Meta-Analysis of Dyslipidemia Management for the Prevention of Ischemic Stroke Recurrence in China.

ABSTRACT: Background: The benefit of blood cholesterol reduction for secondary prevention of ischemic stroke remains undetermined in Chinese patients. The purpose of this meta-analysis was to determine whether lipid-lowering agents including statins, fibrates, nicotinic acid, and ezetimibe reduced the risk of recurrent stroke in ischemic stroke patients in China and whether such findings could inform treatment decisions for blood lipid-lowering treatment in China. Methods: The English electronic databases PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Library and Chinese databases CNKI, Sino-Med, Wan Fang, and VIP were searched for studies published between January 1990 and April 2020. This meta-analysis included published data from trials that randomly assigned patients to groups treated with either blood

SUBMITTER: Chen KN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7717969 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature