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Effect of Low-Dose Statins and Apolipoprotein E Genotype on Cerebral Small Vessel Disease in Older Hypertensive Patients: A Subgroup Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.
Journal of the American Medical Directors Association - 1 Nov 2018
Ji Tiantian, Zhao Yingxin, Wang Juan, Cui Yi, Duan Dandan, Chai Qiang, Zhang Hua, Liu Zhendong
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effect of low-dose statins and apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotypes on cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) to prevent CSVD in older hypertensive patients. DESIGN: A subgroup analysis of a randomized clinical trial. SETTING: Shandong area, China. PARTICIPANTS: Hypertensive patients aged ≥60 years were recruited from April 2008 to November 2010. MEASUREMENTS: Patients were randomly...
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