Management of cholesterol to reduce the burden of stroke in Asia: Consensus statement

• Main Authors: Hankey G., Wong K., Chankrachang S., Chen C., Crimmins D., Frayne J., Kim J., Li Y., Liou C., Merican J., Misbach J., Navarro J., Shinohara Y., Wang Y., Yoon B.
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=77953798267&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/43302
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Stroke is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Asia, and its pattern is changing. The incidence of haemorrhagic stroke is declining while the incidence of ischaemic stroke caused by large artery atherothromboembolism is increasing secondary to an increase in the prevalence of hypercholesterol...