Lipid control and stroke risk in atrial fibrillation patients treated with direct oral anticoagulants and statins.
Bonaventure Yiu Ming IpTerry YipTrista HungTsz-Fai YamCarly YeungHo KoGrace WongXinyi LengVincent MokYannie SooDavid Julian SeiffgeAshkan ShoamaneshThomas LeungPublished in: European stroke journal (2024)
Intensive lipid control by high-intensity statins was associated with a lower risk of ischemic stroke in AF patients who required DOACs and did not appear to increase the risk of ICH.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- direct oral anticoagulants
- high intensity
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial
- catheter ablation
- left atrial appendage
- cardiovascular disease
- resistance training
- heart failure
- venous thromboembolism
- fatty acid
- type diabetes
- coronary artery disease
- acute coronary syndrome
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- mitral valve