Authors' reply to “Statin treatment and cerebral microbleeds: A risk assessment”

We appreciate Dr. Kawada for his interest in our systematic review and meta-analysis investigating the association between statin treatment and cerebral microbleeds (CMBs) [1]. In this systematic review and meta-analysis we analyzed cross-sectional evidence from available cohorts nested within randomized-controlled clinical trials or observational studies [2]. In the overall analysis statin treatment was not found to be associated with CMBs presence, but when the analysis was restricted to lobar CMBs the association between statin use and the probability for lobar CMBs presence was positive [2].
Source: Journal of the Neurological Sciences - Category: Neurology Authors: Tags: Response to letter to the Editor Source Type: research