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High-Dose Atorvastatin After Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack NEJM 355:549-559,613, The Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels (SPARCL) Investigators, 2006 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract In patients with recent stroke or TIA and without known coronary heart disease, 80 mg of atorvastatin per day reduced the overall incidence of strokes and of cardiovascular events, despite a small increase in the incidence of hemorrhagic stroke.

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