Association of Statins and Statin Discontinuation With Poor Outcome and Survival After Intracerebral Hemorrhage | Zendy

Dar Dowlatshahi | Zendy; Andrew M. Demchuk | Zendy; Jiming Fang | Zendy; Moira K. Kapral | Zendy; Mukul Sharma | Zendy; Eric E. Smith | Zendy

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Association of Statins and Statin Discontinuation With Poor Outcome and Survival After Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Author(s) -

Dar Dowlatshahi,

Andrew M. Demchuk,

Jiming Fang,

Moira K. Kapral,

Mukul Sharma,

Eric E. Smith

Publication year - 2012

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.111.645978

Subject(s) - medicine , discontinuation , intracerebral hemorrhage , statin , stroke (engine) , surgery , subarachnoid hemorrhage , mechanical engineering , engineering

Studies suggest a protective role for statins after intracerebral hemorrhage, but many failed to assess statin discontinuation, did not include postdischarge outcomes, or did not account for withdrawal of care. We studied the relationship between preintracerebral hemorrhage statin use and in-hospital statin discontinuation on stroke severity and 30-day mortality.

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