Author response: Lipid levels and the risk of hemorrhagic stroke among women
Pamela M.Rist, Assistant Professor, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School
TobiasKurth, Professor, Charite–Universitatsmedizin
Kathryn M.Rexrode, Associate Professor, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Submitted December 11, 2019
The goal of this study was to explore the association between lipid levels and the risk of hemorrhagic stroke. We did not estimate the risk of other cardiovascular disease (CVD) events or perform a formal analysis contrasting the risk of hemorrhagic stroke versus other types of CVD in those with the lowest LDL. Similar to the findings from the Cholesterol Treatment Trialists’ Collaboration, there is potential for the increased risk of hemorrhagic stroke observed among those with very low LDL to be outweighed by the decreased risk of other CVD events. However, in this study, we did not address that research question.
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The goal of this study was to explore the association between lipid levels and the risk of hemorrhagic stroke. We did not estimate the risk of other cardiovascular disease (CVD) events or perform a formal analysis contrasting the risk of hemorrhagic stroke versus other types of CVD in those with the lowest LDL. Similar to the findings from the Cholesterol Treatment Trialists’ Collaboration, there is potential for the increased risk of hemorrhagic stroke observed among those with very low LDL to be outweighed by the decreased risk of other CVD events. However, in this study, we did not address that research question.
Disclosure
The authors report no relevant disclosures. Contact journal@neurology.org for full disclosures.