Early statin use is associated with improved survival and cardiovascular outcomes in patients with atrial fibrillation and recent ischaemic stroke: A propensity-matched analysis of a global federated health database
Patients with AF and recent IS, who received early statins, had a lower risk of recurrent stroke, death, and other cardiovascular outcomes including ICH, compared to those who did not.
Authors
- Jiayi Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1783-8195)
- Kui Kai Lau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8657-2418)
- Tommaso Bucci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2895-6234)
- Gregory Y.H. Lip (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7566-1626)
- Azmil H. Abdul‐Rahim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1318-4027)
- Andrew Hill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2875-0546)
- Greg Irving (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9471-3700)
- Sylvia E. Choi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3012-8219)
- Kai‐Hang Yiu
- Christopher TW Tsang
Institutions
- University of Liverpool (GB)
- Edge Hill University (GB)
- Queen Mary Hospital (CN)
- Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital (GB)
- Whiston Hospital (GB)
- Liverpool John Moores University (GB)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
- University of Hong Kong (HK)
- Aalborg University (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Stroke Journal
- Published
- 2024-09-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/23969873241274213
- Citations
- 12
- Primary Topic
- Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.87