학술논문
Dyslipidemias and stroke prevention: Recommendations of the Study Group of Cerebrovascular Diseases of the Spanish Society of Neurology
Document Type
article
Author
Source
Neurología (English Edition), Vol 37, Iss 1, Pp 61-72 (2022)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2173-5808
Abstract
Objective: We present an update of the Spanish Society of Neurology’s recommendations for prevention of both primary and secondary stroke in patients with dyslipidaemia. Development: We performed a systematic review to evaluate the main aspects of the management of dyslipidaemias in primary and secondary stroke prevention and establish a series of recommendations. Conclusions: In primary prevention, the patient’s vascular risk should be determined in order to define target values for low-density lipoprotein cholesterol. In secondary prevention after an atherothrombotic stroke, a target value