A recent study published in the American Academy of Neurology observed a significant association between low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) concentrations and intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) risk. The current cohort study included 96,043 participants with the mean age of 51.3 years, assessed every 2 years between 2006 – 2012. All participants were free of stroke, myocardial infarction, and cancer when the study began in 2006.
When LDL-C is <70mg/dL there is a higher risk of ICH. This significant association may help determine ideal LDL ranges in patients who are at increased risk of atherosclerotic disease & hemorrhagic stroke.
Read the full study here.
View PEPID’s Primary Care Plus Ambulatory Care disease monograph for intracerebral hemorrhage here.
See the Low Density Lipid Cholesterol Goals Equation here
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