title: Statins induce regression of carotid artery stenosis: Fact or fiction?
authors.affiliation: Northern Vascular Centre, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK. Electronic address: paraskevask@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Kosmas I
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Paraskevas
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Royal Free Hospital Campus, University College London Medical School, University College London (UCL), London, UK.
authors.forename: Dimitri P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Mikhailidis
authors.affiliation: Divisions of Vascular Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, USA; Divisions of Vascular Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA.
authors.forename: Frank J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Veith
mesh_terms: D016893:Carotid Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012074:Remission Induction / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D019161:Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors
keywords: Carotid artery stenosis; Carotid artery stenting; Carotid endarterectomy; Statins; Stroke