Taking cholesterol-lowering statin medication after a bleeding stroke, or intracerebral hemorrhage, may lower the risk of a subsequent stroke caused by a blood clot, according to new research.
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Observational data suggest that use of statins after intracerebral hemorrhage is linked to lower risk for recurrent stroke. Researchers call for a randomized trial of statins in these patients.
People who have had a stroke called an intracerebral hemorrhage who take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins may have a lower risk of having another stroke, especially ischemic stroke, compared.