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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