Background and Purpose—Previously published meta-analyses exploring the effect of
statins on stroke incidence included 20 000 patients and found a 2% to 30% risk reduction. It …

Despite the inconsistent or weak association between cholesterol and stroke, lowering of
cholesterol concentrations with statins reduces the risk of stroke in high-risk populations and …

OBJECTIVE: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) concentration is a strong
predictor of cardiovascular events in both naïve and statin-treated patients. Nicotinic acid is …

Objective The COVID‐19 pandemic is rapidly spreading worldwide, notably in Europe and
North America where obesity is highly prevalent. The relation between obesity and severe …

CORRESPONDENCE on admission and acute degradation of hemodynamic or respiratory
status. All CTPAs were performed with multibar computed tomography with no difference in …

Background Diagnosis and treatment of cerebral and retinal transient ischaemic attacks
(TIAs) are often delayed by the lack of immediate access to a dedicated TIA clinic. We …

Background & Aims The effects of bariatric surgery in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver
disease (NASH) are not well established. We performed a prospective study to determine …

Importance The benefits of endovascular revascularization using the contact aspiration
technique vs the stent retriever technique in patients with acute ischemic stroke remain …

Background Previous studies conducted between 1997 and 2003 estimated that the risk of
stroke or an acute coronary syndrome was 12 to 20% during the first 3 months after a …

Purpose Although patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection have several risk factors for ventilator-
associated lower respiratory tract infections (VA-LRTI), the reported incidence of hospital …