PMID: 9429189Jan 16, 1998Paper

Stroke and cholesterol: 'enigma variations'?

Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London
N S Stoy

Abstract

The relationship of raised serum cholesterol to coronary atherosclerosis, the main pathophysiological substrate for most ischaemic myocardial events, is clear. Strokes have a more complex aetiology. Hypertension and smoking are strong risk factors for stroke, and their elimination is effective in stroke prevention, but cholesterol has been regarded historically as a poor predictor of stroke incidence. The reasons for this are analysed and the relevance of serum cholesterol to stroke prevention discussed.

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