 · 42 citations · 41 references

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Treatment with statins prior to ICH failed to show a significant impact on outcome in this analysis despite lower haematoma volumes.

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Anders Olsson, John J.V. McMurray, G Thorgeirsson et al. · The Lancet · 1994 · 8.5K citations

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MRC/BHF Heart Protection Study of cholesterol lowering with simvastatin in 20 536 high-risk individuals: a randomised placebocontrolled trial

The Lancet · 2002 · 7K citations

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Prevention of Cardiovascular Events and Death with Pravastatin in Patients with Coronary Heart Disease and a Broad Range of Initial Cholesterol Levels

New England Journal of Medicine · 1998 · 5.3K citations · Full text

High-Dose Atorvastatin after Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack

New England Journal of Medicine · 2006 · 2.9K citations · Full text

Effects of Atorvastatin on Early Recurrent Ischemic Events in Acute Coronary Syndromes<SUBTITLE>The MIRACL Study: A Randomized Controlled Trial</SUBTITLE>

Gregory G. Schwartz · JAMA · 2001 · 2.5K citations