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Increased Risk Of Death In Patients Who Stop Using Statins After Stroke

Patients who stop taking cholesterol-lowering drugs within a year of surviving a stroke had a two-fold increased risk of death, researchers reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.Statins can benefit patients who have suffered an ischemic stroke (caused by a clot). However, stroke survivors often stop taking these drugs -- an issue previously not studied in a clinical setting, said Furio Colivicchi, M.D., lead study author. [click link for full article]

Source: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/sections/statins/

Statins are a class of drugs used to lower blood cholesterol. They work in your liver to block a substance needed to make cholesterol. They may also help your body reabsorb cholesterol that has accumulated in plaques on your artery walls.