Risk of stroke in genetically verified familial hypercholesterolemia: A prospective matched cohort study

Individuals with familial hypercholesterolemia (FH), causing severely elevated LDL-C, are expected to have a higher risk of ischemic stroke. The risk of hemorrhagic stroke and impact of statin use is however not known. We aimed to investigate the risk of incident total, ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke in individuals with FH compared to controls and to explore the association between cumulative statin use and risk of total stroke in FH.

Source: Atherosclerosis - August 27, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Karianne Svendsen, Thomas Olsen, Kathrine J. Vinknes, Liv J. Mundal, Kirsten B. Holven, Martin P. Bogsrud, Trond P. Leren, Jannicke Igland, Kjetil Retterst øl Source Type: research