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ArticleIranian journal of public health2018

The Effect of Intensive Statin Therapy on Symptomatic Intracranial Arterial Stenosis.

Peiyang Zhou, Zhihua Cao, Pu Wang, Guangzhi Liu, Xuan Yao, Puqing Wang, Guang Li, Guibin Zhang, Ping Gao

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Article in Iranian journal of public health, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Peiyang ZhouDept. of Neurology, Xiangyang No.1 People's Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang, China.
Zhihua CaoDept. of Neurology, Xiangyang No.1 People's Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang, China.
Pu WangDept. of Neurology, Xiangyang No.1 People's Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang, China.
Guangzhi LiuDept. of Neurology, Xiangyang No.1 People's Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang, China.
Xuan YaoDept. of Neurology, Xiangyang No.1 People's Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang, China.
Puqing WangDept. of Neurology, Xiangyang No.1 People's Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang, China.
Guang LiDept. of Radiology, Xiangyang No.1 People's Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang, China.
Guibin ZhangDept. of Neurology, Xiangyang No.1 People's Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang, China.
Ping GaoDept. of Radiology, Xiangyang No.1 People's Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang, China.
Hubei University of Medicine · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aim of this study was to observe the effect of intensive statin therapy on symptomatic intracranial arterial stenosis.

methodsoverall, 120 patients with symptomatic intracranial arterial stenosis were admitted to the Xiangyang No.1 People's Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Xiangyang, China from January 2010 to May 2013. They were randomly divided into three groups and were given different doses of atorvastatin orally for 1 year or more, and followed up for 12 months. The three groups were assessed for clinical end-point event rates and changes in cerebral blood flow value before and after treatment to assess the effectiveness of intensive statin therapy.

resultsThe incidence rates of end-point cerebrovascular events in the low-dose group (10 mg/d), the general-dose group (20 mg/d) and the intensive treatment group (40 mg/d) were 26.3%, 13.5% and 5.4% respectively during the 12-month follow-up after treatment. There was a significant difference between the low dose group and the intensive treatment group (

conclusionAtorvastatin at 40 mg/d has a significant advantage compared with atorvastatin at 20 mg/d and 10 mg/d in reducing cerebrovascular events and improving cerebral blood flow.

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CT perfusion imagingEnhanced lipid-loweringIntracranial atherosclerotic stenosisStatin

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PMID29445633
PMCPMC5810386
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