Low Levels of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Increase Hemorrhagic Transformation but Not Parenchimal Hematoma in Large Artery Atherothrombosisis | Zendy

Maurizio Paciaroni | Zendy; Giancarlo Agnelli | Zendy; Francesco Corea | Zendy; Walter Ageno | Zendy; Valeria Caso | Zendy; Giorgio Silvestrelli | Zendy

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Low Levels of Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Increase Hemorrhagic Transformation but Not Parenchimal Hematoma in Large Artery Atherothrombosisis

Author(s) -

Maurizio Paciaroni,

Giancarlo Agnelli,

Francesco Corea,

Walter Ageno,

Valeria Caso,

Giorgio Silvestrelli

Publication year - 2009

Publication title -

stroke

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.397

H-Index - 319

eISSN - 1524-4628

pISSN - 0039-2499

DOI - 10.1161/strokeaha.109.556399

Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , hematoma , neurology , cardiology , surgery , psychiatry , mechanical engineering , engineering

To the Editor:We read with interest the article by Kim and colleagues1 reporting on the effect of low level of total cholesterol and low low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDLC) on hemorrhagic transformation (HT) after acute ischemic stroke. The authors found that low levels of LDLC are independently associated with the risk of HT after acute ischemic stroke attributable to large artery atherothrombosis (LAA) but not to cardioembolism (CE). The authors commented on the results saying that they should be interpreted with caution in consideration of several points: …

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