Journal article
Association of Statins and Statin Discontinuation With Poor Outcome and Survival After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: 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.
METHODS: We analyzed data from the Registry of the …
Authors
Dowlatshahi D; Demchuk AM; Fang J; Kapral MK; Sharma M; Smith EE
Journal
Stroke, Vol. 43, No. 6, pp. 1518–1523
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
June 2012
DOI
10.1161/strokeaha.111.645978
ISSN
0039-2499