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Statin Use And Risk Of Haemorrhagic Stroke In A Community-Based Cohort Of Postmenopausal Women: An Observational Study From The Women's Health Initiative, Elena Salmoriago-Blotcher, Kathleen M. Hovey, Christopher A. Andrews, Jennifer G. Robinson, Karen C. Johnson, Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller, Sybil Crawford, Lisa W. Martin, Judith Ockene, Joann E. Manson
Statin Use And Risk Of Haemorrhagic Stroke In A Community-Based Cohort Of Postmenopausal Women: An Observational Study From The Women's Health Initiative, Elena Salmoriago-Blotcher, Kathleen M. Hovey, Christopher A. Andrews, Jennifer G. Robinson, Karen C. Johnson, Sylvia Wassertheil-Smoller, Sybil Crawford, Lisa W. Martin, Judith Ockene, Joann E. Manson
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Objectives To determine whether statin treatment is associated with increased risk of haemorrhagic stroke (HS) in older women. A secondary objective was to evaluate HS risk in users of combined statin and antiplatelet treatment.
Design Observational study: secondary data analysis from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) clinical trials.
Setting Women were recruited from 40 participating sites.
Participants Cohort of 68 132 women followed through 2005 (parent study) and for an additional 5 years in the extension study.
Main outcome measures Statin use was assessed at baseline and at follow-up visits (1, 3, 6 and 9 years). Women brought medications in …