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Metformin-inclusive Therapy Reduces the Risk of Stroke in Patients with Diabetes: A 4-Year Follow-up Study
Metformin is a kind of oral hypoglycemic agents commonly prescribed to patients with diabetes mellitus. Although past studies had proven its protective effect on cardiovascular risk and related mortality, the evidence of metformin on stroke prevention was still insufficient and conflicting. Our study randomly selected 14,856 patients with diabetes from the database provided by the Taiwan National Health Research Institute, and 2 cohorts were formulated according to whether metformin was in the prescription record. All cases were followed up for 4 years to track their stroke incidence. As a result, 701 (17.5%) of 3999 diabe...
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - October 11, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Yuan-Yang Cheng, Hsin-Bang Leu, Tzeng-Ji Chen, Chen-Ling Chen, Chia-Hua Kuo, Shin-Da Lee, Chung-Lan Kao Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Occurrence and Predictors of Persistent Impaired Glucose Tolerance After Acute Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack
Conclusions: Half of the patients with impaired glucose tolerance after a TIA or ischemic stroke have persistent impaired glucose tolerance. We provide a prediction model to identify patients at risk of persistent impaired glucose tolerance, with statin use, triglyceride, and fasting plasma glucose as the most important predictors, which after external validation might be used to optimize secondary prevention.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - April 10, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Susanne Fonville, Heleen M. den Hertog, Adrienne A.M. Zandbergen, Peter J. Koudstaal, Hester F. Lingsma Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Higher On-admission Serum Triglycerides Predict Less Severe Disability and Lower All-cause Mortality after Acute Ischemic Stroke
Conclusions: These data suggest that higher fasting TGs on-admission predict less severe disability, reduced disability progression, and all-cause mortality in patients with acute ischemic stroke.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - April 16, 2012 Category: Neurology Authors: Slaven Pikija, Vladimir Trkulja, Lucija Juvan, Marija Ivanec, Dunja Dukši Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Long-term Adherence to National Guidelines for Secondary Prevention of Ischemic Stroke: A Prospective Cohort Study in a Public Hospital in Chile
Conclusions: The observed significant decrease in adherence to oral anticoagulation in patients with cardioembolic stroke suggests a need for the implementation of specific strategies to achieve the desired secondary prevention goals in these patients. Future research into the evaluation of other factors that could be associated with the lack of adherence to these guidelines, measurements of therapeutic goals, and new therapeutic strategies that are easier to use and that are associated with less risk could improve the prognosis of these patients.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - May 15, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Paula Muñoz-Venturelli, Claudio Sacks, Eva Madrid, Pablo M. Lavados Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Use of statins for the secondary prevention of stroke: are we respecting the scientific evidences?
Background: Stroke accounts for approximately as 5.0% of disability-adjusted years of life and 10.0% of all deaths worldwide. Secondary stroke prevention in surviving individuals, which includes the use of statins, reduces atherothrombotic stroke recurrence, complications and mortality. The present study aimed to characterize the Brazilian population with stroke history and estimate the prevalence of statin use as secondary prevention.Methods: This is a population-based cross-sectional study conducted in Brazilian urban areas.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - July 15, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Jo ão Paulo Vilela Rodrigues, Lucas Borges Pereira, Maria Olívia Barboza Zanetti, Andréia Turmina Fontanella, Nereida Kilza da Costa Lima, Sotero Serrate Mengue, Leonardo Régis Leira Pereira Source Type: research
High Cholesterol Levels Are Associated with Improved Long-term Survival after Acute Ischemic Stroke
Conclusions: High admission cholesterol may be associated with increased long-term survival after IS. Future studies on the temporal profile of cholesterol levels and stroke outcome would be of interest.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - October 7, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Ioanna Markaki, Ulrik Nilsson, Konstantinos Kostulas, Christina Sjöstrand Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Statin Use and the Risk of Dementia in Patients with Stroke: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study
Background: Patients with stroke have an increased risk of dementia. Some studies have found that statin use might lower the risk of incident dementia; however, there is still a lack of data from patients with stroke. Therefore, the aim of our study was to investigate the impact of statin use on the risk of dementia in patients with stroke.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - August 6, 2018 Category: Neurology Authors: Mei-Lien Pan, Chien-Chi Hsu, Yi-Min Chen, Hui-Kung Yu, Gwo-Chi Hu Source Type: research
Apolipoproteins B and A1 in Ischemic Stroke Subtypes
Introduction: Elevated serum apolipoprotein B and the apolipoprotein B/A1 ratio have been associated with ischemic stroke and intracranial atherosclerotic disease. We sought to assess the relationship between serum levels of apolipoprotein B, apolipoprotein A1, and the apolipoprotein B/A1 ratio with ischemic stroke subtypes and large artery atherosclerosis location. Materials and Methods: We evaluated serum apolipoprotein B and apolipoprotein A1 levels in consecutive, statin-na ïve, adult ischemic stroke patients admitted to an academic medical center in southern India.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - February 9, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Rizwan Kalani, Soumya Krishnamoorthy, D. Deepa, Srinivas Gopala, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, David Tirschwell, P.N. Sylaja Source Type: research
Statin Pretreatment Might Be Associated with Decreased Myocardial Injury After Ischemic Stroke
In this study, we aimed at investigating the association between statin pretreatment and poststroke myocardial injury. Methods: Six hundred seventy-one patients diagnosed as acute ischemic stroke were enrolled. According to the histories of statin pretreatment before stroke, patients were categorized into nonstatin (n = 474) and statin groups (n = 197), with the latter further divided into low-dosage, standard-dosage, and high-dosage subgroups according the dosages of statins.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - February 20, 2020 Category: Neurology Authors: Ke-Wu Wang, Chao Feng, Yin-Fei Wu, Jing Huang, Wen-Bo Xiao, Shu-Dong Xia Source Type: research
Controversies: Stroke Prevention in Chronic Kidney Disease
Risk of both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke is increased in the chronic kidney disease (CKD) population, particularly in end-stage kidney disease patients. Uremic factors that contribute to stroke risk include blood pressure variability, vascular calcification, build-up of vascular toxins, chronic inflammation, platelet dysfunction and increased brain microbleeds. This paper discusses the controversial evidence for stroke prevention strategies including blood pressure control, statins, antiplatelet agents, and anticoagulation in the CKD population.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - February 25, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Wei Ling Lau Source Type: research
Atorvastatin Treatment and Carotid Plaque Morphology in First-ever Atherosclerotic Transient Ischemic Attack/Stroke: A Case–Control Study
A relationship between echolucency of carotid plaques and the consequent risk of ipsilateral ischemic stroke has been observed. An aggressive lipid-lowering therapy may increase the echogenicity of carotid plaque in patients with elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels. The aim of this study is to prospectively evaluate the long-term effect of high-dose atorvastatin on carotid plaque morphology in patients with first-ever transient ischemic attack or stroke.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - October 21, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Pasquale Marchione, Claudio Vento, Manuela Morreale, Chiara Izzo, Andrea Maugeri, Federica Manuppella, Tommaso Romeo, Patrizia Giacomini Source Type: research
The Japan Statin Treatment Against Recurrent Stroke (J-STARS) Echo Study: Rationale and Trial Protocol
The preventive effect of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitors (statins) on progression of carotid intima-media complex thickness (IMT) has been shown exclusively in nonstroke Western patients. The Japan Statin Treatment Against Recurrent Stroke (J-STARS) Echo Study aims to determine the effect of pravastatin on carotid IMT in Japanese patients with hyperlipidemia who developed noncardioembolic ischemic stroke.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - December 20, 2016 Category: Neurology Authors: Kazunori Toyoda, Kazuo Minematsu, Masahiro Yasaka, Yoji Nagai, Naohisa Hosomi, Hideki Origasa, Kazuo Kitagawa, Shinichiro Uchiyama, Masatoshi Koga, Masayasu Matsumoto, J-STARS Investigators Source Type: research
The effect of statin use in acute ischemic stroke patients treated with thrombolytic therapy
This study investigated the effects of statins for the acute ischemic stroke patients after thrombolysis on the stroke outcome considering statin intensity and time window.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - March 18, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Jong-Moo Park, Tae Kyoung Kim, Eui Sung Jung, Kyusik Kang, Woung-Woo Lee, Jungju Lee, Ohyun Kwon, Byung-Kun Kim Source Type: research
Association of CYP3A4*1G and CYP3A5*3 With the 1-year Outcome of Acute Ischemic Stroke in the Han Chinese Population
Background and purpose: Previous studies have shown that common variants within CYP3A4 and CYP3A5 are associated with statin pharmacokinetics and the risk of cardiovascular disease. However, the association of variants in CYP3A4 and CYP3A5 with the prognosis of ischemic stroke remains undetermined. Therefore, we investigated this herein. Methods: Four hundred thirty-three consecutive patients with acute ischemic stroke were recruited. The outcome at the 1-year follow-up was assessed using the modified Rankin Scale (mRS).
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - May 3, 2019 Category: Neurology Authors: Shuo Li, Chang-he Shi, Xin-jing Liu, Yu-sheng Li, Shao-hua Li, Bo Song, Yu-ming Xu Source Type: research
Statins for the Prevention of Post-Stroke Seizure and Epilepsy Development: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Cerebrovascular disease is the leading cause of seizures and incident epilepsy of known etiology in older adults. Statins have increasingly garnered attention as a potential preventive strategy due to their pleiotropic effects beyond lipid-lowering, which may include neuroprotective and anti-epileptogenic properties. We aim to assess the evidence on statin use for prevention of post-stroke early-onset seizures and post-stroke epilepsy.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - August 23, 2021 Category: Neurology Authors: Emily K. Acton, Ossama Khazaal, Allison W. Willis, Michael A. Gelfand, Sean Hennessy, Magdy H. Selim, Scott E. Kasner Source Type: research
