Abstract:Objective To investigate the effect of alirocumab combined with intermittent atorvastatin in the treatment of cerebral infarction complicating hyperlipidemia among elderly patients with statin intolerance.Methods A total of 68 statin-intolerant patients with cerebral infarction complicating hyperlipidemia in Jiangnan University Affiliated Hospital and Jiangnan University Affiliated Central Hospital from January 2022 to October 2023 were prospectively selected and divided into the study group and the control group by the random number table method, with 34 cases in each group. The control group was treated with atorvastatin intermittently, and the study group was additionally treated with alirocumab. The effect was observed after 4 weeks of treatment. The neurological function, blood lipids, clinical efficacy, blood viscosity, plaque conditions and adverse drug reactions were compared between the two groups.Results The differences of the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale scores, Modified Rankin Scale scores, levels of total cholesterol, triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, plasma viscosity, whole blood viscosity at high shear rates, whole blood viscosity at low shear rates, and the size, thickness and number of plaques before and after the treatment in the study group were all higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The overall effective rate of the study group was higher than that of the control group (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the overall incidence of adverse reactions between the two groups (P > 0.05).Conclusion Alirocumab combined with intermittent atorvastatin is significantly effective in the treatment of statin-intolerant elderly patients with cerebral infarction complicating hyperlipidemia. It remarkably improves the neurological function of patients, regulates blood lipid levels, and reduces blood viscosity and plaques safely and reliably.