Study: Inpatient Statin Use for Some Stroke Patients Linked With Higher Survival Rates

Patients hospitalized for stroke caused by brain hemorrhage had better survival outcomes if they took statins as inpatients, compared with those who did not, according to a study published in JAMA Neurology. The study, which was conducted by researchers from Kaiser Permanente Northern California, also found that continuous statin users were more likely to be discharged during a 30-day period, compared with inpatients whose statin use was stopped.

• "Inpatient Statin Use Linked to Better Health Outcomes After Brain Hemorrhage" (McIntosh, Medical News Today, 9/23).