Statins and the Risk of Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Patients With Previous Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack | Zendy

David Gaist | Zendy; Larry B. Goldstein | Zendy; Lucía Cea Soriano | Zendy; Luis A. Garcı́a Rodrı́guez | Zendy

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Statins and the Risk of Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Patients With Previous Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack

Author(s) -

David Gaist,

Larry B. Goldstein,

Lucía Cea Soriano,

Luis A. Garcı́a Rodrı́guez

Publication year - 2017

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.117.019141

Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , intracerebral hemorrhage , odds ratio , aspirin , statin , stroke (engine) , clopidogrel , population , cohort study , cohort , subarachnoid hemorrhage , mechanical engineering , environmental health , engineering

Although there is no overall association between statin use and intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), whether there is an increased risk among those with a history of ischemic stroke (IS) or transient ischemic attack (TIA) remains controversial. We evaluated the relationship of preadmission statin use with the risk of ICH in patients with a history of IS or TIA in a population-based cohort.

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