Statins decrease the risk of stroke in individuals with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Atherosclerosis
Fotios BarkasHaralampos J Milionis

Abstract

Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is undoubtedly associated with premature coronary heart disease, but it is debatable whether FH increases the risk for stroke. To meta-analyze available evidence regarding the incidence of stroke in individuals with heterozygous (He) FH. We conducted a systematic review and a meta-analysis of epidemiological studies, including English-language publications until June 2015; four observational studies, with 3374 participants with HeFH, were included in the analysis. Cerebrovascular disease comprised of ischemic stroke or transient ischemic attack. Since studies did not include any control subjects, the corresponding general population of the same reference area and period of time for each HeFH study served as control group. Analyses were performed according to the period of time during which the studies were conducted: prestatin and statin era (before and after 1987 when lovastatin was launched). In the prestatin era, individuals with HeFH exhibited a higher risk for stroke compared with the general population [odds ratio (OR) = 7.658, 95% confidence interval (CI): 6.059-9.678, p < 0.01]. In contrast, FH subjects had a lower odds for stroke following the generalization of statin therapy (OR = 0....Continue Reading

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