Statins lower stroke severity, improve recovery

Friday, February 27, 2009 - 09:36 in Health & Medicine

Mayo Clinic researchers have shown that patients who were taking statins before a stroke experienced better outcomes and recovery than patients who weren't on the drug - even when their cholesterol levels were ideal. The finding is reported in the current issue of the Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases...

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