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Showing posts with label Statins and Stroke. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Statins and Stroke. Show all posts
Sunday, 8 May 2016

Study stopped early because statins increased the risk of acute kidney injury in patients with kidney disease

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This study was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association 2016 Mar 1;315(9):877-88   Study title and authors: High...
Friday, 25 March 2016

Statins associated with a 54% increased risk of brain haemorrhage. Higher cholestreol levels associated with reduced risk

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This study was published in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 2016 Mar 21. pii: jnnp-2015-312736 Study title and auth...
Saturday, 20 February 2016

Stroke victims taking statins have increased risk of death and a 140% increased risk of infection

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This study was published in the European Journal of Neurology 2008 Jan;15(1):82-90 Study title and authors: Simvastatin in the acute ph...
Friday, 22 November 2013

Stroke patients with low cholesterol have an 87% increased risk of death

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This study was published in the Journal of  Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases 2013 Oct 5. pii: S1052-3057(13)00338-8 Study title and ...
Saturday, 5 January 2013

Statin use associated with increased risk of brain hemorrhage after stroke treatment

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This study was published in Stroke 2009 May;40(5):1729-37   Study title and authors: Prior statin use, intracranial hemorrhage, and ...
Monday, 6 August 2012

Statins associated with increased bleeding in the brain in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage

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This study was published in Stroke 2012 Jul 24 Study title and authors: Statin Use and Microbleeds in Patients With Spontaneous Int...
Thursday, 26 January 2012

Statins double the risk of stroke

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This study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine  2005 Jul 21;353(3):238-48 Study title and authors: Atorvastatin in patient...
Friday, 29 April 2011

Statins increase the risk of hemorrhagic stroke by 73%

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This post includes a synopsis of a paper published in Stroke 2008;39:497 and a recipe for balsamic glazed pork steak with stir fried brocco...
Wednesday, 27 April 2011

Statins increase the incidence of liver damage

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This post includes a synopsis of a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine 2006; 355:549-559 August 10, 2006 Study title a...
Monday, 24 January 2011

Patients taking statins after a stroke have a 68% increased risk of suffering another stroke

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This post includes a summary of a paper published in Neurology June 10, 2008 vol. 70 no. 24 Part 2 2364-2370 Study title and authors: He...