Open AccessStatin Therapy and the Risk of Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Author(s) -
James S. McKinney,
William J. Kostis
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.112.655894
Subject(s) - medicine , randomized controlled trial , intracerebral hemorrhage , cochrane library , statin , meta analysis , stroke (engine) , incidence (geometry) , subarachnoid hemorrhage , mechanical engineering , engineering , physics , optics
Statin therapy decreases the risk of ischemic stroke. An increased risk of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) has been observed in some studies. To investigate this issue, we performed a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials using statins that reported ICH.
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