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Statins and Intracerebral Hemorrhage

Statins and Intracerebral Hemorrhage Letters Author Affiliations: Laboratoire de Génétique de Maladies Rares, Laboratoire “It is more likely that the ICH occurred because patients de Génétique Moléculaire, Centre Hospitalo–Universitaire de Montpellier, who stopped their statins on account of adverse effects also Institut Universitaire de Recherche Clinique, Université de Montpellier, stopped their antihypertensive medication.” It is extremely Montpellier, France (Koenig); Département de Neurologie, Hôpitaux common for patients who experience adverse effects of medi- Universitaires de Strasbourg, Hôpital de Hautepierre, Strasbourg, France (Tranchant, Anheim). cation to stop all their pills, not knowing which is responsible Corresponding Author: Michel Koenig, MD, PhD, Laboratoire de Génétique de for the problem. Maladies Rares, Institut Universitaire de Recherche Clinique, 641 Avenue du And finally, I noted that patients “with ICH in SPARCL had Doyen Gaston Giraud, 34093 Montpellier Cedex 5, France (michel.koenig higher blood pressures, as would be expected.” Patients with @inserm.fr). ICH in SPARCL were 6 times more likely to have stage 2 hy- Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported. pertension at the last visit before the ICH. Funding/Support: This work was supported by the Agence Nationale de la Recherche/E-rare JTC 2011 Euro-SCAR (grant 2011-RARE-004-54 01 to Dr Koenig). J. David Spence, MD, FRCPC Role of the Funder/Sponsor: http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA Neurology American Medical Association

Statins and Intracerebral Hemorrhage

JAMA Neurology , Volume 72 (2) – Feb 1, 2015

Statins and Intracerebral Hemorrhage

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Letters Author Affiliations: Laboratoire de Génétique de Maladies Rares, Laboratoire “It is more likely that the ICH occurred because patients de Génétique Moléculaire, Centre Hospitalo–Universitaire de Montpellier, who stopped their statins on account of adverse effects also Institut Universitaire de Recherche Clinique, Université de Montpellier, stopped their antihypertensive medication.” It is extremely Montpellier, France...
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American Medical Association
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Copyright 2015 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
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2168-6149
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2168-6157
DOI
10.1001/jamaneurol.2014.4171
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25664552
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Abstract

Letters Author Affiliations: Laboratoire de Génétique de Maladies Rares, Laboratoire “It is more likely that the ICH occurred because patients de Génétique Moléculaire, Centre Hospitalo–Universitaire de Montpellier, who stopped their statins on account of adverse effects also Institut Universitaire de Recherche Clinique, Université de Montpellier, stopped their antihypertensive medication.” It is extremely Montpellier, France (Koenig); Département de Neurologie, Hôpitaux common for patients who experience adverse effects of medi- Universitaires de Strasbourg, Hôpital de Hautepierre, Strasbourg, France (Tranchant, Anheim). cation to stop all their pills, not knowing which is responsible Corresponding Author: Michel Koenig, MD, PhD, Laboratoire de Génétique de for the problem. Maladies Rares, Institut Universitaire de Recherche Clinique, 641 Avenue du And finally, I noted that patients “with ICH in SPARCL had Doyen Gaston Giraud, 34093 Montpellier Cedex 5, France (michel.koenig higher blood pressures, as would be expected.” Patients with @inserm.fr). ICH in SPARCL were 6 times more likely to have stage 2 hy- Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported. pertension at the last visit before the ICH. Funding/Support: This work was supported by the Agence Nationale de la Recherche/E-rare JTC 2011 Euro-SCAR (grant 2011-RARE-004-54 01 to Dr Koenig). J. David Spence, MD, FRCPC Role of the Funder/Sponsor:

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JAMA NeurologyAmerican Medical Association

Published: Feb 1, 2015

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