PMID: 9169402May 31, 1997Paper

Influence of cholesterol on survival after stroke: retrospective study

BMJ : British Medical Journal
A G DykerK R Lees

Abstract

To investigate the association between serum cholesterol concentration and cerebrovascular disease. Retrospective study. Acute stroke unit of inner city general hospital. 977 patients with acute stroke. Serum total cholesterol concentration, type of stroke investigated by computed tomography or magnetic resonance imaging, three month outcome (good (alive at home) or bad (dead or in care)), long term mortality. After adjustment for known prognostic factors, higher serum cholesterol concentrations were associated with reduced long term mortality after stroke (relative hazard 0.91 (95% confidence interval 0.84 to 0.98) per mmol/l increase in cholesterol) independently of stroke type, vascular territory and extent, age, and hyperglycaemia. Three month outcome was also influenced independently by serum cholesterol (P = 0.024). Our data suggest an association between poor stroke outcome and lower serum cholesterol concentration. Until a prospective controlled study has confirmed the benefits of lowering cholesterol concentration in elderly subjects, the application of cholesterol lowering guidelines cannot be justified as secondary prevention of acute stroke.

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