Atorvastatin reduces cerebral vasospasm and infarction after aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage in elderly Chinese adults
Junhui Chen, Mingchang Li, Xun Zhu, Lei Chen, Shuo Yang, Chunlei Zhang, Ting Wu, Xiaoyan Feng, Yuhai Wang, Qianxue Chen
Abstract
=0.027) were significantly lower in the atorvastatin group. The study did not detect benefits in the use of atorvastatin for 6 months clinical outcome or 30-day all-cause mortality, but it suggests that atorvastatin together with nimodipine can reduce cerebral vasospasm and cerebral infarction after subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineAtorvastatinNimodipineSubarachnoid hemorrhageCerebral vasospasmCerebral infarctionVasospasmGlasgow Outcome ScaleAnesthesiaCardiologyInternal medicineIschemiaGlasgow Coma ScaleCalciumIntracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and ComplicationsTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesVascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment