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What does the evidence suggest about long-term intensive statin therapy for patients with acute ischemic stroke?
What does the evidence suggest about long-term intensive statin therapy for patients with acute ischemic stroke?
- It increases the risk of recurrent ischemic stroke and cardiovascular events
- It is only effective if started immediately after the stroke
- It has no impact on the risk of recurrent ischemic stroke and cardiovascular events
- It is associated with a reduced risk of recurrent ischemic stroke and cardiovascular events (correct)
What did the single-center randomized controlled trial reveal about continuation of statin treatment in the acute phase of ischemic stroke?
What did the single-center randomized controlled trial reveal about continuation of statin treatment in the acute phase of ischemic stroke?
- It increased the rate of death or dependency at three months
- It was only effective in patients not previously treated with statins
- It resulted in a significantly lower rate of death or dependency at three months (correct)
- It had no impact on the rate of death or dependency at three months
What is the suggested approach regarding statin therapy for patients with acute ischemic stroke?
What is the suggested approach regarding statin therapy for patients with acute ischemic stroke?
- Avoiding statin treatment in the acute phase of ischemic stroke
- Using statin treatment only if the patient has a history of cardiovascular events
- Starting or continuing statin treatment as soon as oral medications can be used safely (correct)
- Delaying statin treatment until the patient is fully recovered
What was the outcome of the observational study that evaluated over 12,000 subjects hospitalized with ischemic stroke?
What was the outcome of the observational study that evaluated over 12,000 subjects hospitalized with ischemic stroke?
What is the utility of statin therapy during the acute phase of ischemic stroke based on the provided information?
What is the utility of statin therapy during the acute phase of ischemic stroke based on the provided information?
What is the evidence regarding long-term intensive statin therapy for patients with acute ischemic stroke?
What is the evidence regarding long-term intensive statin therapy for patients with acute ischemic stroke?
What was the outcome of the single-center randomized controlled trial of 89 patients regarding continuation of statin treatment in the acute phase of ischemic stroke?
What was the outcome of the single-center randomized controlled trial of 89 patients regarding continuation of statin treatment in the acute phase of ischemic stroke?
What is the utility of statin therapy during the acute phase of ischemic stroke based on the provided information?
What is the utility of statin therapy during the acute phase of ischemic stroke based on the provided information?
What did the observational study, which evaluated over 12,000 subjects hospitalized with ischemic stroke, reveal about statin therapy?
What did the observational study, which evaluated over 12,000 subjects hospitalized with ischemic stroke, reveal about statin therapy?
What is the suggested approach regarding statin therapy for patients with acute ischemic stroke based on the provided information?
What is the suggested approach regarding statin therapy for patients with acute ischemic stroke based on the provided information?
