Statins reduce stroke severity, aid recovery

9 March 2009

Researchers from the Mayo Clinic, a specialist cancer research hospital  in the USA, have shown that patients taking statins before a stroke  experienced better outcomes and recovery than those who were not, even  when their cholesterol levels were ideal.

Statins are widely used to improve cardiovascular health and, more  recently, for certain vascular conditions in the brain. One use has been  to lower the level of low-density lipoprotein which can contribute to  arterial blockages.

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