title: Statins in threatened stroke.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland. markku.kaste@hus.fi
authors.forename: Markku
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaste
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002546:Ischemic Attack, Transient / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000517:prevention & control; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D019821:Simvastatin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D020521:Stroke / Q000517:prevention & control*; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000924:Anticholesteremic Agents; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D019821:Simvastatin