Atorvastatin
Atorvastatin
ATC Code: C10AA05
Warning
Causes increase in non-fatal hemorrhagic stroke in patients with previous hemorrhagic stroke (2.3% vs. 1.4% with placebo) - study done with 80 mg of atorvastatin
Reference:
Hemorrhagic stroke in the Stroke Prevention by Aggressive Reduction in Cholesterol Levels study
L. B. Goldstein MD*, P. Amarenco MD, M. Szarek MS, A. Callahan III MD, M. Hennerici MD, PhD, H. Sillesen MD, DMSc, J. A. Zivin MD, PhD, K. M.A. Welch MB, ChB, On behalf of the SPARCL Investigators
Neurology, Dec 12, 2007.
Evidence
Good
Reference
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