HEALTHY DIETS AND SCIENCE: High cholesterol levels are associated with a better survival rate after having a stroke

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Friday 12 November 2010

High cholesterol levels are associated with a better survival rate after having a stroke

Published in the BMJ 1997; 314 : 1584 (Published 31 May 1997)

Influence of cholesterol on survival after stroke: retrospective study
Alexander G Dyker, lecturer in stroke medicinea, Christopher J Weir, statisticiana, Kennedy R Lees, clinical director, Acute Stroke Unita
Acute Stroke Unit, University Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Gardiner Institute, Western Infirmary, Glasgow G11 6NT

This study can be accessed at: http://www.bmj.com/content/314/7094/1584.abstract

This study, which involved 977 patients with acute stroke, took place in the acute stroke unit of an inner city general hospital, found that even after adjustment for known risk factors for stroke, higher serum cholesterol concentrations were associated with a better survival rate after stroke.

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