Posted on 12/09/2022 9:24:19 AM PST by Red Badger
Researchers found that people taking statins had a 17% lower risk of having a stroke in the lobe areas of the brain. They had a 16% lower risk of stroke in the non-lobe areas of the brain. Photo by Tasique/Shutterstock
Statins may do more than help your heart: New research shows the cholesterol-lowering drugs may also lower your risk for a bleeding stroke.
An intracerebral hemorrhage, which involves bleeding in the brain, comprises about 15% to 30% of strokes, according to the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. It is also the most deadly. With this type of stroke, arteries or veins rupture, and the bleeding itself can damage brain tissue. The extra blood in the brain may also increase pressure within the skull to a point that further harms the brain.
"While statins have been shown to reduce the risk of stroke from blood clots, there has been conflicting research on whether statin use increases or decreases the risk of a person having a first intracerebral hemorrhage," said study author Dr. David Gaist, of the University of Southern Denmark in Odense.
"For our study, we looked at the lobe and non-lobe areas of the brain, to see if location was a factor for statin use and the risk of a first intracerebral hemorrhage," Gaist said. "We found that those who used a statin had a lower risk of this type of bleeding stroke in both areas of the brain. The risk was even lower with long-term statin use."
The researchers used health records in Denmark, identifying 989 people who had an intracerebral hemorrhage in the lobe area of the brain.
The lobe area includes most of the cerebrum, such as the frontal, parietal, temporal and occipital lobes. The non-lobe area includes the basal ganglia, thalamus, cerebellum and brainstem.
People included in the study had an average age of 76. Researchers compared them to 39,500 people who did not have this type of stroke and were similar in age, sex and other factors.
The researchers also looked at 1,175 people with an average age of 75 who had an intracerebral hemorrhage in the non-lobe parts of the brain, comparing them to more than 46,000 people who did not have this type of stroke.
Statin use was determined using prescription data.
After adjusting for factors like high blood pressure, diabetes and alcohol use, the researchers found that people taking statins had a 17% lower risk of having a stroke in the lobe areas of the brain. They had a 16% lower risk of stroke in the non-lobe areas of the brain.
Lower risk of stroke in both areas of the brain was associated with longer statin use. People had a 33% lower risk of having a stroke in the lobe area of the brain and a 38% lower risk of stroke in the non-lobe area of the brain when using statins for five years.
The findings were published online Wednesday in the journal Neurology. The study was supported by Novo Nordisk Foundation.
"It's reassuring news for people taking statins that these medications seem to reduce the risk of bleeding stroke, as well as the risk of stroke from blood clots," Gaist added in a journal news release. "However, our research was done in only the Danish population, which is primarily people of European ancestry. More research should be conducted in other populations."
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The American Association of Neurological Surgeons has more on intracerebral hemorrhage.
Makes sense. Your blood doesn’t have as much Cholesterol in it gumming up the works.
If you don’t mind being bent over your whole life from the stiffness it causes.
Jury’s out on the whole cholesterol thing.
For every benefit there is a cost. Read up on stating side effects.
Docs push stations on everyone over 40, many with borderline high cholesterol, and often people with genetic disposition to slightly higher than “normal “ cholesterol levels.
G-D damn auto correct!
Statins not stations... or stating.
Statins cause serious problems in many. Sometimest they lead to crippling, and life’s end.
Statins damn near killed me. My then-doctor got mad at me when I stopped taking them.
“Sometimest they lead to crippling, and life’s end.”
After taking them for a few days, the muscle cramps were so bad I had to crawl to the restroom. That was it for me...it felt like my life would end shortly if I continued taking them.
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I discussed this with my doctor and he advised me to stop taking them immediately.
My current doc thinks there’s a significant genetic component to how well (or poorly) one responds to statins.
There is a 100% chance that you will eventually die from something.
Finally! Some good news about statins.
But neuralgia and fatigue are still problems for many statin users. In fact, many people just quit taking the statins because the side effects are so debilitating.
Overall, cholesterol levels have an inverse relationship with mortality. People with higher cholesterol tend to live longer. Two-thirds of your cholesterol number is made by your own body and it is the precursor to many hormones.
To top it off, cholesterol tests are easily gamed.
Statins have the same primary function as COVID vaccines — they enhance the wealth of drug companies and degrade the health of their customers.
I’m behind the systemic inflammation being the main issue.
Dietary cholesterol intake doesn’t highly correlate with blood lipids.
I’ve “lowered” my weekly egg intake to 24.
This is about bleeding strokes, not clotting strokes.
I wouldn’t take Statons.
Why are you eating so few eggs?
Did you switch to anything else or just stop? I’ve been on them for over 30 years and am trying to get off them without being labeled a conspiracy theorist. I’ve had one heart attack and have 11 stents in one artery (the “full metal jacket”), but I really don’t like taking them. My reading on the “LDL of 70 or less” mantra indicates that it’s a pharma plot to get everybody on them.
That’s been known forever. A few points increase in mg/dl. If a person was right at the pre-diabetes / diabetes cutoff it might seem like a big deal but really isn’t.
Just decreasing my total caloric intake for fat loss.
I’m training for Masters Track and Field.
Strength to weight ratio is key.
P.S. I couldn’t tell if you were being sarcastic or not… :)
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