Oral Contraceptive Use and Incident Stroke in Women with Sickle Cell Disease (S55.007)

Conclusions:The four fold higher risk of incident stroke associated with use of oral contraceptives in women with sickle cell disease can be mitigated by avoiding cigarette smoking.Disclosure: Dr. Zafar has nothing to disclose. Dr. Malik has nothing to disclose. Dr. Umair has nothing to disclose. Dr. Nickles has nothing to disclose. Dr. Zarar has nothing to disclose. Dr. Suri has nothing to disclose. Dr. Qureshi has nothing to disclose.

Source: Neurology - April 9, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Zafar, T., Adil, M., Umair, M., Chaudhry, S., Zarar, A., Suri, M., Qureshi, A. Tags: Pediatric Stroke and Stroke in the Young Source Type: research