Author Interviews, Brigham & Women's - Harvard, Lipids, Stroke / 16.04.2019
Very Low LDL Cholesterol Associated with Hemorrhagic Stroke in Women
MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Pamela M. Rist, ScD
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Preventive Medicine
Boston, MA 02215
MedicalResearch.com: What is the background for this study? What are the main findings?
Response: Although hypercholesterolemia is a risk factor for ischemic stroke, some prior studies have observed an inverse association between total and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and risk of hemorrhagic stroke. However, many studies were not able to study this association specifically among women.
Our main result was very low levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol or low levels of triglycerides were associated with an increased risk of hemorrhagic stroke among women. (more…)