Abstract
To perform a secondary analysis of the Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels (SPARCL) trial, which tested the effect of treatment with atorvastatin in reducing stroke in subjects with a recent stroke or transient ischemic attack, to explore the effects of treatment in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus or metabolic syndrome (MetS).
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1245-1251 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Archives of Neurology |
Volume | 68 |
Issue number | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2011 |
Keywords
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Cardiovascular Physiological Processes
- Cholesterol
- Confidence Intervals
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Female
- Heptanoic Acids
- Humans
- Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
- Ischemic Attack, Transient
- Lipoproteins, HDL
- Lipoproteins, LDL
- Male
- Metabolic Syndrome X
- Middle Aged
- Proportional Hazards Models
- Pyrroles
- Retrospective Studies
- Risk Factors
- Stroke
- Triglycerides
- Young Adult