Statin use during hospitalization for hemorrhagic stroke associated with improved survival

Tuesday, September 23, 2014 - 05:31 in Health & Medicine

Patients who were treated with a statin in the hospital after suffering from a hemorrhagic stroke were significantly more likely to survive than those who were not, according to a study. This study was conducted by the same researchers who recently discovered that the use of cholesterol-lowering statins can improve survival in victims of ischemic stroke.

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