...Taoli Lu; Xu Yang; Yanli Cai; Chenchen Xie; Bei Zhang Background: Cerebral infarction associated with atrial fibrillation (AF) has relatively higher mortality and morbidity rates than other types of stroke. Statins are being commonly prescribed to patients with stoke. However, the use of statins...

...Xinmiao Zhang; Jing Jing; Xingquan Zhao; Liping Liu; Chunxue Wang; Yuesong Pan; Xia Meng; Yilong Wang; Yongjun Wang Objectives: Statin use during hospitalization improves prognosis in patients with ischaemic stroke. However, it remains uncertain whether acute ischaemic stroke patients with chronic...

...Ting Liang; Rong Li; Oumei Cheng Background: Animal studies suggest that statins may have a protective effect on Alzheimer's disease (AD), but some clinical trials have reported negative results. Objective: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of statins in the treatment of AD. Methods: We searched...

...Joseph E. Thomas; Nora Lee; Paul D. Thompson Background: Statins inhibit the production of 2,3-dimethoxy,5-methyl,6-polyisoprene parabenzoquinone also known as ubiquinone or coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), which is required for mitochondrial electron transport. Idiopathic or primary CoQ10 deficiencies have...